PCG Cult: Cal Culpepper Claims The Minister Is The Head Of Single Women And They Should Consider Him Their Husband

Shadows of Authority: The Minister's Claim

A story based upon real events in the Philadelphia Church of God 

by Anon

In the quiet suburbs of Ohio, where winter winds whispered through barren trees, Sarah stared at the faded map on her kitchen table. It was February 2026, and at 32, she had finally mustered the courage to dream of a fresh start. Michigan had been her cage for too long—cold, isolating, bound by the invisible chains of the Philadelphia Church of God. She longed to move south to Oklahoma, closer to a job opportunity that promised independence. But in the PCG, nothing was simple. Independence was a sin, and every decision required the blessing of the ministry.

Sarah had joined the church a decade ago, drawn in by promises of divine order and protection from the "end times." She was single, a status that marked her as vulnerable in the eyes of the leadership. "Single ladies need guidance," the sermons often reminded. And guidance meant control. She picked up her phone and dialed the number she'd been dreading: Regional Director Cal Culpepper.

The meeting was set for a nondescript church hall in Detroit. Culpepper arrived late, his tall frame casting a long shadow as he entered. His face was stern, etched with the arrogance of a man who believed he spoke for God. Sarah explained her plan nervously—the job, the move, how it would allow her to tithe more faithfully. He listened, his eyes narrowing."

You need my permission for this," Culpepper said flatly, leaning back in his chair. "Single ladies like you... you should consider me your husband. The husband is the head of the wife, but the minister is the head of single ladies. Without that headship, you're adrift, open to Satan's influence."

Sarah's stomach twisted. The words hung in the air like a foul odor, disgusting in their presumption. She had heard whispers about Culpepper—stories from the shadows of the congregation, passed in hushed tones after services. But this? This was a claim of ownership, wrapped in twisted scripture.

As she drove home, the weight of his words pressed on her. She remembered the tales she'd pieced together from forbidden glances at online forums like Banned by HWA, where ex-members vented their horrors. Culpepper's trail of destruction was long and bloody. There was Janet De Gennaro, a young woman much like Sarah—devout, isolated. In 2014, Culpepper and his superiors, Fred Dattalo and Gerald Flurry, had enforced a brutal no-contact policy. Janet's brother Robert had been labeled "rebellious" for a harmless Facebook post. The family was torn apart: parents suspended, Janet forced to move out and cut ties. She married under Culpepper's watchful eye, but the isolation broke her. One July day, she ended her life with a gunshot. Her body was shipped back to her grieving family like cargo, cold and impersonal. Culpepper had monitored her every step, ensuring no family reconciliation, all in the name of "God's government."

Sarah shuddered. And it wasn't just Janet. In Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Culpepper's "scorched earth policy" had decimated a once-thriving congregation. Families shattered over petty infractions—teens disfellowshipped for attending a school dance, elders demoted for questioning doctrine. One man, David McClain, the congregation's only Black member, was cast out despite kidney disease, left homeless because Culpepper deemed him unworthy. Fear ruled: attendance sheets tracked like prison rolls, absences leading to suspensions and threats of eternal fire. Snitches lurked in every pew, reporting "nervous" behavior or whispered doubts.

Then there were the marriages Culpepper meddled in. Aaron Eagle had tried to expose the abuse, only for Flurry to demand his wife divorce him. Culpepper enforced it, driving wedges with jobs and privileges. Hypocrisy reigned—Flurry himself married a woman decades younger, while forbidding members similar unions over age gaps or income. One couple, defying Culpepper's veto on their 11-year difference, was disfellowshipped into what they called the "Great Tribulation." Their siblings, loyal to the church, embezzled family money to flee to headquarters, leaving a pregnant woman abandoned.

Even trivial cruelties marked his reign. In one congregation, Culpepper and minister Craig Winters exploded over cookies at a fundraiser, turning a simple event into a power play that left members humiliated. And in 2025, when a grandparent threatened a lawsuit for visitation rights—barred by PCG's damnation threats—Culpepper recoiled, abandoning the family to legal wolves. "The church can't help," he whimpered, his bold facade crumbling.

Back in her apartment, Sarah packed a small bag. Culpepper's words echoed: "Consider me your husband." Disgusting. Predatory. She thought of the young singles in Edmond, Oklahoma, denied love until they bowed to the elite. Of the Scott Flory scandal, where Culpepper's interference led to more broken homes. Of his infamous quip in a sermon: "A wife has to be a whore in the bedroom"—crude, demeaning, revealing the man behind the minister's mask.

No more. Sarah slipped out under the cover of night, driving toward Ohio without permission. She left a note for her few church friends: "The headship I need is my own." As miles blurred, she felt the chains snap. In the rearview, the shadows of Culpepper's empire faded. But for those still trapped, the destruction continued—a minister's claim devouring souls one disgusting decree at a time.

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Based upon two Exit and Support Network letters:

Culpepper Says the Minister Is the Head of Single Ladies:

February 11, 2026

I helped a lady move from MI to OH. She first had to get permission from Cal Culpepper. He told her that single ladies should consider him to be their husband. The husband is the head of the wife, but the minister is the head of single ladies. –Former member of PCG

What Was Told Single Ladies In PCG:

February 12, 2026

I’m responding to the February 11 post about single ladies in PCG. I was also told that and it is a bald-faced lie!!

Ministers in PCG control by any means they can and spy on those suspect of going against their regime. PCG has never been anything but a group of power-minded control freaks. Thousands have been used (without their knowledge) to support their regime. Death and destruction follows wherever they go.

They shall truly reap what they have sown! –name withheld

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