Nick Jonas opened up about how his faith was tested after being “betrayed” by his longtime church and losing his family’s home during his early rise to fame.When Nick, 33, and his brothers Kevin, 38, and Joe, 36, first began pursuing music careers in the early 2000s, their father, Kevin Jonas Sr., was the senior pastor at the Wyckoff Assembly of God church in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Shortly after the trio formed the boy band the Jonas Brothers and signed with Columbia Records in 2005, Kevin Sr. was effectively forced to resign from his pastoral role and the family had to move out of their church-owned home. During a recent appearance on the “Jay Shetty Podcast,” Nick reflected on the circumstances behind his family’s departure from their church and how it marked a turning point in his faith and personal life.NICK JONAS WENT TO THERAPY AFTER BAD COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD SHOW PERFORMANCE”Our dad was at that church for 10 years,” he said. “It was a real safety net for us and a place where we felt a part of a community.””Some of the families that were there prior to our arrival did not like my dad and made it their mission to get him pushed out of the church,” Jonas recalled. “So effectively, he lost his job while also funding this dream of ours.””We had to move out of our home because we were living in the church parsonage, which is owned by the church,” he explained. “We moved into basically a…
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