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Originally Posted by PraiseHymn
Got a friend that I'd like to send over to Bro. Huntley's church in Raleigh, NC (The Temple Of Pentecost) and just want some general information on him, his church, preaching style, choir etc etc if anyone out there has it. Is this a conservative congregation etc. Let me know what you know.
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Brother Huntley goes to lengths when he preaches on the road to describe himself as a "Progressive" Pentecostal/Apostolic. What he means by "Progressive" however, isn't the same as the way the term is used in US political discourse.
His idea is that we all "progress" and grow in the Lord and thus we should be willing to give others a bit of a break whenever their "standards" or "experience" doesn't quite measure up to ours. That's my summation of one of his many explanations that I've heard over the years and not his own words exactly.
I was in a meeting a few years ago when he used the phrase "long nosed Jews..." and emphasized the point by running his own finger down the length of his nose. There were at least two Jewish converts to OP in the audience that day. The context for Huntley remarks were the words of another preacher in the audience. Huntley tried to show his support for this man who had made some public anti-Semitic remarks earlier.
Basically, it was: "Look out for those long nosed Jews who will criticize you..." Words to that effect. I was very disappoint with Bother Huntley that day.
On the so-called "con vs. lib" divide as it exists within the UPC, Huntley has positioned himself to be a bit more "moderate" than his neighbor Johnny Godair. The two were seen as close rivals for the NC district crown. When Huntley won out, Godair left the org. Though, we are assured, those two events had nothing to do with one another.