Hello All,
Please be advised that there is a cult operating in Vancouver Canada, going by the name
Vancouver Christian Fellowship.
The Leader is an individual who claims to be a former Muslim militant turned Christian Pastor. His name is Afshin Javid.
The Bible Study leader is Gregg Jeske who was fired from Vernon Alliance Church and subsequently defrocked by the Alliance Church of Canada.
The third leader is Brian Gervais.
The leader is squarely Mr. Javid. He has appeared on a number of Christian television programs: It's a New Day, Haven Today, 100 Huntley, Trinity Broadcasting etc. He has also spoken at Missions Fest Toronto and Vancouver and the Lausanne conference in CapeTown 2010.
The Modus Operandi is described in an online posting here (
www.2peter2.blogspot.com). There are numerous other blog posts about this man elsewhere on the net that can be found by googling "afshin javid fired" or "afshin javid scandal"
In short - the usual tactics are employed:
Use testimony to gain trust, meet with prospective member in his house, invite them to live near or in his house, wear down ethical mores - particularly around sexuality - but also in many other areas.
Has suffered a little loss of reputation since three women came forward in the spring of 2011 to say that he had loured them into sexual contact during counselling sessions. He then jumped around trying to find leadership that would immediately let him get back on the road. He found such leaders in
Zion Church in Surrey, BC, Canada. (Parenthetically,
Zion's daughter church in Hong Kong became a full-on cult and was in the news because its leader was advising members to drink hydrogen peroxide.)
Zion Church happens to be dealing with a second sexual scandal at the moment with one of their frontmen and for some reason has adopted this situation.
In any case, Mr. Javid is now back on the road speaking in churches in the USA and making bookings in Canada also. His testimony resonates very deeply with Christians because his background is in Islam. This affords him a great deal of credibility and serves as a cover for his activities at home.
Mr Javid has a very devoted
graphic designer who maintains a number of websites for him:
www.afshinjavid.comhttp://www.youtube.com/user/theafshinjavidhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Afshin-Javid/181064548603932https://www.facebook.com/afshin.javidVancouver Christian Fellowship also has a
facebook page. They currently meet in a public park having most recently ejected from the Salvation Army Church at 12th and Lonsdale in North Vancouver (~Sep 2009) and from Lion's Gate Christian Academy (~Mar 2012).
Mr. Javid has a long track record of financial and sexual philandering. Be warned. Stay away.