War in the Pentecostal Church - secret tape. How the Maasbach empire collapsed
A videotape was made, which had been well hidden for years.
It is August 1992. After having worked together for about 30 years, Johan Maasbach and Jan Zijlstra are at loggerheads. Zijlstra, who is a pastor at the Bethlehem Church on the Lammermarkt in Leiden, had been associated with the Maasbach World Mission for years and served as a pastor for their congregations.
Around 1992, a hitch occurred that eventually escalated into petty quarrels and shouting matches. One day in August 1992, Maasbach attempts to take the floor in the Leiden congregation. Chaos and a definitive schism ensue. Zijlstra and 6 other pastors of the Maasbach Church leave.
Zijlstra founded his own empire and the renowned Levenstroom congregation in Leiderdorp, where he himself later clashes with fellow pastors. He is forced out of his own church, and chaos reigns there as well. schism Johan Maasbach Jan Zijlstra World Mission Pentecostal congregation Pentecostal church sect sectarianism evangelists chaos stream of life Wings of Healing unmasked