XXXchurch.com
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| Founded | June 5, 2001[1] |
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| Founder | Mike Foster (2001–2004) Craig Gross (2001–2020) |
| Type | Religious charity |
| Headquarters | Deptford Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
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CEO | Carl Thomas |
Key people | Carl Thomas (2021–) Michelle Russell (2004–) |
| Website | xxxchurch |
XXXchurch.com is a website developed by Live Free Ministries promoting a Christian ideology to try to help men with pornography and sex addiction. The website was launched in 2002 and relaunched/rebranded in 2021 when it became part of Live Free Ministries, a New Jersey–based 501(c)(3) non-profit.
The website provides articles, videos, podcasts, courses, and online communities.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The website was launched in January 2002 when Fireproof Ministry founders, set up a booth inside the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas to promote the website and continued to attend porn conventions internationally for over 15 years.[3] The group has given out Bibles with "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" on the cover at these conventions, a facet of their ministry which has been featured in American national media.[4][5]
The organization has received support from Christian pastors such as Bill Hybels,[6] Craig Groeschel and Rick Warren.[7]
Non-Christian pornographic film director James DiGiorgio took photographs for XXXchurch and faced business issues as a result of becoming affiliated with the organization. He said, "[The sex industry is] always trying to preach freedom of speech; [so] anyone in this industry who has a problem with [XXXchurch's] message is a fucking hypocrite. You can't have it both ways."[8]
In 2004, Mike Foster departed from Fireproof Ministries and XXXchurch.[citation needed]
In 2005, the independent film Missionary Positions was released, produced and directed by Bill Day, which documented the origins of XXXchurch.[9]
Craig Gross left the ministry in 2021 to promote the benefits of marijuana consumption and other drugs.[citation needed]
In March 2021, XXXchurch was acquired and relaunched by Live Free Ministries.[citation needed]
Live Free Ministries founder and executive director, Carl Thomas, was once employed by the 501(c)(3) organization Fireproof Ministries[10] and left to start his own non-profit in 2019.
See also
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Further reading
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Fireproof Ministries Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
