Massey university wants to ban church members who harass students on campus. It is finalising trespass orders against nine members of the Victory Christian Church, a Pentecostal church that has a subsidiary branch called New Zealand Campus Ministries Trust. University spokesperson James Gardiner said concerns over the members’ behaviour have been raised over several years Read more
Former members of a Palmerston North parish were told they would be “cursed by God” if they didn’t give money to the church, even if they weren’t in a financial position to do so. More than half a dozen people with connections to the Palmerston North Victory Church have come forward following a story linking Read more
An offshoot of a “cult-like” American church present in Palmerston North has former members fearing for those still involved. Palmerston North’s Victory Christian Church is one of seven international branches of the Faith Christian Church in Tucson, Arizona, which former parishioners have raised concerns about. The University of Arizona is investigating the church’s on-campus dealings Read more