MISSING: Celina Mays
Celina Mays was 12 years old when she vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night back in 1996. Her disappearance helped peel back the curtain on a small controversial church where an environment of shame, isolation, and fear allowed sexual abuse to flourish.
- If you have any information about Celina Mays, please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 24-hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678). You can also call the Willingboro Police Department at 609-877-3001 or the Citizen Tip Hotline at 609- 877-6958.
If you or a loved one need help or want to find resources on how to detach from a destructive group, cult or leader, check out the following websites:
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center
- The Cult Education Institute
- Cult Escape
- Dare to Doubt
- EnCourage Survivors of Cults and Abuse
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