I think I am lucky that I don't go to church... until my partner and I are able to find a Greek Orthodox church as myelf and out two kids need to get baptized (long story)
I think cult is the wrong term at least for what I've expirienced, cults want to cut you off from your family, make you obediant to the cult leader, etc. I've never expiirienced that, my faith got me way closer to my family-