Faith Church Reviews

Where do I start: -you are REQUIRED to pay tithe; meaning 10% of your NON-gross pay (the pay you would never fully receive anyways), goes back to the church. -Executives all work like bench men for leadership and all jokes aside, the make the culture feel like you are trapped in a cult and if you step out of line not only will you be let go, but also excluded from the church itself. -Hundreds or thousands… Millions of dollars are made at/through this church every year and they don’t have the ability to pay the staff a livable wage (some who have been there for 5+ years) -Every Tuesday, a staff meeting takes place where “culture” is given to its employees. These talks are used to tell staff that they need to be less selfish and put Faith Church above family, your own personal needs, your salary, the list goes on. -With 5+ locations spanning across 3 states, they don’t have nearly half the staff needed to run even just 2 of those churches. Meaning that you will most likely be required to work a position sometime in the future that doesn’t fall under your job description. -Be prepared for your boss to change every 30-60 days. Not only can they not keep the good people in leadership who deserve to be there, but when they are replaced, it’s always most likely by someone who isn’t qualified to be in that position, but is someone who will say yes to leadership at the cost of the mental health of the team who works under them -The money that pastors and leadership receives from the churches Tithes do NOT go to what they are supposed to go to. Pastors use that money to buy things under the churches name for THEMSELVES, and use it as a tax write off. I want to say a lot more but hopefully this is enough. Don’t get me wrong I love the people I got a chance to work with (my coworkers who struggled like I did), they made the job worth it. But it would be wrong not to speak up on the terrible work practices, culture, and what feels like semi-illegal activity that happens here. I’m just waiting for the documentary to come out at this point.

They make you clock in and out of work, no work from home, zero trust, poor coaching/mentor. If you want a raise, they will look at how many extra hours you put in as a non-exempt employee which should be between 45-50hrs. Its a requirement to lead a "iConnect" which takes between 1-3 hours per week. They also require you to deduct 1.5hrs every week as volunteer time and expect you to attend the Tuesday Night Service at the Watch Party or at the SH Location with a full page of notes turned in no more than 20 minutes after the service. Out of all the different types of micromanaging I have encountered during my work life time, Faith Church exemplified the most manipulative form of micromanaging I have ever encountered. If you resign and they will not write you a recommendation letter, expect them to follow you on social media and find out where you are working next. With their huge network, they will sabotage any chance you have at working in ministry should you list them on your resume.