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'''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.<ref name="CT"/> 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.<ref name="CT"/> It serves primarily Asian-American Christians with interest in a faith-centric lifestyle.<ref name="Cal">{{Cite web |last=Lattin |first=Don |date=2009-09-18 |title=The New Believers |url=https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/fall-2009-constant-change/new-believers/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Cal Alumni Association |language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''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.<ref name="CT"/> 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.<ref name="CT"/> It serves primarily Asian-American Christians with interest in a faith-centric lifestyle.<ref name="Cal">{{Cite web |last=Lattin |first=Don |date=2009-09-18 |title=The New Believers |url=https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/fall-2009-constant-change/new-believers/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Cal Alumni Association |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The church has been the subject of investigations. Journalists documented a variety of harms, including couples forced to break up, shaming, and overworked covocational staff members. <ref name="CT">{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Curtis |date=2022-09-22 |title=At Gracepoint Ministries, ‘Whole-Life Discipleship’ Took Its Toll |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/september/gracepoint-berkland-asian-american-church-discipleship.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Christianity Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Triton">{{Cite web |last=Naughten |first=Sarah |date=2021-11-20 |title=Gracepoint Church Faces Abuse Allegations Across the UC |url=https://triton.news/2021/11/gracepoint-church-faces-abuse-allegations-across-the-uc/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Triton |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="WIRED">{{Cite news |last=Mehrotra |first=Dhruv |title=The Ungodly Surveillance of Anti-Porn ‘Shameware’ Apps |url=https://www.wired.com/story/covenant-eyes-anti-porn-accountability-monitoring-apps/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 22:10, 16 October 2024
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] 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] It serves primarily Asian-American Christians with interest in a faith-centric lifestyle.[2]
The church has been the subject of investigations. Journalists documented a variety of harms, including couples forced to break up, shaming, and overworked covocational staff members. [1][3][4]
References
- ^ a b c Yee, Curtis (2022-09-22). "At Gracepoint Ministries, 'Whole-Life Discipleship' Took Its Toll". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Lattin, Don (2009-09-18). "The New Believers". Cal Alumni Association. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Naughten, Sarah (2021-11-20). "Gracepoint Church Faces Abuse Allegations Across the UC". The Triton. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Mehrotra, Dhruv. "The Ungodly Surveillance of Anti-Porn 'Shameware' Apps". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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