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Monday June 21, 2004

Deeper Life Christian Church:

Deeper Life Church: Ministry or money machine?

The dirty, melon-colored stone building with white trim sits unmarked, wedged between side streets and dusty East Side houses, its opaque windows offering no hint of life within.

Wednesday April 28, 2004

Deeper Life Christian Church:

Shady fundraisers vanish from city

A group from Dallas, that`s been collecting donations for several weeks at a Wichita Falls intersection, is suddenly gone today, after we aired a report on their background yesterday. The solicitors say they are not members of the Deeper Life Christian Church out of Florida, but the church is helping them find shelter and get their lives straight.

Deeper Life Christian Church:

Shady fundraising

They seemed to be doing good business at a Wichita Falls intersection, asking for donations for the homeless. But they may have been doing more harm then good. If you were driving near Kemp and Southwest Parkway in Wichita Falls yesterday, you probably saw them, and may have even donated. But where were these collectors for a "good cause" from?

Wednesday April 14, 2004

Deeper Life Christian Church:

Norfolk may ban soliciting in roads

NORFOLK — Every couple of weeks, Alex Brighton and six others from Richmond carry white plastic buckets car-to-car at busy Norfolk intersections while carrying placards that read, “Help feed needy women and children.”

Tuesday September 23, 2003

Deeper Life Christian Church:

High-Living Bishop Jefferson And His Controversial Church

Self-proclaimed Bishop Melvin B. Jefferson of Deeper Life Christian Church says his ministry is devoted to helping the poor, the addicted and those fresh from jail who need structure and God in their lives if they are to change.

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Roadway solicitors mislead, some say

Church's panhandling in area raises concerns

Deeper Life Christian Church:

Preacher Accused Of Preying On Faithful

Newspaper, TV station report also alleges the church leader is a bigamist.

Deeper Life Christian Church:

Watchdogs Troubled By Member Controls

TAMPA - The last time Deeper Life Christian Church made the news, its rigid control of its members' movements led some to call it a cult.

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The Price Of Their Redemption

TAMPA - In a dilapidated neighborhood in Tampa's inner city, in a century-old church, a religious empire is quietly growing.