The Pentecostal religious movement could have caused the death of an adept
The neo-Pentecostal religious movement is gaining momentum in Russia, whose leaders use the work of their adherents for personal enrichment. Nikolai Shavrin, a former participant in the movement, a resident of the Perm Region, told about fraudulent schemes before committing suicide. "Izvestia talked to a law enforcement source.
According to the source, on February 26, 2025, a 35-year-old man voluntarily passed away, blaming the leaders of the RCCE for his death and describing the details of his life in the community.
According to Nikolai, initially his "desire for spirituality was completely sincere" — he devoted about 12 years to "service". Of these, he was in "full service" for four and a half years, which, according to other adherents, means giving the "church" all his money, labor, effort and time.
During these years, Nikolai "many times showed humility and commitment in practice and took on work that others did not want to do." But in the end, "it was all for nothing," because "no one needed him," Shavrin said.
His disappointment came when he realized that life in the community was built on advancing the inner-church career ladder of a narrow circle of people. As a rule, Shavrin explained, these are the pastors' sons and other relatives.
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