Those who are familiar with the origins of the ICG and the CGI, will remember that this church was born in pain. There were some 554 of us who attended the first CGI Feast of Tabernacles in 1978, and virtually all of us who attended had suffered through disfellowshipment from…
According to the AC website: Richard Pinelli, 1 Jan 2011 Dave Myers (Akron, OH), 1 Jan 2011 Notes: 1. Dave Myers intended to resign today, but I’ve heard on pretty good authority that he was actually forced to resign one day early. 1a. This one is particularly sad because it…
I suppose it just had to happen sooner or later. The Philadelphia Church of God vultures are now out in force. According to Exit Support Network, PCG membership continues to dwindle. In 1997, there were 5,000 members, but by 2009, there were only 3,800. Furthermore, they have supposedly stopped giving…
Dr Ralph Levy, effective 14 January 2011. Harold Rhodes, festival coordinator and pastor in Florida. Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,ucg,ucgia,united church of god,resignations,church splits,division,harold rhodes,ralph levy
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Um, wow! I had to drop everything when I stumbled across this. Darris McNeely recorded a video about recent events in UCG. The video and the transcript are at “Questions and Answers from the Council of Elders – Darris McNeely”. It is an obvious attempt to make the COE look…
Pretty soon, the world will be turning the page on the calendar or replacing it with a new one. Many will be celebrating a “New Year”, some with very questionable traditions involving too much alcohol. For me, I don’t celebrate the arrival of New Years because of its ties to…
I got an email today, and I asked permission to print it without name or email address. This is something I really wish people would give some thought to. John, I saw your post today. I am sad that it has come to that for you as well as many…
I don’t know what to call this, as “resignation letter” seems a little too dignified. After all, I’m not an elder, let alone a paid minister. I’m not even a deacon. I’m just a regular guy trying to make sense of it all. However, I treated it like a resignation…
Busy day. In between trying to actually get some work done, I’ve been tying up the bow tie ribbon to place on my ex-UCG life. I don’t want to burn any bridges, at least locally, and I need to finish up my obligations in a clean manner. Meanwhile, I see…