The Church of Wells, based in the small town of ,  has been at the center of significant media activity in recent days. Wikinews spoke with a ,  minister who had an encounter with Church of Wells members recently. In the media, reports have surfaced surrounding Catherine Grove, a 26 year-old  woman who recently joined the Church of Wells. Grove's parents and other family say they've hardly communicated with her since July. Grove's parents have been in Wells since July, hoping to have a chance to speak with her directly. 200px|A , a comon symbol of  . Tyler, Texas is a city located about 70 miles north of Wells. The Tyler minister explained to Wikinews, he and several of his church members were distributing food and water to homeless citizens in downtown Tyler when they were accosted by members of the group. He described the individuals as appearing "[...] very robotic, kind of disengaged and had very big eyes." The Church of Wells' group's leader became "very agitated" and yelled at the minister and his parishioners. The minister said he recognized the Church of Wells members from recent news coverage. Elaborating on the encounter, he recalled, "At one time, I happened to call him 'brother'. He replied, "Don't call me brother. I don't think you and I serve the same Christ." He reported the Church of Wells leader also insulted one of the other church's volunteers, stating, "Look at you. You look just like the world."
The Church of Wells, based in the small town of , Texas has been at the center of significant media activity in recent days. Wikinews spoke with a , Texas minister who had an encounter with Church of Wells members recently. In the media, reports have surfaced surrounding Catherine Grove, a 26 year-old Arkansas woman who recently joined the Church of Wells. Grove's parents and other family say they've hardly communicated with her since July. Grove's parents have been in Wells since July, hoping to have a chance to speak with her directly. 200px|A , a comon symbol of Christianity . Tyler, Texas is a city located about 70 miles north of Wells. The Tyler minister explained to Wikinews, he and several of his church members were distributing food and water to homeless citizens in downtown Tyler when they were accosted by members of the group. He described the individuals as appearing "[...] very robotic, kind of disengaged and had very big eyes." The Church of Wells' group's leader became "very agitated" and yelled at the minister and his parishioners. The minister said he recognized the Church of Wells members from recent news coverage. Elaborating on the encounter, he recalled, "At one time, I happened to call him 'brother'. He replied, "Don't call me brother. I don't think you and I serve the same Christ." He reported the Church of Wells leader also insulted one of the other church's volunteers, stating, "Look at you. You look just like the world."
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