This is groups whose names start with “A”
Apostolic Formation Center for Christian Renew-All
A controversial movement rooted in Catholicism, marked by claims of divine revelations and a tumultuous history.
Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives
A controversial organization challenging mainstream HIV/AIDS medical consensus.
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Pioneering the frontier of cryopreservation in the quest for future revival.
Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya
A controversial spiritual movement embroiled in legal and ethical scandals.
Aladura
A Nigerian spiritual movement known for its emphasis on prayer, healing, and the indigenization of Christianity.
America’s Buffalo Soldiers Re-Enactors Association
A living history group honoring African American military history amidst controversy.
Advent Christian Church
An Adventist community prioritizing the imminent Second Coming of Christ and advocating for the conditional immortality of the soul.
Zebedee Armstrong
A visionary artist with a profound message on time and divinity through his unique doomsday calendars.
Adonism
A secretive early 20th-century occult movement that combined sexuality, mysticism, and anti-Christian ideology.
A∴A∴ (Astrum Argentum)
A controversial occult order founded by Aleister Crowley, combining mysticism, ritual, and radical individualism Table of Contents What…
New Jerusalem (Eliud Simiyu)
A Kenyan man who claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ, whose mud-walled compound a small…
Armenian Neopaganism (Hetanism)
A reconstructionist pagan movement rooted in ethnic nationalism, whose spiritual founder collaborated with Nazi Germany. Armenian Neopaganism, known…
The Healing Church INRI
A tiny Rhode Island Catholic apostolate that argues cannabis is the holy anointing oil of the Bible, and…
Church of The End Times
A small-town church that targeted damaged young women through exorcisms, sexual manipulation, and financial exploitation. The Church of…
Lamb of God (Baltimore, Maryland)
A secretive Christian commune in Baltimore, marked by allegations of abuse and strict authoritarian control.
Universal Hagar’s Spiritual Church
A Christian-based spiritual movement blending biblical teachings with mysticism and African American religious traditions.
Ionia (Alaska)
A secluded intentional community focused on macrobiotic living and alternative education.