This is a terribly sad situation. Yet, I see the Lord working here in the midst of it all.
Whenever people stake too much in one man, one family, one group, or one organization, it generally comes crumbling down, just as is happening to this establishment. We must remember that the church belongs to Jesus Christ, and Him alone. It is not a business enterprise, or a kingdom. It is a living, breathing, alive group of people who are dedicated to serving Christ, and not a man/group/kingdom/organization.
When we begin to get the mindset that the church building does not constitute necessarily a place where we can only meet with God, and we put on the mindset that wherever 2-3 are gathered together in His name, that this is CHURCH, then perhaps a healing work will be done in people's lives everywhere.
It is indeed so sad to hear that it is the elderly affected in this situation, because they don't possess the strength, energy, or even financial resources needed to begin to build a new fellowship.
I hope and pray that through this situation, that people will begin to understand that church is not a building. It is not with a pastor. It is not with a denomination. It is not a business. But it is people meeting together loving God, and sharing the love of God with their fellow man, and reaching out to those in need.
James 1:7 "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
Gee....we just had no idea! 
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