Don assumed the pastorate of the church from his father truly a family-owned and operated institution. I am very sorry to say I won my own husband by my dress and actions. We have our critics, but also people who think very well of us, he said. Andy Kopsa, who covers abusive homes in her blog, Off the Record, noted that GOP members whose districts host tough-love schools rallied against the act. In 2 Kings 21:1, Hephzibah is the name of King Hezekiah's wife. The young women, visitors from a Missouri girls home called New Beginnings Ministries, sang old-time hymns, recited Scripture, and gave tearful testimonies about their journeys out of lives of sin. Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes says that of allegations investigated in the past 20 years, no criminal charges were ever filed. I have heard many mothers say they do not wear pants and do not believe in them but you know how it Is! My fingerprints were never on them. But he adds that he fired three staff members shortly before the raid for abusive methods: one for shooting a rifle over the boys heads, one for roughhousing a resident and shoving him into a locker, and one for placing a boy in handcuffs. "I had this weird ear infection while I was there because they wouldn't let us use Q-tips and I didn't have a lot of time to clean myself because of our three-minute showers. And my lesbian friends would disagree that all girls and women are out to get attention from men. Founded in 1971, the school operates under the authority of Believers Baptist Church, one of the hundreds of small churches that ascribe to the religious teachings of the independent fundamental Baptist movement. My soup is threatening to come back up. Know a Teen Girl or Young Adult Coached By Mom on How to Lose Weight? Garden Lady is right -what were the cops and CPS thinking? To hear another outside observer recognize the rehearsed statements feels a little like being validated. they substitute mind control for spanking! Ford operated a separate New Bethany home for boys in Longstreet, Louisiana. I saw that with a lot of other students. Thank you for reading this post. What is using the same staff he was using to help with children do for PTSD?. Targeted Because 0f Your Race or Religion? We never got the food we should have recieved, I am sure of it. Because of his practical experience in picking up the pieces of homes and families for so many years, the preaching of Pastor Williams emphasizes the Christian home and family. When CPS came to interview the girls, of course none of them said anything against the staff. Then they wanted to talk to the girls. It sounded like a discipleship program, Jeannie Marie recalls. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Lambright just left the school last June. Nor would he divulge the name of his attorney or agree to have his attorney contact me. As for the shackles and weapons, I never knew how they got there, he told me. Our only authority is through the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, which would include concerns like false advertising, she says. My wife, on the other hand, grew up in it. Wisdom says, maybe we should have just not done that. Well you say we are in different times, they wore different clothing and besides they both wore robes. New Bethany alumni alerted local authorities to Kings past and his new location. Donna told me that she has approached at least seven state and federal officesincluding the Missouri AGseeking action against Circle of Hope for stating falsely on its website that it was state-registered, a claim she says gave her the confidence to send Kelsey there. Pastor Don Williams graduated from Hyles-Anderson College in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Pastoral Theology. Anita Bryant is a prime example of what the Bible condemns. The girls would open them up, and they would just starting dumping. Of course not it was for men! New Homes. My pets? I grew up in a typical American home. Despite being investigated by the state numerous times, Hephzibah House remains in operation. It was founded in 1971. One of the most haunting and disturbing testaments to the imbecilic brutality that continues to be sheltered and protected in Christian Fundamentalism. He earned the certificate in Biblical Studies in May, 1977, and the Master of Divinity (cum laude) from Grace in 1979. Our daughters are virtuous women because we have obeyed the Lords commands. Shut down Hephzibah house. Yes of course he does. Then you say women have been bound for thousands of years and they ought to be allowed more freedom. Rountree, who bluntly calls Patterson evil, says he and his staff traveled extensively to gather testimony from former Reclamation Ranch kids, but found little usable evidence. Violence was the norm, Word says, and students were expected to enforce discipline. TELL DR. PHIL YOUR STORY: Outrageous news story in your town? "There was no free talking, no giggling, no pillow fights, no making friends," Mary Kumar explained. Click here for the CNN report on abuse at Hephzibah House. .. Oh, this is all part of some deitys Perfect Plan? [MORE: See photos of life at New Bethany. Perhaps you live a decent Chrlstian life, but why are you allowing your daughter to live