Originally Posted by Sherri

I find this thread very interesting and very sad. I don't doubt any of this because I knew a pastor in Illinois that was exactly like the ones you all spoke about. He controlled every aspect of every saint's lives. Thank God I never had pastors like this. My UPC pastors were all very kind and loving and had our best interests at heart.

I would hope that these controlling pastors are the exceptions and not the rule. I'm sorry that you had to go through these things.