UPC You Later

This week we are back with a brand new guest who will be sharing her story of leaving a oneness Pentecostal church. Amanda, who was still in high school when she was married to a preachers son, recounts the moments that led her through the doors of a church for the first time and what ultimately started her journey out. A failing marriage, mental health that could not be addressed and so much more.

Ethan is back this week to talk us through his experience with leaving his church. We all saw others leave and be shunned but when it is our turn we assume they will not treat us as badly, but they do. So how do you leave and not become a worse version of yourself? How do you leave and find your footing when you are told that torment is waiting on the other side?

Hi Friends! This week we are back with our new guest, Ethan. Being raised in the independent section of Apostolic Pentecostalism, Ethan takes us through his childhood and what it was like. The questions that Ethan had were overshadowed by the fact his family was deeply involved and he was expected to follow suit. As we know though, the questions cannot be ignored forever and eventually we hit our breaking points.

Hi friends! Thank you for your patience in the delay of getting episodes back. This week is just a brief solo from me and full interviews return next week.

This week we are back with Andrew to discuss what life was like once he and his wife left the UPCI. Trying to figure out what you believe after decades of indoctrination is not easy but when former leadership begins to openly speak out against you, sometimes you have to push back.

This week we are back with a new guest, Andrew, Who shares what it was like to be in the United Pentecostal Church for 30 years. Being an analytical thinker in a high control organization is often tough and it was no different for Andrew. At some point the quiet sound of things that do not make sense becomes louder and becomes something you can no longer ignore. Even at the risk of suffering consequences that we were told would happen if we questioned the authority over us.

Bryan is back this week to wrap up his story of leaving the UPCI. We were often taught the verse "study to show thyself approved" but studying brought questions that no one in the highest leadership positions could seem to answer. So what do you do when the place you called home ends up being nothing more than manipulation? Because "once you see it, you can't unsee it."

This week Bryan is back to bring us part 2 of his story. Being told that you have what it takes to be somebody in the organization is the dream of most people who attend. But when words are not met with action by those leaders who speak into us it can be confusing and frustrating for someone who is giving their all to the church. Eventually Bryan finds an outlet to be a minister but it becomes the thing that ultimately opens the door for him to leave the UPCI.

This week we are back with our new guest, Bryan, who shares the story of his time in the United Pentecostal Church. From a young age feeling the pressure to be saved by speaking in tongues, trying to have a bulletproof doctrine to defend, to feeling the betrayl of leadership letting you down, this episode covers a lot of ground and you will not want to miss what Bryan has to say.