Why this page exists
A group connected to a church organization called Christian Fellowship Center (CFC) has reportedly been preparing to start a new church in the Columbia / Spring Hill area. CFC is the subject of a survivor-led movement called CFCtoo, which documents accounts of child sexual abuse within the church and allegations that its leadership concealed those reports.
This page exists so that local families can learn about that history from the people who lived it, and decide for themselves before getting involved with any new church tied to the same organization.
About CFC and the allegations
Christian Fellowship Center is a church organization with roots in New York. Former members and abuse survivors have publicly come forward describing child sexual abuse within the church, and alleging that leadership failed to report it and allowed accused individuals to remain in positions of trust and honor.
These accounts have been gathered and published by CFCtoo, a movement started by one of the survivors. We are not in a position to independently verify individual claims — we encourage you to read the survivors' own words and reach your own conclusions.
Read the survivors' accounts
The most direct and credible source is the survivors' own website:
www.cfctoo.com →News coverage
CFC's handling of abuse has been covered by independent journalists. This reporting followed the abuse conviction of a CFC congregation member and the formation of CFCtoo by former members:
- Religion News Service — “An insular ‘Quiverfull’ church in New York's North Country faces a reckoning” (Aug 2022)
- North Country Public Radio — Ex-CFC members call for clergy to be mandated child sexual abuse reporters (Sep 2022)
- North Country Now — CFC sees exodus over its handling of sex abuse allegations
- NNY360 — Former CFC members allege systemic abuse, back mandatory reporting
- Religion News Service — Former ‘Quiverfull’ church members push the needle on New York's CARE Act (May 2023)
- BishopAccountability.org — New York debates whether clergy should be required to report abuse (Feb 2023)
- North Country Now — Former members of Madrid-based CFC continue push for the CARE Act
What you can do
- Read CFCtoo directly and share it with friends and family in the area.
- Ask questions before joining, volunteering at, or sending your children to any new church — about leadership, child-protection policies, and how reports of abuse are handled.
- Look up specific names yourself on the official Tennessee Sex Offender Registry, which lists only people with adjudicated offenses.
- If you have a specific, credible concern about a child's safety, contact local law enforcement or the Tennessee Department of Children's Services child abuse hotline at 1-877-237-0004.
A note on fairness
This page is about an organization and its publicly documented history. It does not accuse any private individual, by name, of a crime, and it describes allegations as allegations. If you believe anything here is inaccurate, please reach out so it can be corrected.