Nashville Latinos targeted by controversial new church

“New churches sprout up all the time here in the buckle of the Bible Belt. But one congregation about to arrive in Nashville may bring a hefty load of baggage from around the globe.

In Houston, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God has faced lawsuits from disillusioned former members who claimed it defrauded poor immigrants out of large amounts of money by convincing them that their donations would bring them salvation.
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The church, which typically sets up amid immigrant populations, is planting itself in the middle of the largest concentration of Latino immigrants in Nashville. It recently bought the Tusculum Church of Christ’s old location at 4916 Nolensville Road for $2.1 million.”

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