AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - “Rony Denis,” the founder and leader of House of Prayer Christian Churches, was denied bond during a detention hearing Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.

The decision was made by United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Magistrate Judge Brian Epps, who decided not to offer bond to the pastor whose nationwide church organization is the focus of an ongoing FBI investigation.

As a result, Denis will remained in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending trial.

The detention hearing for Denis, whose name “Rony Denis” is believed by federal authorities to be a stolen identity allegedly obtained in 1983, lasted for almost three hours Friday, ending after 2 p.m.

There were nine exhibits brought before the bench between both government prosecut

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