A few more things I must share that I have forgotten about, or recently learnt about the Struthers Neath / Skewen church : TV/film, particularly live broadcasts have been disapproved of for years and many grew up without a TV in their homes - depriving them of the world around them (rather cult-like in itself?) The leadership in Wales are not only ageist as people have mentioned earlier, bu
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Reading all the above comments still fill me with a lot of anger relating to the Struthers Church in Neath/Skewen. I tried to initiate contact with some members and indeed the leaders, following my departure from the church (I did not feel I had any other option than to leave), but they all ignored me, and consistently cut people off very quickly - how very Christian? And, what great leadership?
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Hi Rensil. Just catching up. You are indeed right in what you say about the Neath Pastor. He is very unapproachable and intense and has been a principal reason for many departures from the church which includes my own too. As soon as you leave it as if you 'die' and friendships are encouraged to be ended. One of the leaders even told me one time that they would rather me not attend chur
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Hey there. I left the church in Neath a few years ago as a result of the leadership. On the outside, the church has an effective front-facing social media presence, however when inside you experience a rather awkward, un-friendly atmosphere. A lot of work is done for children, especially those in the area.when it comes to the services, the ethos of 'should be seen, not heard' is very no
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