like a strange woman? If you have any information please send it to prettykitty1964@live.com, This is a great ministry and the Williams are very kind people. Dr. Phil S18E80 (Hephzivah House P1) Inside A Religious Reform School - Survivors of Hephzibah House Pepperoni Pizza 136K subscribers Subscribe 49K views 11 months ago Monday January 13, 2020. Then your deity is perfectly evil. Lets not tell them or maybe we should- that Indian Indians think pants are more modest than skirts. For what reason? I want to please the Lord not man. Sometimes, it seems like because they portray themselves so well, people just believe them without really checking into the place, hopefully more and more will truly investigate and realize the truth. Because we are disobeying the Lord a mother who wears pants will produce a daughter that may not have a servant spirit to men or her husband unless she wants something special from him. He also studied at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana. And I do not think any woman is innocent in this area. I found it very odd that the so called testimonies of the complimenting parents and former students and staff all sounded to me overly flowery and sooooo similar in content and that not one testimony given so much as included even a first name! Excellent point that you made about the fact they just answer to themselvesthey definately need to have some accountability for the things that they do!!! It has long been my goal, as well as the goal of over one hundred to two hundred other girls, to expose the things we had to endure while in Hephzibah House's care in the hopes of protecting . ]My attempts to track down Larry Rapier proved fruitless. Her letters went unansweredonly one of Roxys replies got past the academys censors. Inside A Religious Reform School: Survivors of Hephzibah House. [MORE: See photos of life at New Bethany. Full stop, no excuses, no exceptions. After a while, I was so brainwashed I didnt even want to run, she told me. In April, Montana state Rep. Christy Clark, who campaigned on a faith and family platform, joined 11 other Republicans in scuttling a bill that would have regulated religious teen homes; a mother of three, she cast the homes residents as unreliable witnesses who struggle with truthfulness.), When Jeannie Marie arrived at New Beginnings, she had a tense conversation with the school counselor, who insisted that Roxy wanted to stay. Click here to read the Hephzibah House full response to the allegations. They accompanied her to the shower and toilet, and introduced her to a life of communal isolation and rigid discipline. I want to be different from the dress of the world. Girls at Hephzibah House are housed for a minimum of fifteen months, and during that time attend serviced at Believers Baptist three times a week. Thats the backdoor channel that Donna, a military wife and mother of eight in the Northeast, ended up taking. He said he wanted tomake sure he read them first to ensure that they weren't altered or censored once submitted to the secular media.GabriellaWww.formerhephzibahgirls.webs.com. Doesnt he have some responsibility in all of this? Want Dr. Phil to Investigate a Situation or Possible Scam? Your next investment or dream home is just a click away. That is true. Around 1984, the girls were moved to the current facility at 2277 E. Pierceton Road, Warsaw. But Maj. Durward Bennett, the former chief deputy of the local sheriffs department, told me they didnt see fit to investigate Kings new home because, Bennett erroneously insisted, King was never convicted, and North Carolina has never deemed him unfit to operate a home. They went through every single girl and talked to every single staff the day after it aired. "The things that are happening at Hephzibah House are definitely cultish. Hephzibah Children's Association - Helping children thrive and families flourish since 1897 Award-Winning Foster Care Our Foster Care Program licenses and supports foster families and foster children in transition. I know there are a few pastors just like him who would not change even if Jesus himself came down and told them Ron Williams was wrong but I honestly have more faith in some of their supporters that they are deceived. Churchgoers emptied their wallets, pouring out love offerings to sustain Fords mission. Just last year, prosecutors in Blount County, Alabama, charged Jack Pattersona Roloff protg and founder of a boys home called Reclamation Ranchwith aggravated child abuse. After months of punitive mealtimes, including five-minute force feeding sessions for girls on redshirt, she wolfed her food. In 2007, a spate of deaths at teen residential programs prompted a nationwide investigation by the Government Accountability Office. We must repent of what we have done. She is so feminine. Headmaster Bill McNamara spoke, too, depicting the home as a place where girls could get on track academically, restore broken relationships, and learn to walk with God. Elect. The school gave us written statements refuting the claims. "When you start spanking all the way down to your thighs, you have bruises on your thighs instead just on your bottom. Since the same root hafz means "guarding" or "taking care of," all words from this root suggest the idea of "safeguarding," and . A soft-spoken young woman, blonde and blue-eyed with a bright smile, Roxy confided to me that she found it easier to discuss her ordeal with a stranger than with the people closest to her. They knew they would all be severely punished if they did. Copyright 2023 The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser Powered by Flywheel. This petition had 249 supporters. You may say, Well I am too old to make any difference. She wanted to know how Id turned out, Word recalls. I think you have made a very wise observation. 