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Category:Student religious organizations in the United States
Acts 2 Network (Acts2 Network, a2n) is a Southern Baptist church with a college ministry focus. As of 2022, it was on 60 college campuses and 35 US cities.[1]
History
The church was founded as Berkland Baptist Church by Rebekah and Paul Kim in 1981, in the region of Berkeley, California and Oakland, California. In 2006 it reorganized and changed its name to Gracepoint. In 2023 it rebranded as Acts 2 Network.[1]
Mission
"An Acts 2 church in every college town" is the church's mission statement. It serves primarily Asian-American Christians with enthusiasm for a special, faith-centric lifestyle. Life in the church is marked by strong leadership and large investments of time. Members desire to "give college a slice of my life, but give God the whole pie," in the words of one member interviewed in 2009 by a UC Berkeley alumni magazine.[2] The lifestyle is aimed at members who desire to fellowship with other members with most of their time.[2]
Controversies
The church has been the subject of investigations. Journalists noted a variety of harms:
- The church forces couples to break up.[1]
- Covocational staff members are overworked.[1]
- Conversation with leaders, in the opinion of some members, includes shaming and/or verbal abuse.[1][2][3]
- The church pushes the use of anti-pornography software. The software concept itself has been criticized for enabling unintended, socially malicious uses.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/september/gracepoint-berkland-asian-american-church-discipleship.html Yee, Curtis. "At Gracepoint Ministries, 'Whole-Life Discipleship' Took Its Toll." Christianity Today September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/fall-2009-constant-change/new-believers/ Lattin, Don. "The New Believers." California September 18, 2009.
- ^ a b https://triton.news/2021/11/gracepoint-church-faces-abuse-allegations-across-the-uc/ Naughten, Sarah. "Gracepoint Church Faces Abuse Allegations Across the UC." The Triton November 19, 2021.
- ^ https://www.wired.com/story/covenant-eyes-anti-porn-accountability-monitoring-apps/ Mehrotra, Dhruv. "The Ungodly Surveillance of Anti-Porn 'Shameware' Apps." WIRED September 22, 2022.