The UPCI has a stipulation that a minister can not hold license in organizations other than the UPC. So will the new "fellowship" be in the spirit of this bylaw or just keeping to the letter?
Are we going to discuss the merits of keeping the spirit versus the letter of the law?
That would be a rich discussion if we got the AS thrown in there.
Are we going to discuss the merits of keeping the spirit versus the letter of the law?
That would be a rich discussion if we got the AS thrown in there.
That actually might be a good discussion to have, with or without the AS thrown in. Perhaps a new thread might be in order.........in the spirit with letters of course...
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In addition to JC taking the current church that has grown, in Newport News, VA he took a church with 1 member (an elderly lady) and built the church to well over 300...souls are a part of who he is...in addition, JC is a preachers friend and a mentor to many young ministers...and based upon the numbers that is something that the UPC is lacking
Been there a few times......"well over 300" is a stretch.
That actually might be a good discussion to have, with or without the AS thrown in. Perhaps a new thread might be in order.........in the spirit with letters of course...
The way the AS gets trashed normally by many of the members here, we can see already where that would head.
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If the truth were revealed, most pastors would be much more cautious in their giving, or would want to give directly to a specific cause.
I heard something along this line from a former Foreign Missionary back in 1988, so I am not surprised. I know of a church (in the 70's) that always supported UPC Foreign Missionaries, but sent funds direct, not thru the org.
Does anyone audit WEC?
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Are we going to discuss the merits of keeping the spirit versus the letter of the law?
That would be a rich discussion if we got the AS thrown in there.
LOL! cuz in addition to discussing all those signing the letter but not living by it, we could discuss how the letter itself is a violation of the spirit of the merger!
this could lead to all sorts of Forum fun
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I heard something along this line from a former Foreign Missionary back in 1988, so I am not surprised. I know of a church (in the 70's) that always supported UPC Foreign Missionaries, but sent funds direct, not thru the org.
Does anyone audit WEC?
I dont know the name of the firm, but the answer is yes. WEC is audited on a regular basis by an outside auditing firm. One of the big 5 i think....(Is it the big 5 or big4?)
If memory serves, it was stated at GC this year that WECs adminstrative expendatures were lower than the average denomination.
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