From Illinois to Texas and California, Christians who once served, tithed and led worship now describe themselves as 'exvangelical' or simply done, saying they left after painful clashes over politics, power, sexuality and how women and vulnerable people are treated.
Using Pew Research Center data and first-person accounts from former churchgoers, this feature explains why many 'exvangelicals' say they walked away from church life, and why the reasons are often less about doctrine than power, exclusion and exhaustion.
