Their meetings, every Sunday and Wednesday at the hall, are open to the public. The services look innocent enough, but worried parents want them investigated - and stopped. New recruits are baptised by immersion in a ceremony officiated by members of the Church. They live in communal houses. Members are expelled if they have a relationship with a non-member Only engaged couples are allowed to spend time together unsupervised.
Members are friendly and offer Bibles and song books to new-comers.
Like most domineering cult groups, the Dublin Church of Christ members are well-read and can quote scripture at length. The next stage in conversion is baptism, usually overseen by Church leader Nick Izaaks. New recruits are phoned and quizzed on scripture which they art encouraged to read for hours on end. Snub Families of those who join say their loved ones become withdrawn and often snub their parents. Church leader Nick Izaaks, who was sent to Dublin from London two years ago to help increase membership spends days on end approaching passerby.