Exploring A Lavish Mansion Formerly Owned By An Infamous Cult Leader [Video]

Stevens was pastor of The Bible Speaks, a fundamentalist church with 16,000 members in 25 U.S. affiliates and 23 foreign countries. From an 88-acre campus in Lenox, Mass., Stevens ran a Bible college, a worldwide network of missionaries and a satellite radio operation.

Over the years, former church members and parents of current members have joined with several mainstream Christian groups in criticizing Stevens’ recruiting methods and theology. Parents tell of young people who join the church, then break off contact with their families. Some religious scholars who have studied the church say Stevens’ followers adore him and follow his every command, even when he asked them to sell their homes and give the proceeds to the church.