229 Hephzibah homes for sale range from $6K - $1.99M with the avg price of a 2-bed single family home of $108K. Or similarly lots of makeup and a bland or unkempt hair style is equally awkward. Beginning initially in the suburbs of Chicago, it was not long until the Lord providentially led us to Winona Lake, Indiana, where we have been until this present hour. By Jason W. February 15, 2016 at 11:37 am CST. In the News. We have laws to protect people from illegal incarceration, she says, but apparently not if youre a teenage girl. In the past year, New Bethany alums staged a reunion trip to confront the Fords, and they joined with members of kindred groups such as Survivors of Institutional Abuse to gather and publicize survivor stories. We as former students-myself included-have revisited horribly painful memories and have signed our name along with our statements. I pray that some will stand for His sake and not let the world control our dress and our lives. We know how we are but we hide behind a spiritual mask and a civilized veneer. A reform school in Kosciusko County, facing allegations of neglect and abuse from former students, has closed. In 2020, the median property value in Hephzibah, GA was $120,200, and the homeownership rate was 69.6%. (It, too, died in the Senate.) Please share your thoughts in the comment section. Bruce pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five years in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. What follows are several video clips from the show. You do have to sign in through some type of cable provider to watch it: https://www.aetv.com//living-in-sin-inside-a-/full-special aetv.com Watch Living in Sin: Inside a Religious Reform School | A&E No man would control my life! There was no apparent reason for this treatment, Glover says, save reminding the girls who was in charge. You may now be thinking or wondering what she is getting at? Since then, she had begun acting up at home, as well as sneaking out and drinking. These people are sick, and not in the have compassion for way, but in the complete fruitcake doing really bad stuff way. By that time, Roxy said, most girls are broken, having been told that their families have abandoned them, and that the world outside is a sinful, dangerous place where girls who leave are murdered or raped. Roxy, who suffered from urinary tract infections and menstrual complications, told me she was frequently put on redshirt, sometimes dripping blood as she stood. As you may recall, neither Don Williams nor Ron Williams. We floated around to Bible, Grace Brethren and BJU type churches. So I dug out my pants and wore them for one entire day. The home relocated to Missouri three years later, returning to Texas in 1998 after then-Gov. Hephzibah House, the private Christian boarding school for troubled teenaged girls that has been marred for decades with accusations of abuse, is now permanently closed. Whos to Blame For the Tragic Death of IFB Missionary Charles Wesco? Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. While at Grace Seminary, he was awarded the annual Glenn Russell Fink Award in expository preaching (1978).In 1987, Brother Williams was honored by the Great Plains Baptist College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where they conferred upon him an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree. Hephzibah House documentary. I personally believe obedient saints have always maintained the sharp distinction between the sexes God ordered in this verse whether in New Testament Palestine or In the modern era. Perhaps you will identify or relate to what I have to say. BEATEN not disciplined. Just as important are the fruits of her marriage: the children. Now I know why - secrecy is the key to continued operationI think it is a good thing that this organization is being exposed. "They did an invasive exam to see why I couldn't go to the bathroom. The Cassells offer the listener a front row seat to the enormous conspiracy of lies that only slowly began to unfold in 2005.These interviews are pulled from the podcast, with very little sound added, but they are powerful in their own right, without adornment. 