Community

The PBCC as a community — global wealth, internal rules, local impact and the experiences of those inside and outside fellowship.

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is a community of approximately 54,000 people worldwide controlling an estimated AUS$37 billion in assets. These investigations examine what that wealth looks like at a local level — from Peterhead to Sydney's Olympic Park precinct.

Community · Investigation

PBCC Global Wealth: AUS$37 Billion in a Church of 54,000

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church holds an estimated AUS$37 billion in global wealth across charities, meeting rooms, member companies and personal property — held by just 54,000 members in 16,570 households. Per member, that is approximately $685,000. The Church of England, with nearly twenty times the membership, holds a third of that value.

Source Brethren Exposed / Open & Candid Published May 2024 Read time 7 min Read the investigation →

Community · Business

Global Advisory Panel: The Hidden Executive Board of the PBCC

All 15 directors of GAP Global Pty Ltd are either Hales family members or the most powerful business figures in the Ecosystem. Their geographic spread maps to where the PBCC has its largest communities.

Brethren Exposed · July 2025 · 7 min read

Community · Business

Ox Tools: £450,000 per Year to an Ex-Communicated Member

Lee Hazell was ex-communicated from the PBCC. He receives £448,350 per year from a Hales company he does not work for. His parents receive a further £285,314. A third preference class pays £1.7m to undisclosed holders.

Brethren Exposed · January 2025 · 6 min read

Community · Editorial

An Open Message to All Those in Fellowship

A direct letter from Damian Hastie to PBCC members — not from an opposer, but from someone who started by following government contract money and found a family cartel dressed as a church.

Damian Hastie · July 2024 · 6 min read

Shining a Light on the Most Northerly PBCC Community in the UK

Peterhead in North East Scotland: seven companies estimated at £50–60 million, with deep connections to the UK Brethren elite.

Open & Candid · March 2024 · 18 min read

Community · Overview

The Aberdeen Incident & the Aberdeen Brethren Community

The 1970 scandal that split the Exclusive Brethren worldwide — and a profile of the Aberdeen community today: £50m in assets, 120–150 members.

Open & Candid / Brethren Exposed · 15 min read

Community · Crime

ATO Raids the PBCC: The Sydney Precinct Searched

The 2024 ATO raid on the global operational centre of the PBCC — and the five major contractions in the Ecosystem that followed within 18 months.

Brethren Exposed · March 2024 · 7 min read