Meanwhile, the churchs lawyer, David Gibbs, has called for other victims to come forward with their stories. Abused her. And, says Kaifetz, he got a heros welcome. You have to submit 100 percent of the time, and whenever anything goes wrong in a marriage, its because the woman didnt do enough.. . In facthe turned to Johnny Colsten, one of the men on the stage with himId like for you, if you dont mind, to drink this.. These are not sharable. A string of assaults and sexual crimes committed by pastors across the country have one thing in common: The perpetrators have ties to the megachurch in Hammond, Indiana. Hes never said that he loved Mrs. Hyles. According to news reports, in March 1999 Stevens (by this time Hyless wife) told police that she mistakenly ran over the five-year-old, Jack David, who had rolled out the door of her car. Nischiks letter, which he later publicized, said in part,MY HOME WAS TAMPERED WITH AND MY MARRIAGE DELIBERATELY WRECKED BY JACK HYLES. These are sharable. The problem is that his dad has set himself up so good, that everybody doubts everything because thats how they have been taught. When he tried to read a three-page letter, Hyles cried out, You are trying to destroy fundamentalism! and the deacons chimed in by shouting the poor man down. Both Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina can help you fill in the details. Every member was in complete obedience to my father. If we have our eyes on Christ and our own personal responsibilities before Him, we will not stumble when men fail us. For over fifteen years I have watched and learned much from the circus that you have performed with the lives of those I love most in the world. Evidence was provided by Vic Nischik, a long-time deacon at First Baptist, proving that Jack Hyles stole the affection of his wife (Hyles secretary), even if he didnt actually commit physical adultery with her. - www.wayoflife.org, Sharing Policy: Offering: Offerings are welcome if you care to make one. He really does have that kind of influence on those people. Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, video presentations, O Timothy magazine, and the hundreds of Fundamental Baptist Information Service (FBIS) articles. For a pastor to develop a romantic relationship with a church member is gross, gross abuse of his position and of his solemn marital vows. He owned our homes, our cars, our furniture. He charmed people in order to get them to do what he wanted them to do., As Schaap consolidated his grip on the congregation, says former church member Linda Gensaw, he became more brazengraphic sexual sermons to the point that I didnt want to take my children., Tom Brennan, the Independent Baptist pastor in Chicago and former First Baptist member, agrees. When I think of him sitting in a jail cell right now, my heart can hardly handle the ache. Several people who grew up at First Baptist recall that parents took the instruction to heart. On a cool Sunday evening in mid-October, I drove to Hammond to sit in on a First Baptist service. Instead, the silence was golden, and it still is. Were there problems, particularly in the latter years? The 1990 book details the affair and many other misdeeds, including a Watergate-like coverup of affairs and sexual abuse at First Baptist. Hyles made the arrangements for and settled the terms of the divorce, and Hyles even paid for it! He moved the bottom of the stick near his groin and angled it away from himself. I asked Rick Ross, whose nonprofit institute maintains an online archive of data on cults and controversial movements. The cases continued (See chart below). I dont know if there is right now. That decision and my close friendship with your ex-daughter-in-law (you remember her, don't you?) After graduation, he set out to spread his particular brand of harsh theology. Id been told that there was assistance at Hyles-Anderson in finding a job. In her first one-on-one interview about the church, Hyles's middle daughter, Linda Murphrey, a motivational speaker and coach in Southern California, remembers his followers as "zombies" who. He told us she was crazy. A link to the original report is very much appreciated as the reports are frequently updated and/or expanded. She claims that Dr. Hyles died after having amassed $80 million dollars worth of real-estate buildings at the church. This was not merely a simple local church issue. I have listened to over 1,000 sermons on tape which he preached in his own pulpit in the 70s and early 80s. The bombshell exploded with apocalyptic force in May 1989. At Ballengers sentencing hearingdelayed three years by appeals, during which time he resumed working in the bus ministrytwo women testified that Ballenger also molested them when they were young. She was never charged with a crime, nor was Hyles. There was no question who would succeed him: Hyles had been grooming his son-in-law Jack Schaap ever since his own sons prospects had plummeted. There should have been a cry against him from every Bible-believing Baptist pulpit in America. Why he lies about that I will never know. Enough with the Jack hyles worship there Eddy. It was going to be me and my big mouth that ruined my marriage, not Davids actions. He had affairs. I felt like I had one main responsibility as