UPC You Later

Keaton is back to help me wrap up season 1. We discuss the cult like tendencies within these organizations, tithing manipulation, and the ongoing issues of assault. What is the goal in bringing these topics to life and what is the hope for people still inside? Find out this week. https://m.youtube.com/@roundtablediscussions?si=Y2KcIZ00U8MuzPHW

Melissa is back to talk about what the last year has been like for her since leaving the organization in 2023. We discuss what salvation looks like to her now as well as how her views changed about oneness theology. You won’t want to miss this week!

This week we wrap up our interview with Scot about his time in the UPCI. When you become aware of the flaws within the organization, sometimes speaking up can bring a backlash. Defending minorities and women often puts a target on your back with people in the organization. In the end, we learn, we grow and we become better.

Scot is back this week to discuss what being

an evangelist in the UPCI was like. What did it take to get the crowd amped up? It was not

reading from the Bible. Tune in to hear about the catch phrases used and what led to the moment he decided that enough was enough.

This week our new guest Scot gives us an in depth look into his childhood growing up in the UPCI. When your family is looking for status and community, the church tends to be a place where these things are made available, but at what cost? We discuss the culture created by these organizations that tend to take advantage of those who are most vulnerable.

This week our guest discusses how leaving can affect someone living with OCD. From having the rules laid out for you, to now experiencing life in a whole new way. It is scary but the decision to be true to yourself can lead to happiness in the end.

Friends we are back this week with a brand new guest who has so graciously agreed to share her story. Growing up in a family with a well known last name can be a lot of pressure on a child growing up. When you add in autism, and OCD, the pressure can be even more intense. Our guest tells us what growing up without a diagnosis was like as well as what led her to bible college.

So you’ve left the organization, now what? In the conclusion of Abby’s story she shares her beautiful journey of finding and embracing her true self outside of what the UPCI wanted her to be.

Being in an organization and congregation where public shaming is a common occurrence can make leaving even more difficult than it already is. Abby and her husband decided together that they had enough and she walks us through the months leading up to their final service in the UPCI.

This weeks guest Abby has a story that is not like most of our other guests. Being a product of “flirt to convert” she talks us through what led her to the doors of the UPCI and how her life changed when she became part of the church.