What is the Exploding Pulpipt? My friend WAS a member of Church of Champions and she said that COC left the UPC because of standards. A person does not lose standard convictions just because they don't think they are important anymore, it is usually the result of a deeper issue.
Any why would you leave an organization such as the UPC? Just wondering.
Every organization has it's problems. The problem with the UPC is that there is no central control; each pastor pretty much does whatever and nobody will know if it's in line or not unless some saint of God pipes up and says "hey hold on a minute." This is bad because many "ministers" have abused their authority and then everybody thinks it's a reflection on the church as a whole and it's not. Sad, but true. However, I think the UPC is grounded on doctorinal truth.
Just my opinion.