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ERE ID
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10739
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URL of title group
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https://strongholdbaptist.church/
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Stated purpose
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"Strong Hold Baptist Church is a soulwinning, independent, fundamental, King James Bible believing Baptist church...This church is part of a growing movement among independent, fundamental Baptists that are dedicated to keeping the Great Commission as well as unashamedly preaching the whole counsel of God. We believe that our main objective as Christians is to lead other people to Christ. At Strong Hold Baptist Church you will be encouraged, taught and trained how to effectively lead people to the Lord." (Source)
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Parent organization URL
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KJV Baptist
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Social Media Accounts
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Stronghold Baptist Church Twitter
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Stronghold Baptist Church Facebook
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Youtube for Stronghold Baptist Church
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Date established
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June 24, 2018
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Established by
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Pastor David Berzins
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Membership
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803 Facebook followers, Website says 54 at first service, likely 50-100 regular members. 54 "salvations" in 2021, 610 "salvations" in 2020. Unsure what "salvation" means.
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Research note
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"We would love to have you visit our church and learn more about us and what we are all about."
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From SPLC hate map
"It was at Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, AZ that Pastor Berzins received his teaching and training to ultimately be ordained and sent out to pastor Word of Truth Baptist Church in November 2013. After serving for over 4 years in Prescott Valley and knocking virtually every door in the city, Pastor Berzins saw a great need for a new church plant in the Atlanta area." (Source)
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Location
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Norcross, GA
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Publications about the group
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N/A
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Perceived enemies
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Unable to find explicit references, but sermons focus on the sins of unbelievers, LGBTQ+ community, and "false prophets" as well as the liberalizing influence of society.
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Key URLs about the group -- not by the group
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https://strongholdbaptist.church/, https://twitter.com/StrongHoldBC, https://www.facebook.com/strongholdbaptist/, https://www.youtube.com/c/StrongHoldBaptistChurch, https://strongholdbaptist.church/about/, https://strongholdbaptist.church/about/, https://youtu.be/5_wFL8UW7Ko
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Outsider views of the group
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Berzin reposted "Christian persecution" documentary on Facebook.
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Dehumanizing speech by group
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"We believe that the unbeliever will spend an eternity of torture and torment in a literal, fiery hell." (Source)
"Martin Luther King is a wicket false prophet" (Source)
New Independent Fundamental Baptist/ Faithful Word Baptist Church
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