Joyce Leiphon and Light of the World Church, a cult? Part I

I saw this in the comment section recently and wanted to post this as this describes my experience with the "Money Cometh" gospel as preached by Joyce Leiphon  Thank you to anonymous for sharing their comments.  This is part 1, part deaux 2 will follow.  Anonymous comments are in bold.  My personal response and my experience are in yellow.

The group displays excessively zealous and unquestioning commitment to its leader and (whether he is alive or dead) regards his belief system, ideology, and practices as the Truth, as law.

Yes, Yes and YES!  I believed everything Joyce Leiphon said and taught as the gospel.  She would tell us we should follow her as she followed Jesus. Joyce Leiphon could never be wrong as she is a woman of God!

‪ Questioning, doubt, and dissent are discouraged or even punished.

Yes, Yes and YES I was a spy, a spy within the inner circle of LOTWC, my assignment was to watch out for those who would show signs of doubt.  Yes, I admit, I did report those who said things not in line with Joyce Leiphon and her teachings.  Punishment was severe and quick.  The Amish, Jehovah's Witnesse's, Mormon's etc have nothing over the control Joyce Leiphon has over her group.  I'm talkin' about shunning, calling them devils, do not talk, eat, help, console, and there is no chance of reconciliation to come back into her good graces.


‪ Mind-altering practices (such as meditation, chanting, speaking in tongues, denunciation sessions, and debilitating work routines) are used in excess and serve to suppress doubts about the group and its leader(s).

Yes, Yes, and YES!  Every Monday night, 7-8pm, mandatory prayer which would consist of reading several scriptural passages, inserting PASTOR JOYCE into the written text.  Wed night 6-7pm more of the same. Then the service about money cometh.  Sunday morning 9-10am, more of the same.  After scriptures were read in unison, a time for praying in tongues.  The louder, the better!  I can not tell you how many people came and left before a Sunday service to start at 10 am to find a group of screaming, shouting, shaking people speaking in tongues and Joyce having a few select people following her closely so she wouldn't fall down in a drunken state, overcome by the power of God! No wonder people left!

‪ The leadership dictates, sometimes in great detail, how members should think, act, and feel (for example, members must get permission to date, change jobs, marry—or leaders prescribe what types of clothes to wear, where to live, whether or not to have children, how to discipline children, and so forth).

Yes, Yes and YES!  The leadership is Joyce Leiphon.  There are no elders, decons, or any accountability. Even in her inner circle, which I was part of, we obeyed her every word.  I have seen people not take jobs because it was too far away from her church and have seen families split apart, husband and wife, because she said so.  No shopping at Walmart or Goodwill, thrift shops as it was beneath our "Divinity" The threat of being cursed for touching the anoited of God.


‪ The group is elitist, claiming a special, exalted status for itself, its leader(s) and members (for example, the leader is considered the Messiah, a special being, an avatar—or the group and/or the leader is on a special mission to save humanity).
‪ The group has a polarized us-versus-them mentality, which may cause conflict with the wider society.

Yes, Yes and YES!  When I left  LOTWC‪ I was told  "I thought you were one of us!"  To this day, that brother will turn his head when we meet on the road.  When someone left the church, we were to have nothing to do with them.  It was a US against THEM, and the THEM were other Christian churches!  We NEVER partnered with any other church in Ft Pierce.  Joyce Leiphon would tell us how this message of "Money Cometh" was unique and how we would become wealthy and we should be thankful that God chose her to teach us the way and that we were a remnant of believers to be RICH! 
 

Money Cometh to me Now! What Joyce Leiphon won't tell you

Here is a website that Joyce Leiphon told me to stay away from:

 http://kennethcopelandblog.com/2008/11/11/rev-hagins-previous-rebuke-of-copeland/

When I confronted her with this, she told me this was true.  She was aware of this meeting and told me why her "spiritual father"  Dr Leroy Thompson did not attend. Her inside information was that someone wanted to take the "Money Cometh" message and give it to someone else.  I thought we were to follow Jesus and not some man here on earth!

I asked her about Kenneth Hagin and his last book about the abuses of the prosperity gospel entitled: The Midas Touch

Once again, she told me that I should not read that, and that Kenneth Hagin never wrote that book?  She told me it was written by his son who had a vindictive spirit against her spiritual father Leroy Thompson.  Funny thing is, if you search the internet, you won't find anything such as that...oh and then she told me The Midas Touch was a message from hell. 

It's all about the money, simple as that.  If she talked about healing, it would always lead back to how much you sowed in gifts and offerings.  If she talked about salvation, it would always lead back to how much you sowed in gifts and offerings.  Everything came back to money, money, money!  How we couldn't do God's work without it and we were living beneath our divinity.  I realize now that money is a god to those who follow Joyce Leiphon.  One look at her website would show what the main focus is on Money Cometh!

I would encourage those who follow the prosperity gospel to examine their heart and motives.  Do you really believe the more you give to Joyce Leiphon, the more you will be blessed by God?  God doesn't need your money, but preachers like Joyce Leiphon and Leroy Thompson would tell you otherwise.

Why does Pastor Joyce Leiphon have a person privately raising money for her personal use?

Ah yes, we're back to money again.  This is the kind of email I would get once or twice a month. We had a few folks leave after this email.  Some asked to be taken off the email list.  We had a meeting about this among the followers and it was one of the only times there was some disagreement. Joyce Leiphon was there and was going to dismiss herself, but decided to stay. 

