Lord Our Righteousness Church

The Lord Our Righteousness Church, sometimes called Strong City, is a religious community near Clayton, Union County, New Mexico. It originated with a group of about eighty adherents who migrated to the area from Sandpoint, Idaho in 2000. In 2008, the community consisted of approximately fifty people. The community believes in modesty of dress and the women wear long skirts and dresses, and reportedly mix well with the local people.

Its leader Wayne Bent, born May 18, 1941, is known as Michael Travesser within the church. Bent, once a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, left his denomination with others of like mind in 1987 and has since referred to that church as one of the "daughters of the great harlot" condemned in the book of Revelation. Bent claims that, during an experience in his living room in June 2000, God told him, "You are the Messiah." Bent has since stated, "I am the embodiment of God. I am divinity and humanity combined."

The group's website has been taken down several times and reinstated. It contains frequently-updated writings and videos, including a nearly two-hour long documentary entitled Experiencing the Finished Work.

Read more about Lord Our Righteousness Church:  UK Media Coverage and Subsequent Documentary, Investigation, Conviction, Conviction Overturned

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