I would not recommend this organization to anyone in need. If you read through the reviews on here and Google, you will only find "positive" reviews from people who never lived at Bethany Place or under the control of Sandy Reed. Why do you think that is? The reality is that the majority of women that have stayed at Bethany Place never left the program on good terms or were never put in a position where they could move on from the program without outside help and support from others. This is a complete shame considering that on the ministry's website they claim to teach and position women in the program to not rely on "abusive relationships and the welfare system" and that once a woman moves into Bethany Place, all of their financial needs are met by Bethany Place. If that's the case, why is it that once women move into Bethany Place they are forced to collect food stamps and Medicaid? As a former resident, I can say that the majority of the negative reviews are an accurate portrayal of what it is like to be a women living at Bethany Place. Every aspect of your life is controlled by Sandy. I could not count the number of times I was given an order and told "this didn't come from me, this came from God", "It's better to deal with me than deal with God", "if you want to be a servant like Jesus, you'll do what I tell you." Any time a woman would challenge or contradict Sandy, she would explode into a rage and claim it was justifiable "righteous anger". You are expected to work 10-12 hours a day, isolated from your family, and all of your phone calls and mail is monitored. If you look at the interview Sandy Reed gave to 11Alive, she admits that she's the only one that hears from Jesus and that it's not her responsibility to help a woman transition outside of her program... if that's the case she could communicate that at the beginning rather than advertise it's a two year program. In regards to the last post regarding "cults". There was not one person that thinks Sandy Reed runs a cult... there are several people who have expressed concern regarding Sandy's false teachings. Dakota is right in his definition, "A cult is an organization that worships and/or puts something or someone before Jesus Christ." That's exactly what you get with Sandy Reed and Bethany Place. Rather than helping women foster and develop a relationship with Jesus, Sandy has positioned herself as the only connection between a woman and Jesus Christ. She has often said, " You can't hear God's voice, but I can.... so you need to do what I tell you because it's coming directly from God." By Dakota's definition and the experiences shared by women who have spent any amount of time at Bethany Place.... this organization is a cult. read more

As a former "employee" I can say with good conscious that there are several things wrong with this organization. There is considerable amount of deception directed towards potential donors. I personally witnessed the director flat out lie to donors and fabricate information on grant applications. Funds are often requested to fund projects that don't exist. All of the positive reviews of this organization are fabricated, as none of those people posting have ever spent any time at Bethany Place. If an organization is willing to spend money and resources to create positive fake reviews, it should raise the question as to what is really going on. With that being said, all of the negative reviews that have managed to not be taken down has a consistent theme.... Emotional and spiritual abuse coming directly from Sandy Reed, which is packaged as coming straight from God. It has been over a year since my wife and I escaped from this cult with our family, yet Sandy Reed still finds ways to harass us. She has even gone to the extent of filing false police reports and stalking us through phone tracking apps installed on our phones during our time there. I can go on and on, but what's the point? Based on my personal experience, I can say that is not a place of recovery. Emotional and spiritual abuse runs rampant coming directly from Sandy Reed. read more

This place been horrible since they denied me visitation of my daughter back in '99. I've noticed throughout the years so many other families have been broken and rejected by this possible cult orchestrated by Sandy Reed. They've disguised their so called ministry to feed off the government and fooled as many donors as they can. They've perpetrated a fraud for years. Please beware of any support of this organization and do the research thoroughly. They've had the channel 11 news investigation of their dirt taken from the internet however you can still obtain the records from the news archives. (Doug Richards). The numerous women that were able to escape were brave enough to go on camera and expose Sandy Reed and her Bethany place cult policies. They go to the hospital and work with the courts after a child is born to obtain them to fill there space in their facility and call them their own. Beware!! read more

It's hard to believe that anyone would be willing to defend this Pharisee. All because she has spent 30 years in the God business doesn't mean it's led by the Holy Spirit or accurate to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The majority of the reviews from women that have gone through the program consistently say this place is a cult. And it's true... A cult is an organization that puts something or someone above Jesus Christ... Sandy Reed does just that.. According to 2 John 1:10-11 -If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. With that being said, stay away from this false teacher and anyone associated with her. read more

DAKOTA S. YOU ARE INCORRECT. I was a resident at this hell scape 12 years ago. I just now have the strength to work on the issues I have sustained from the abuse I incurred while at The glorious fantastic God fearing Bethany place ministries. So, being told that you are possessed by demons because you talk to fellow residents about your parents dying, and how that makes you feel, is this a Christian thing or it a Sandy thing? Sandy, if your reading this, watch out because your demons are about to be exposed. I know you have been using donations, funds, and forced labor for profit and the FBI will be at your door before you can abuse one more poor helpless woman. read more

I would not recommend this organization to anyone. Late last year, they lied to me about the number of people in the ministry in hopes of getting Christmas gifts. Sandy even included herself on the list as a woman in the program. When I caught her in her lie, she explained that she added herself to the list because she didn't make much in salary.. The fraud has continued with several charitable organizations and as recently as last month an organization that had supported Bethany Place for years discovered that she had lied about the number of people in the program in order to gain sympathy and in turn get more donations. read more

What's in the dark must come into the light. Hell has a special place for people like this woman who are scamming all of these business owners and people on her board who think she has a house full of people when she literally has two people in there and one child. She's a fake and a fraud and pretends to be a sweet little Christian lady, but she's a controlling bully and someone who has a very mean spirit. People need to check their discernment because this is not who you think it is. And believe me, everything is about to come crashing down because I'm gonna expose her. read more

I have heard about this place for several years after having a horrible encounter with it's founder, Sandy Reed. This place is not a place of healing and she uses the ministry to raise money to support herself without having any residents. If you look through the Google Reviews, all the 5 star reviews say the same thing... and the reality is that none of those reviews are actually real. It's a shame that Sandy Reed is resorting to publishing fake reviews to fool the public into thinking she's doing good.. read more

It is such a blessing to have a place for women and children to go to that are in need such as Bethany Place. When you enter their place of structure where Godly living is taught and enforced, you will find that it is a daily walk to be in God's will. For those that have been living a life of drugs and in trouble with the law, they can find it hard to adjust on their own. Bethany Place helps those that want to be helped thru prayer and learning to live a Godly life. read more

Horrible, horrible place and to use the word "Christian" anything is a slap in God's face. There is nothing Christian about this place. Keep looking...... read more