Healing Sanctuary: Finding Peace After Church Hurt is a compassionate and faith-centered guide for anyone who has been wounded within the very place meant to provide refuge, healing, and love-the church.

Written from lived experience and grounded in Scripture, this book addresses the often-unspoken pain of church hurt: betrayal by leadership, judgment from fellow believers, exclusion from ministry, spiritual abuse, and the quiet suffering that follows. Rather than dismissing this pain, Healing Sanctuary validates it-while offering a clear, redemptive path forward.

Through honest testimony, biblical insight, and practical wisdom, author Tiffany C. Jacobs gently leads readers through the process of acknowledging wounds, identifying root causes, rebuilding trust, practicing forgiveness, and rediscovering peace within their faith journey. This is not a book that encourages walking away from God-it is a book that helps readers separate human failure from divine truth and reclaim their relationship with both.

Inside these pages, readers will discover:

• Why church hurt cuts so deeply-and why it is so rarely discussed
• How unhealthy leadership, favoritism, and silence contribute to spiritual wounds
• Biblical examples of healing, accountability, and restoration
• How to forgive without minimizing pain or excusing harm
• Practical steps for rebuilding trust, faith, and spiritual confidence

Healing Sanctuary is for the believer who still loves God but struggles to trust His people again. It is for those who feel unseen, unheard, or spiritually displaced-and for leaders who desire to cultivate healthier, Christ-centered communities.

If you have ever left church feeling broken instead of restored, this book offers hope, clarity, and a reminder that God still heals-even when His people fall short.