Plymouth Brethren has long called Neche, North Dakota, home. But global scrutiny has cast a spotlight on the church and its powerful position in a small rural town on the border with Canada.| Alexandria Echo Press
Neche, North Dakota, may be a small, but former members of the religion dominating the town describe an environment dominated by a ‘universal leader’ and based on fear, family and finances.| Alexandria Echo Press
The Plymouth Brethren is a religion exerting influence over its members finances, but it also has deep and growing business interests around the world that have drawn whistleblower accusations| Alexandria Echo Press
Former members say the Plymouth Brethren church with ties to tiny Neche, North Dakota, sustains a culture of abuse and harassment, punishes those who report it, and protects abusers| Alexandria Echo Press
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C.S. Hagen is an award-winning journalist investigating true crime with The Vault mainly in North Dakota and Minnesota.| InForum
The Plymouth Brethren, with a church in Neche, North Dakota, has its own schools and inculcated a culture of control, exclusion, intolerance and alcohol, according to former members.| Alexandria Echo Press