879 likes. "I am begging you from my heart, please don't send your daughter to this Hephzibah House, because it is not a good place. What effect do pants have on our children? Just the way a woman reacts to the whole subject of pants, modesty and dress reveals to me the seriousness of the situation. All first-time comments are moderated. Our Affiliates. I have huge bulges, varicose veins, fat pockets. I put Joe and the lady from CPS in a room and closed the door. Perhaps you are wondering how you can have freedom of movement in a dress. When I go shopping I try to take real care concerning my looks because it reflects on my husband. DCS says that's why there are no formal inspections unless child neglect or abuse is reported, and even then they don't investigate claims against unlicensed facilities without law enforcement. Hephzibah House tells 16 News Now there are currently four girls enrolled at the reform school. One of the students Martin contacted was Teresa Frye, now a 43-year-old mother of four. He also asked for letters to the newspaper and media BUT he asked that they be sent to him first, and then he would submit the letters. Perhaps we need to be bound up? Better a pink bottom than a black soul, Roloff famously declared at a 1973 court hearing after he was prosecuted by the state of Texas on behalf of 16 Rebekah girls. Parents need to read these stories before sending their children to be tortured! If God tells me pants are sin (and He does) then my children are not wearing them whether they do at Christian Camp Youth Group Church or Christian School. This boarding school for girls is located in Winona Lake, Indiana called, Hephzibah House. I knew what I was doing, I was not innocent. I genuinely desire to be like my precious Saviour. I see it as an attack on Christianity. (I dont know anything about that, he said.) She will suffer all the rest of her life. I am sorry that these girls did not like the rules I will pray for them, An excellent documentary on this school by Jeri Massi.http://www.jeriwho.net/tlohh.html. For further information on their stories, please read the following posts: Bruce Gerencser, 62, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 41 years. While it is unlikely they will ever be arrested and prosecuted, surely Indiana law enforcement and child protective services can find ways to eradicate the stench coming from Hephzibah House. I began documenting clergy sex abuse of children in Christian Fundamentalism in 2001. The average household income in the Highway 88 area is $57,996. Kalie, Susan, and Gabby raise awareness about a Christian boarding school, where they say they were abused; Lucinda, another former student, defends the work she says that pastor Ronald Williams has done; the founder's son, Ben Williams, speaks out; I work with the Hephzibah House girls on Saturday evenings. Audio Documentary of the practices and teachings of Ron and Patti Williams of Hephzibah House in Warsaw Indiana, a so-called "Home for Troubled Girls" that makes it a policy to humiliate, degrade, and improperly feed and care for teenage girls, all in the name of making them godly Christian women. Then-prosecutor Tommy Rountree said deputies raided the ranch after an escapee alerted them to beatings, isolation cells, and armed staffers who would go hunting for runaways.. But while Williams tours the country speaking to churchgoers about home and family, his son Ben is speaking out against his father's school. Celebrating original thought, religious freedom, parenthood, free enterprise and chocolate. I was a different personality for specific occasions and my dress fit the occasion. Kalie, Susan, and Gabby say they want to raise awareness about Hephzibah House, where they claim they experienced abuse that still haunts them to this day. I so badly want to torture the living crap at of this man. As I listen to their questions, handle their problems and study the Word for answers, I see that the Bible holds us responsible as mothers for our part in helping or harming our children. Hephzibah House is a small private boarding school in Winona Lake, Indiana, a small town about an hour west from Fort Wayne. There may be more. The entrance to New Bethanys Louisiana compound. But dozens of. Help Mother Jones' reporters dig deep with a tax-deductible donation. Its good to know that someone isn't actively being abused right now, she explains. 2,384 Sq Ft. 3474 Stockport Dr, Hephzibah, GA 30815. The bowel and bladder torture consisted of girls being given bran, made to drink lots of water at breakfast, and then denied bathroom access until lunch. Instead, Roxy found herself on the receiving end of brutal punishments. He refused to discuss any allegations of abuse. You can have them made for most jobs at which you work. The school says its mission is to take in troubled girls and help them with God's love. (Key fundraisers for Mitt Romneys 2008 and 2012 campaigns hail from Utahs teen-home sector.) Food -- The food sucked most of the time. A Fish and Her Bicycle: The Horrors of Hephzibah House A Fish and Her Bicycle Rants, Musings, and Mental Meanderings of a former Conservative Christian Mother. You have this sense of total isolation: Theres no way out of it, youre there for the rest of your life.. You wont want to miss this episode. