Doug Perry calls himself the reluctant leader of a controversial religious community known as the “Fellowship of the Martyrs.” Approximately 50 people live in trailers in a mobile home park and adjacent farm on the outskirts of Excelsior Springs, Missouri; their proximity to a nearby lake has led some in the town to refer to them as the “Rocky Hollow Cult”.

Doug says that in 2004, God told him to save humanity from the New World Order – a secret totalitarian world government – and that Christians needed to unite against it. He believes he channels God’s will in the books he self-publishes and the YouTube videos he regularly records. To help cover the Fellowship’s expenses, Doug runs a 12,000 square foot warehouse and thrift store stocked with donated goods.

Meanwhile his wife, Cindy, manages the people in their community by mediating disagreements, encouraging volunteers to help fix broken trailers, and helping those struggling with addiction, financial insecurity, or mental instability to find their feet. Shot for the Missouri Photo Workshop.