A North Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit accusing the Assemblies of God (AOG) of trafficking and forcing her and hundreds of other ministry students to work in inhumane conditions at an Atlanta church.
“This case reveals a sophisticated human trafficking and forced labor operation disguised as a religious ministry,” says the 85-page lawsuit filed last Monday. “Young, vulnerable individuals, including the Plaintiff, were recruited nationwide with promises of missionary training, only to be systematically isolated, manipulated, and coerced into providing unpaid labor at sporting events, conventions, and corporate gatherings across the country.”
The woman, identified as Jane Doe K.D. in the suit, calls out the Springfield, Missouri-based denomination, the Atlanta Dream Center Church, the Georgia District Council Assemblies, and other related ministries. With more than 13,000 churches nationwide and 86 million members internationally, the AOG claims to be the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination…