Ron Williams of Hephzibah House has just sent out another appeal for funds. He says the Winona Lake property is still being used for "Scripture assembly," or collation of Bible portions - this is work that was formerly done by the inmate girls, but is now being done by the members of the newly renamed Hope Baptist Church, formerly Believers Baptist Church.
"That new addition is now full of Scriptures as I write these lines, and our church folks are assiduously working on them." He says, "
Though we have no students now, we are asking our supporting friends to continue their support until the end of the year. Transition is taking place for another ministry to utilize our campus, but final details are not yet in place. Significant overhead expenses continue whether we have students or not. Ongoing gifts should still be made to HEPHZIBAH HOUSE. . . " He does not name the other ministry - presumably it is not Armed Forces Baptist Mission which has denied any connection with Williams or Hephzibah House. Williams is also asking people to send him money to start a brand new evangelism ministry called The Voice of the Bible Ministries, saying
"It has been my joy and privilege to preach the King James Bible for 49+ years, so the field of itinerate [sic] evangelism would be a further joy and privilege."
So there you have it - Ron wants his long-time supporters to be under the impression that essential and worthwhile Christian work is still being done on the grounds of the former Hephzibah House campus, even though they no longer have any captive teenage girls to lord it over. So everyone should continue to send him money, especially KJV-only folks, since he has proclaimed himself to be one of them. Here is the comment from his son Ben Williams:
Benjamin Williams
June 15 at 7:18 PM ·
One of the tricks I have observed over the years is name changing in the IFB.
Believers Baptist Church was founded by Ron Williams on his own with zero authority biblically.
Believers Baptist was the church for Hephzibah House the abusive extreme IFB cult girls home.
Believers Baptist has now changed its name to Hope Baptist. They are still on the same property being run by the same people. Ron Williams has now started a evangelist ministry called voice of the Bible. Sadly there are extremist churches that will eagerly book him.
Donald Williams is still the pastor of the new Hope Baptist, and Dave Halyaman is still the same assistant pastor. Dave was the one caught in lies earlier this year and the swore at the times union reporter. Same people different name. One can put a lambs skin on a wolf, however a wolf is still a wolf.
So a multi million dollar facility is now still under the control of the Williams family. A place built of donations of countless duped Individuals.
No repentance was given in the last letter Ron Williams sent out. In fact he really didn't mention anything accept to give a history of HH and brag that he had always preached as a KJV only man. In the mean time hundreds of victims from HH and the staff still battle PTSD, nightmares, anxiety and depression. Ron Williams continues to call those hundreds of victims the worldly rebels that rejected the light. If only those hundreds of victims had actually been given the true light of the Bible instead of a twisted cult version of it.