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Neither will the rest of us. The girl had been caught drinking with school friends. I was proud and haughty at my catch but filled with doubts and suspicions afterwards. I felt like they stole whatever was inside me that allowed me to trust, says a former resident. I was sent to this home,and know many other's our lives were forever damaged. Discipline ranged from belt whippings to being forced to scrub pots with undiluted bleach orin the years after Frye attendedwearing painfully high heels for weeks on end, or running in place while being struck from behind with a wooden paddle, according to alumni. But back at the hive, Roloffs wards were often subjected to days in locked isolation rooms where his sermons played in an endless loop. Hephzibah House describes itself as a private Christian boarding school for teenage girls. She was also punished with cold showers, she said, and endless sets of calisthenics after meals. Brenda, I just came from that site and thought exactly the same thing!! Patterson insists that the abuse allegations were bogus and denies using any corporal punishment or isolation tactics. The raid grabbed headlines, but the school reopened again, this time merging with Fords New Bethany girls school in Arcadia. It is hard to imagine now but she was a real tomboy. One-time donations can be made through PayPal. I recently noticed a website that is somewhat of a memorial to the recently deceased Patti Williams. I took that case personally, recalls Emory Rush, the now-retired sheriffs chief deputy who led the raid. I put a dress on her within two hours after she was born over her stretch sleepers and she has had dresses on ever since. They do an excellent job of imitating our bad qualities. And guess what? Seeking Interesting People Who Play Solitaire Grand Harvest. Thank you so much for helping us to spread the word about the abuse at this facility!!!www.formerhephzibahgirls.webs.com. My daughter Naomi has never worn pants unless under a maxi and that is rare. Survivors of Hephzibah House testify about beatings until they bled, bizarre rituals of control in whch they went for hours without being allowed to use the bathroom, starvation, forced feeding, and hour after hour of labor for no pay, all the while being humiliated and berated. You have to wear diapers now.'". Hephzibah House is a private Christian boarding school for teenage girls, founded in 1971 and located in Winona Lake, Indiana. All Rights Reserved. They could have said anything, they could have maligned us and bashed us, and all they did was praise us. Its findingswhich detailed the use of extended stress positions, days of seclusion, strenuous labor, denial of bathroom access, and deathscame out in a series of dramatic congressional hearings over two years. Those early years of our marriage were a nightmare! One of Ron Williams' "Credible Witnesses". The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh ( 2 Kings 21:1 ). The school/home does not fit any category for a state license. The raid uncovered handguns and rifles, leg irons, and handcuffs; 11 boys were taken into state custody. (Please read Who's to Blame For the Tragic Death of IFB Missionary Charles Wesco?) Pastor Dave Halyaman is also the assistant pastor at Believers Baptist Church, and has held the positions since 1990. Some think that women do not really make sense. You must log in or register to reply here. About The New Press. The Kosciusko County health inspector documented a formal complaint about the food quality just last month, including that students were "served something resembling dog food" and that they "became ill multiple times from food and was then shamed for being ill". Most people in Hephzibah, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.7 minutes. Hephzibah [H] [S] my delight is in her. Hephzibah Home is a residential treatment program for children ages 3 to 11 and it includes two units, The Treehouse and The Clubhouse. Some of these very critics were there when I was here, and I counseled them. The enemy here is not the critics of Ron Williams and Hephzibah House. Just getting a girl out of pants changes their personality and they are not even aware of the change. Women: no skills, need to marry & have kids This is false. But apparently not if youre a teenage girl.. "Nothing's changed in the belief structure. We have been unable to get that confirmed with DCS. No. He blames this on the contracts parents signone mother who owed Patterson money feared that Big Jack might sue her if she cooperated with the stateas well as fervent support for men like Patterson among many Christian fundamentalists. I am a former student of Hephzibah House in Indiana. The average rent price in Hephzibah, GA, is $1,211.00. The position we have taken is hated not necessarily by the world as much as it is by fellow Christians. This beautiful home has a nice rocking chair front porch. The Lambs of Hephzibah House. Sheriff Dukes has an open invitation anytime he wants, they dont need a warrant, and same to Winona Lake police. If you do not care then you are In severe rebellion and rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft (I Samuel 15:23). Hephzibah House, an Independent Fundamental Baptist-run girls home located in Winona Lake, IN, was recently thrust into the national spotlight after the Dr. Phil Show did a two-day expose' on January 13 & 14.I watched both episodes today and was completely horrified by the stories that the women told. A billing dispute with New Beginnings staff didnt make things any easier. He and his wife Wenda reside in Warsaw, Indiana, and have 10 children and 10 grandchildren. 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