International Church of the Foursquare Gospel

Overall, the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel fits the Young & Reed framework most clearly on the dimensions of charismatic founding leadership, sacred doctrine, and transcendent mission, but the available evidence does not support strong claims of isolation, labor exploitation, high exit costs, or an abusive ends-justify-the-means ethic. The church appears to be a large, public, globally organized Pentecostal denomination with distinctive theology and a historically founder-centered origin, rather than a closed or coercive high-control group.

Methodology & Provenance

Scored under V4.0 of the Organizational Coercion Index dual-metric system. Last revised June 2026. All scores are anchored to publicly documented, verifiable behaviors. Framework criteria derived from Young & Reed, The Culting of America (Otterpine, 2026). Full methodology →