ABOUT US
We are believers in Christ, determined to check every church we can to protect God's people from abuse, corruption, and cultic control in Christian ministries and churches.
Our Church Checks are informational reports that include as much information on a church as we can find, including everything from the basics of what a church believes and practices to an in-depth red flag rundown that describes specific harmful and potentially harmful practices.
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We also publish in-depth investigative reports that expose and discuss specific stories of corruption, abuse, and cultic control to raise awareness in the Body of Christ about its growing infestation of wolves in sheep's clothing.
Read more below to learn about our Mission, What We Believe, How We Operate, and the Ministries and other Organizations that we Support & Recommend.
OUR MISSION
It's simple. We investigate local Christian churches that show red flags of abuse and other harmful behaviors and report the real deal to protect the Body of Christ from unsafe ministry environments. We also report what churches actually believe, what they teach, what they expect of their members, if they preach tithing, and so forth. You decide which church is best for you based on the facts. Our mission is the report the truth and provide resources to protect the sheep, plain and simple.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We are non-denominational, libertarian-minded Christians who adhere to what we consider the core essentials of Christianity. For a more specific description of our beliefs, please read our Statement of Faith below.
WHO WE ARE
Sarah and Joe Young were both raised in the Evangelical Christian Church. They've been married since 2009 and have three children. They started Check My Church as a church review blog in 2019 and at first, mostly focused on Sarah's critiques of Evangelical culture, but gradually, her articles have developed into more informative resources and in-depth investigative reports to advocate for survivors and whistleblowers of church abuse as an independent citizen journalist. Together, Joe and Sarah work to protect God's people from abusive wolves in shepherd's clothing. In this endeavor, they strive to become experts in discerning truth from lies, investigating churches, and helping Christians stay safe in the church-going community.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
In our frustration with many Christian churches in our community, we wondered why no one has created a church report resource where people could look up their church and find out everything there is to know about them, including red flags of practices and cultures we wanted to avoid. We could've used one in all our years of church hopping. We were tired and frustrated with being deceived and manipulated, and curious about how many other Christians found themselves in the same boat, and when our long-time friend and brother in Christ, Shawn McCraney of yeshuans.faith came up with the same idea, we knew it had to be a good one. So, here we are, church checkers. Checking every church we can for red flags of abuse, corruption, and cultic control, so you don't have to.
The Ministries & Organizations We Love & Support