a child. His current job: pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Miami. (A poster for one appearance called the Hyleses The Worlds Greatest Men.). Thanks for what youre making me.. In a scene right out of some cheap romance novel, Hyles arranged for Vic Nischik to sleep in the basement of his own house and to pay rent to Jennie. All we ask is that you give proper credit. We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. I knew the man first hand. What was it that you used to say, 'Little leopards have spots because big leopards have spots'? As I am sure you are well aware, my husband and I are moving to the Los Angeles area this month. We dont love anyone as much as you! Then he would call us Poopsy-Woopsy and give us pizza and money., To go off campus to buy pantyhoserequired wear for womenwe needed a special pass, Busby says, and had to have three chaperones. PacifistAg. It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. This is a truly sad case. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. Backed into a corner by a he-goes-or-I-go ultimatum from the administrator, sources say, Hyles arranged for his son to take over as pastor at his old church, Miller Road Baptist in Texas. By this letter I wish to express my thoughts on the role you have played in these events over the past fifteen-plus years. She talks about growing up and finally leaving the cult at age 28. [This was before Jack Schaap got caught in adultery with a teenager.] But thats what it is. I pulled onto Sibley Avenue and headed toward the church, a mammoth red-brick structure hard by the railroad tracks that takes up an entire city block and looks from some angles more like a big-box store than a house of worship. I remember hearing once that it is not wise to put anything in writing that one would not want the entire world to see. The sister that Linda Murphrey mentions, is Jack Schaap's wife, Cindy. The belief was that women needed to be in complete and total submission to their husbands and to male leadership, says a former member who requested that she not be named. About. Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, O Timothy magazine, FBIS articles, and the free eVideos and free eBooks. According to a blog called Fallen in Grace, written by someone identifying himself as David Hyles: I have no intention of defending myself. Virtually no one would marry without Hyless blessing, several former church members say. Read more about this topic: Jack Hyles Famous quotes containing the word children: How true it is. After Hyles son-in-law, Jack Schaap, got caught in an adulterous relationship with a teenager recently, Judy sent the following e-mail to David Gibbs, who is helping the church at this time: From: Judy (Nischik) JohnsonTo: Info@christianlaw.orgDate: Monday, August 6, 2012Mr. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. Former pastor of Central Baptist Church, East Chicago, Indiana; current pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Miami, Florida, Convicted in 2009 of felony stalking of a 14-year-old, 6. Four years ago, he pleaded guilty to felony stalking of a 14-year-old girl while pastor of Central Baptist Church in East Chicago. She is the daughter of Jack Hyles (former pastor of the Independent Fundamental Baptist megachurch, First Baptist Hammond) and talks about her escape from that cult (her word, not mine). Today her name is Linda Murphrey and it appears from this testimony that she has rejected biblical Christianity because of the hypocrisy she witnessed growing up in the home of the man who said God had given him "the steering wheel of fundamentalism" and who boasted that his church "was the greatest church in the history of Christianity." Every member was in complete obedience to my father. The sermon was called The Polished Shaft, and in the many times that Jack Schaap, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond, had delivered it, it was the kind of showstopper that made him a rock star to his flock. We thought to make him happy, we would hate her too. Notice the bones and the skull there, he said as he raised a cup into which he told the congregation he was going to pour poison. In fact, she kept it covered with a curtain. Its important to stress that even the people I spoke with who felt victimized by the church did not suggest that the majority of members are anything other than sincere seekers of Christ. The articles also alleged financial improprieties, accusing Hyles of using church money to lavish tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts on Jennie, including a car, clothes, and home remodeling. Things we do not want copied and redistributed are items like the Fundamental Baptist Digital Library, the print and eBook editions of our books, etc. These items have taken years to produce at enormous expense in time and money, and we need the income from the sale of these to help fund the ministry. Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. Their offices each had a door opening to the hallway as well as the private door connecting the two rooms. They didnt dare disagree or be disloyal, for fear of being publicly ridiculed or punished or banished for doing so. Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. Jack Schaap will be sentenced to prison this week and, as I type this, I am weeping for him and for my sister. It probably is one the most significant (and difficult) decisions Ive ever made since. Then theres Chester Mulligan, a pastor who was ordained in Hammond by Hyles. YES. Hes never spoken of her in endearing terms. Using biblical passages as justification, Hyles preached that spanking was more than tolerable; it was a sacred duty. 700 Children's Drive. You call him a liar. Leverages . Members of a Bible-based group, for example, are made to believe that its a sin of pride for you to think for yourself, he says. Dr. Hyles lying was blatant just like Davids. As with most of his sermons at the northwest Indiana megachurchthe 14th largest in the country and the biggest Independent Baptist house of worship in the nationthe message struck as bluntly as a pounded nail: Submit to Gods plan for your life or be snapped like a twig and flung away (as Schaap would demonstrate by cracking a stick over his head, tossing it aside, and barking, Next!). On the basis of Dr. Hyles own admissions, I rest my case about the massive cover-up of sin under his leadership. The autopsy revealed trauma and numerous broken bones in various stages of healing. The influx of cash enabled First Baptist to buy large parcels of real estate around Hammondand enabled Hyles to buy loyalty. Including Linda Murphrey, Hyless daughter. He pastored a church in Texas and was found to be having affairs with 14 different women. The churchs $27 million, 7,500-capacity auditorium, which once strained to fit the congregation, was dotted with empty patches. Hyles arranged for Jennie Nischik to work as a secretary in an adjoining office in the late 1960s, and she would not allow her husband to touch her by 1971. Gibbs,I just watched the video on the First Baptist Church website where you, Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina discussed the church's current scandal. One of the girls told me and Daves sister that she was sleeping with him, and we told his dad. The author of this book, Cindy Schaap, has now divorced her husband b/c he's in prison. About 1,000 students are currently enrolled, down from 2,700 in its heyday, according to admissions director Joe Peete, who gave a Chicago intern a tour of the premises in late October. First, there was the expectation that the school provided some support for students when they arrived. That boy had not one rule for his life. Ballengers March 1993 trial was just inundated with people from that church who supported him, recalls the prosecutor, Clarence Murray, now a Superior Court judge in Lake County, Indiana. This is why the atheist doesnt believe in God and why the devoted Roman Catholic doesnt believe his church is apostate. He taught us that to please him we had to keep all the secrets. Your idol is a false one. If it were not so, the Bible would not thrice warn in the New Testament Epistles, Be not deceived.. The earliest memory of my mother's affair with Jack Hyles that I can remember dates back to the 1960's. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. But Schaap is not simply one of those rogue evangelists who thunders against the evils of forbidden sex while indulging in it himself. Update information for Linda Hyles-Murphrey More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery Filmography Trailers and Videos Hide all | | Edit Our home was so full of turmoil, hatred, stress, strife, and as a little girl, it was isolating, it was intense, and it was frightening. . Schaap did not respond to an interview request made through Porter County Jail. When he walked out on the stage of those chapel services, youve never seen anything more over-the-top expressivethousands waving the Bible in the air, screaming, shouting, whistling., In the beginning, Schaaps preaching was standard Hyles: emotional denunciations of the flock for not doing enough to please God. It was evident months later (and perfectly clear from where I sit, today) that this man was a sadist who derived pleasure from wielding control over peoples lives. It was craziness, living one way, preaching another. The spokesman for the church, Eddie Wilson, did not return numerous calls requesting an interview. We could never even tell our best friends what went on in our home, because we might be the cause of the destruction of his ministry. With God's help, I will make my life in California everything that He would have it be and, unlike you, will not fall. What I cant comprehend is telling a lie that so many people know is a lie. You all are a bunch of low-down, rotten, filthy, stinking, scummy, garbage-dump stench type of characters, the Tribune quoted one of them, Noel Shriovanth, as saying. When she put that curtain that went across the wall, it probably stuck out a good four feet from the wall and it went all the way across, so you had to go behind the curtain to see the door after she put that up. Then there were the practical matters that caused immediate red flags when we rolled up to Hyles-Anderson College in our overloaded U-Haul, during the oppressively hot Midwestern August, in 1983. In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner, The Jack Hyles Story, chapter 5: The Hyles Reply). Dr. Linda Lowes, a physical therapist and researcher specializing in the assessment of neuromuscular dystrophies, is a principal investigator in the Center for Gene Therapy and a research associate professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. Hated her. Maybe you could start your investigation there. Incidentally, Paula and I have volumes of stories to swap, and it is interesting to see just how similar they are. It was craziness, living one way, preaching another. Other items we sell to help fund our expensive literature and foreign church planting ministries. I am continually amazed at the pastors who defend Jack Hyles, denying that he was a moral reprobate as well as a dictatorial cult leader. But in the process of hollowing you out, he made you very weak., In her first one-on-one interview about the church, Hyless middle daughter, Linda Murphrey, a motivational speaker and coach in Southern California, remembers his followers as zombies who were willing to believe and obey whatever he said. She told me: He used to joke around about drinking the Kool-Aid, but that was never funny to me because I knew that those people really would have done anything he told them to do. Other items we sell to help fund our very expensive literature, video, and foreign church planting ministry. Tag Archives: Linda Hyles Murphrey Walking Away. Early in my life I learned that there was one thing that could kill a festive mood at a dinner party. www.wayoflife.org/about/makeanoffering.html. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward" (1 Timothy 5:18). Lowest rating: 1 . . Colsten, currently an associate pastor at First Baptist, did not hesitate. He returned to the Chicago area, to Bolingbrook, moving in with a woman named Brenda Stevens. The Biblical Evangelist, a magazine devoted to historic evangelical fundamentalism, published a series of articles accusing Hyles of a years-long romantic affair with his secretary, Jennie Nischik, who happened to be the wife of a church deacon, Victor Nischik. helped salvage what was left of my self-respect. UPDATE: TEDS video has now been restored. And, equally important, to attend the church-owned Hyles-Anderson College a couple of miles away, one of First Baptists biggest coffer fillers. He told people to shun me., Leaving First Baptist was in Busbys opinion like leaving a cult. You [sic] diatribes on your filthy forums serve Satans purpose well.). There will be nothing swept under any rug. . Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. As the bible saysBe sure your sin will find you out.This is such a sad thing to have happened. After serving in the army in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Beverly Slaughter. He left everything to the organization, which my younger sister and her husband now lead. View the profiles of people named Linda Murphrey. Anything., While reshaping the morals of his followers, Hyles also set about empire building, Independent Baptiststyle. You may also post parts of reports and/or entire reports to websites, blogs, etc as long as you give proper credit (citation). Twisted scripture, Northwest Indiana-style. It is a frightful fact that mans will drives his discernment. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Mar 20 2013. Forgive me, but the shock and awe of this latest scandal is only felt by those faithful who have turned a blind eye to the systemic corruption and sin that has plagued FBC for decades.So, best of luck. He got five years in prison. I believe First Baptist Church gradually evolved into a cult that was in complete idolatry of my father and, after his death, complete idolatry of Jack Schaap, she says. My understanding is that with all the stuff going on theyve done something with it. Only then, he would growl, will you become a polished shaft: one suitable for Gods bow. It was irresistible: The great Jack Hyles, the man of God, whose schools had dating rules so strict that you could earn a demerit by accidentally touching the end of a pencil held by someone of the opposite sex, was committing adultery. At this point, the sermons climax, Schaap would heave up a high-powered crossbow and fire an arrow into a red X painted on a fake rock a few feet from his pulpit. Having been an independent fundamental Baptist preacher for nearly 40 years, I am convinced that Bigism and Big-Manism is a major disease. HE STOLE MY WIFE, HER LOYALTY AND AFFECTION, and when the divorce hung in balance, unilaterally met with the two attorneys and negotiated the divorce settlement.After Nischik went public with the dirty business, Hyles tried to blacken the mans reputation and turn attention away from his own deeds in a self-serving letter he mailed to 60,000 pastors. First Baptist had become a nationwide phenomenon, dubbed a superchurch by Time. Denied bond, he awaits sentencing in the Porter County Jail; the minimum term is ten years. He began calling himself an Independent Baptistuntethered to any dogma or ritual he didnt cotton to, unaccountable to any ruling body or person beyond himself. The role you have played in these events over the past fifteen-plus.. Our expensive literature and foreign church linda hyles murphrey ministries now, my husband and I are moving to the hallway well... 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