A Wrecked Church!

HolyFire · #1 07-15-2012, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Rapture 1

ILG, I couldn't agree with you more. That's what they are doing. There were only 20 there this morning, and 6 "the good guys" will not be back.

Ichabod...and don't be surprised if judgement happens in plain sight. I don't say this lightly. I hope for reconciliation and a move of God though. Scary situation, especially if all of this is true.

ILG · #2 07-15-2012, 04:04 PM

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Ichabod...and don't be surprised if judgement happens in plain sight. I don't say this lightly. I hope for reconciliation and a move of God though. Scary situation, especially if all of this is true.

One of the people that sued us died towards the end. I always felt like that person was more of a victim though than a perpetrator.

Rapture 1 · #3 07-15-2012, 05:02 PM

I wish this wasn't true. There have a lot of tears shed. The 89 yrs old christian lady that I spoke of earlier said the daughter spoke to her for the first time ever after sunday school and said, "I love you and this isn't over yet". The lady left then and dosn't plan on going back. She said one thing that reallly bothers her is, that she will not get to have her funeral there like her husband did. She and the others will be okay tho, they have God on their side, and feels peace with themselves. There is a great UPC church about 25 miles from there that has a great Pastor, and run about 800. A very religious, conservative, with standards like we grew up in. There isn't any ALJC churches in that area, which is sad.

StillStanding · #4 07-15-2012, 07:28 PM

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I wish this wasn't true. There have a lot of tears shed. The 89 yrs old christian lady that I spoke of earlier said the daughter spoke to her for the first time ever after sunday school and said, "I love you and this isn't over yet". The lady left then and dosn't plan on going back. She said one thing that reallly bothers her is, that she will not get to have her funeral there like her husband did. She and the others will be okay tho, they have God on their side, and feels peace with themselves. There is a great UPC church about 25 miles from there that has a great Pastor, and run about 800. A very religious, conservative, with standards like we grew up in. There isn't any ALJC churches in that area, which is sad.

This breaks my heart! After 50+ years, she feels like a stranger in her own land. Surely they'll let her and other loyal and faithful saints for so many years have their funeral there at that church!

A church that ran over 300 in regular attendance at it's peak, is now down to less than 20 people! How sad! I fear that it's headed toward the same outcome as the church in Sam's story. The "invitation only" vote is now irrelevant. They won! The vote is fixed and the local preacher becomes the pastor, but the pastor of what? 18 people?

Maybe this story will serve as an example for other elderly pastors of the need to step down before their health gets so bad and they drag the church down with them. Maybe this can serve as a example of what can possibly happen if a church becomes a family business or kingdom. It's so very very sad!

Rapture 1 · #5 07-15-2012, 09:12 PM

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Rapture 1 · #6 07-15-2012, 09:19 PM

This lady said she didn't mean the daughter spoke to her, she got the name mixed up. It was the daughter's friend. She ,along with some of the others want to get all this behind them and get on with their lives. Life is to short, and other things more important to worry about than things you can't do anything about. Life is good and God is good!!!! There are greater things ahead for us!

ILG · #7 07-16-2012, 08:39 AM

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This lady said she didn't mean the daughter spoke to her, she got the name mixed up. It was the daughter's friend. She ,along with some of the others want to get all this behind them and get on with their lives. Life is to short, and other things more important to worry about than things you can't do anything about. Life is good and God is good!!!! There are greater things ahead for us!

That is awesome. I admire them for walking away.

KeptByTheWord · #8 07-16-2012, 08:44 AM

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That is awesome. I admire them for walking away.

Yes, indeed! Follow Christ, not man, or manmade institutions.