Deconverts Reports

“Earlier tonight I received a comment on one of our earlier articles readers which covers the abuse of women in the Hillsong-supported “Mercy Ministries” programme that one of the videos we linked to has been removed from YouTube in an apparant attempt to censor the voice of abused women, unhappy with their treatment at Mercy [...]

Mercy Ministries Ex Resident is Interviewed

“Sarah”, who spent eight months in one of the Australian Mercy Ministries homes, recently spoke with G’Day World’s Cameron Reilly. She recounts some of her experiences such as being denied prescribed medication, being manipulated and disciplined, being forced to have cold showers and having her welfare benefits (Centrelink) signed over to Mercy Ministries.
All seven parts [...]

Mercy Ministries counseling, and the casting out of demons

Mercy Ministries advertise that they offer “professional support from psychologists, dieticians, general practitioners, social workers, counsellors and program staff who all contribute to provide daily education for the young women” in their care. They also claim that the program is “provided at no charge to the young women.”

Mercy Ministries promotional brochure obtained from a Gloria [...]

Interview with Mercy Survivor

The original interview can be found on G’Day World: http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/07/25/gday-world-335-mercy-ministries-survivor-vickie/

Edit: The original videos listed below, no longer work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlK-SMolDhw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ygUmonvC4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlTAU55QjEshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrLeYucrTQo
With thanks to Cynic Sage for uploading the interview to youtube.

Mercy Girls

The original video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnxtNLo2F2E&e was removed.
With thanks to the Sydney Morning Herald and usernames ‘hillsongchurch’ and ‘butterflysarahmac’ on youtube.com
This video appears in its original form here http://www.smh.com.au/multimedia/2008/national/mercy-ministries/start.html

Australian Today Tonight Report Featuring Rhiannon

Australian television program Today Tonight featured a story on Mercy Ministries on March 17th 2008.

An excerpt from a letter recieved from television program Today Tonight on March 20th 2008:
In the days since Today Tonight did a story on Mercy Ministries, we have been inundated with responses, so much so it’s raised serious questions about the [...]