Does your spiritual leader have someone assigned to do this each month?  I personally spoke with Joyce Leiphon about this meeting as she was there at this meeting, but decided to stay and watch the fireworks and to see who was loyal to her.  She told me as the worship leader I was to support her and that this sister was "anointed" to bring her money, she says "Money Cometh", I say as someone who was there and have learned the truth, "Judgement Cometh"

Here is the email, would you like this in your email box once a month?

"Pastor will be traveling to Dr. Thomspons meeting on the 26th of August.  We will sow our seed this sunday August 22nd, so please get with me before service on Sunday,  also the following sunday August 29th we will sow our lawn servie seed so please get with me on that as well.

Also October is comming upon us very quickly.  it is a very big month and christmas is right behind that.  we really have got to start thinking about gifts.   I really would like to bless Pastor with something very special on both days.( birthday and Pastor Apprication day)  I know that we are all sowing alot, but i have an idea that would better prepare us for October.
Those of you who made weekly pleages for the personal cook, we could just pretend that Pastor has a cook now,  go ahead and put those pleadges in place now towards the gift fund now.  With just the pleadges that have came in that will give us $80.00 per week toward gifts ( and more people may get on board as well.  The min of $80.00 per week times 6 weeks gives us a nice base of $480.00 to work with.  that still is not enough, but will give us a good start towards something very nice. 
Pastor really wants a louis vuitton purse.  The cost is $1800.00, but i belive we all know how to call things that be not as though they were, so lets start calling it in, and taking steps in the natural to ensure the manfestion of this. 

if you are in agreement about the weekly pleadges, let me know. ( at least untill she finds a cook)

be blessed in all you do today and everyday"

Told to stay away from a dying friend in Hospice by Joyce Leiphon

This post is to let you know how much control Joyce Leiphon had in my life while attending her cult.  My friend who attending LOTWC with his wife a few years back was a drummer for our outreach band (separate from the church)  He became ill and had to go under a very painful series of kidney dialysis for a year.  He met with Joyce and she gave him scriptures to repeat and prayed for him, all the way teaching the "Money Cometh Doctrine" as part of his physical recovery.  He stopped coming to the church because he got tired of the money all the time sermons and stayed away.  He lost his job, his wife divorced him and he became more sick each week as time went on.  Joyce had the audacity to come out and give the "touch not my anointed speech" and that Dino brought all of this on himself for not heeding her and for his own disbelief.

Dino K came to me on a Friday and told me he couldn't take the painful dialysis treatment anymore, he had stopped by to see his Jack Russel who he gave to us.  He was wanting to say goodbye to her and to me.  He had just had his pyche eval and was going to check into Hospice to die.  We prayed together, told him he didn't want to go out this way and to pray on it. 

I called Joyce Leiphon as I believed in her and was sure she would visit Dino and pray with him.  Dino had checked into Hospice over that weekend and was already dying.  To my surprise, Joyce Leiphon told me the holy spirit told her not to and told me I shouldn't go there to say goodbye and not to pray for him either, because Dino rejected her and her teachings.  My friend died the next day, only his brother was there by his side.

I've come to terms with Dino's death, I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye to my friend, my brother in Christ, all because of the control of Joyce Leiphon.  Sorry my brother Dino, see you on the other side where we'll praise the true God with our music as we did here together on earth!

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Mother's Day at Light of the World Church (another money cometh scam)

As Mother's Day approaches once again this weekend, I want to extend a Happy Mother's Day to all.  Mom's are very special people, especially if you are part of Light of the World Church in Ft Pierce, FL.

While I was there, we would plan a mother's day celebration, not for the mom's in the church, but for Joyce Leiphon the pastor of LOTWC.  This is how it works:

All of the core group would receive an email from one of Joyce's assistants extolling the virtues of the pastor and how much of a blessing to us she is and how she means so much to us etc.  We would have a list of items of appreciation to contribute to.  All these items were approved by Joyce herself or a close family member.  Actually there was a "gift fund" we would put additional monies in each week/month for these special occasion's. This in addition to the other offerings to Joyce Leiphon.  I remember we had a private meeting and some of the families who were struggling in their finances wanted to make something simple, you know, something from the heart, a simple card or handmade gift.  A big NO was the answer they got!  Our pastor deserves the very best and we will not do anything less than that!

So on Mother's Day, Joyce Leiphon would receive lavish gifts, one year it was a big screen tv, an I-pad, cash money etc.  The leadership, (I was one) would give a small speech and sing a song to her for all she did for us.  Imagine that, a song of praise to a person, (I've since repented and sing only songs of praise to the only one of whom all praise is deserved!) Then, those who wanted to say something and give her a gift would be able to speak.  One of the only times anyone was able to speak (with gift in hand).  We would even call Joyce Leiphon our "spiritual mother".  The spiritual mother thing always bothered me and even then I was uncomfortable calling Joyce Leiphon, "Mom".

I'm not against showing appreciation to anyone, however in the case of hijacking Mother's Day and using it to earthly gain in the name of Jesus is just plain WRONG!  Calling Joyce Leiphon "my spiritual mother" was off base and elevating her to a higher level than deserved was totally WRONG!

I'm glad and thanks be to God that my eyes were opened and set free from this false gospel that is really a cult.  Celebrate your Mom this weekend.  Joyce Leiphon, you are not special and do not deserve the worship you demand from your followers.