According to a new blogger there are some big problems at Church of the Harvest in Meridian Idaho.
You have no idea how cultish Mark and DiDi's church is. (Church of the Harvest, Meridian, Idaho). They are so controlling and they try to rip families apart. This is a serious warning. They try to pull the loyalty away from parents (which is a God-given, legitimate relationship) to the church and the leadership. Things that were said to a friend: "My parents and I are the only thing that stands between you and the wrath of God", "Your parents don’t love God because they are not in church every time the doors are open – please process this on your own, without your parents", "You will never be blessed if you leave", "You can not take any of God’s promises with you that have been spoken over you at this church", "I’m not even sure you’re saved", "You’ll never find a church holier than ours". Seriously, you have no idea what goes on in that Church. I weep for the destruction that they cause in their wake. The church is so deceptive, they mix so many unsound things with random Biblical truths and the people that are there live in fear. If you ever saw the inside of Mark and Diane Bryan’s church and how it really operates your heart would break. Church of the Harvest is not just a wacky MFI church. These people are dangerous and cruel beyond anything you have every experienced.
Sadly, they view any criticism of Church of the Harvest or the Bryan family as confirmation that they are doing everything right (because the Bible says all who are godly will suffer persecution). See how twisted that is. They can’t even see what they are doing. They really think that what they are doing is right. They are deceived. Only God can open their eyes. They’ve even tried to control all the negative info on the web! There used to be several places that people could express their complaints about Church of the Harvest, but they bought them and only allow good stuff to be said now (they were public type forums). I never wrote on them, but I did read them and was glad that they were on the web. After reading this blog, I searched again and discovered that they hired someone to "clean up" the first few pages of the google search. Mark and DD Bryan think that if you have any constructive criticism that you are coming against the church and you are a heretic and rebellious. They are vicious.
Some of these people that "get out", well it’s hard to describe the psychological damage that’s been done to them. They are usually broken, broken, broken people. The emotional and spiritual abuse that happens at Church of the Harvest is shocking. People that come out of their literally have shell shock and what’s that other disorder that people get after fighting in wars? They ask you to violate your conscience over and over again. Many people buy into it hook, line and sinker because it appeals to our natural man. "You tell me what to do, I’ll do it, then I’ll go to heaven".
It is so sad to see the monster Dick Iverson has created with MFI … and many, many other "churches" that have come out of Bible Temple. The relational dysfunction, the unsound doctrine, etc. DD Bryan literally feels like they have a new brand of Christianity.
Well here you go current and former COTH members (and anyone else who is familiar with their shenanigans). Here is your chance to anonymously voice your frustrations and concerns about the church and no one is going to be able to silence you or take it down.
UPDATE: Wow it seems like there are a lot of people who have been hurt by this church. We are getting a lot of new bloggers posting some pretty awful stories about that place. I am sure there will be some backlash from COTH and it's members. Please remember this is an open forum blog, and I personally only want truthful and first hand knowledge about your own personal expereinces. Do not tell someone else's story, or make up something that never happened just to tear someone else down. That being said, I am glad we have provided an outlet for people who otherwise felt they couldn't be heard. Blog on!