FESTUS — A red-doored church went up for sale last week after former members began making public claims that its leader ran cults for decades.
The building at 410 Moore Street was on Sept. 5 at $235,000.
A nonprofit run by Anthony Merseal bought it last August for $199,000, according to property records.
For more than two decades, Merseal led what he and some former followers have called cults. Eleven former followers interviewed by the Post-Dispatch said they were worried Merseal's group would grow after he bought the church building.
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But neighbors said they haven't seen much activity at the building, and Festus police also said it has been quiet.
Neither Merseal nor his attorney responded to requests for comment.