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In the early 1900s, a young German preacher arrived in Corvallis, Oregon with a message he believed came directly from God.

Within weeks, he had gathered a devoted circle of followers who called themselves God’s Anointed. Others had a different name for them: The Holy Rollers.

Their intense prayer meetings, strange teachings, and bizarre behavior quickly made them the talk of the town—and not in a good way. What began as a small religious movement would soon spiral into scandal, insanity, murder, and one of the strangest chapters in Oregon history.

In this Forgotten Felony, we begin the story of Edmund Creffield and the rise of the Army of Holiness.

This is the first episode covering the wild tale of what later became known as the Bride of Christ Cult.