The founder and trustees of the Causeway Coast Vineyard in Northern Ireland have been the subject of a number of internal and external media investigations.

Founder Alan Scott has been accused of having a messiah complex,[9] and in 2023 several of his family members had to resign from leadership positions in the church following historic allegations of spiritual abuse.

In this, respondents alleged that Alan Scott had appeared ‘all knowing’ and that he had told them God would tell him if anybody spoke about him, even in their own homes, and that he knew people's sin by looking at them.

[16] In September 2024, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland stepped in and have decided to run another investigation into the Causeway Coast Vineyard.

[19] The Chairperson, Peter Lynas, is also works for Evangelical Alliance,[20] a controversial lobby group who have been criticised for their conservative stance on a range of issues.

[21] A leader within the Causeway Coast Vineyard, in Northern Ireland, Mark Marx, started a branch of the church called 'Healing on the Streets'.

[22] This organisation made promises to cure medical conditions through faith healing, first on the streets of Coleraine and then training other churches.

[27] Mark Marx and Causeway Coast Vineyard founder Alan Scott have now moved together to Dwelling Place, California.