How The Potter's House Operates
Did The Potter’s House Teach Parents to Beat Their Children?
The Potter’s House taught parents to whoop their children as an act of obedience to God,
July 18, 2026
child safety
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Documented Cases
“It Was My Fault. So I Kept My Mouth Shut”: CFM’s Pattern of Silencing Abuse
A 2020 Reformatorisch Dagblad report gathers accounts of abuse across Christian Fellowship Ministries in the US, Australia, and the Netherlands, describing a repeated pattern: report the abuse, and the blame lands on you.
September 29, 2020
Documented Cases
“Board of Correction”: A Potter’s House Christian Fellowship Pastor’s Paddle Leads to an Assault Charge
A Potter’s House Christian Fellowship pastor was charged with assault after his own son reported a paddling that left welts and bruising, and the community split sharply over whether it crossed a line.
March 1, 2007
Documented Cases
Potter’s House Church Pastor Released Following Child Abuse Hearing
A Potter’s House church pastor was released on his own recognizance after a Benton Circuit Court hearing on child abuse charges, with the exact statutory charges and arrest details now on the record.
February 28, 2007
Documented Cases
“The Struggle for Courtney’s Soul”: A Devil Skit and a Custody Fight
The Struggle for Courtney’s Soul, a 1996 Indianapolis news series, followed a custody fight after a Potter’s House devil skit terrified a four-year-old girl and left her with a trauma diagnosis. The compiled documentary, with analysis.
December 21, 2006
Testimonies
“Without Love We Have Nothing”: A 2001 Testimony on Protecting Children
A 2001 testimony describes bringing reports of child abuse by two church members to leadership at The Door in Tucson, and the institutional response she says followed, an account of a child-protection failure rather than a doctrinal dispute.
July 12, 2001