In talking with a some folks here the belief is that what the UPC Organization has in place concerning positions (Superintendent, Presbyter, Youth Positions) are not biblical offices....which is true...
It is interesting that the new WPF has set up an organization using the term Elder for it's structure...which is interesting.....because the word Elder is a Biblical Term....something like
49 Elders???
my question is "Would you have the same opinion of the WPF concerning the hierarchy and structure as you do of the UPC"?
And if you would by chance 'buck" the system there are going against your "Elders"?
Jus' Thinkin'....Don't know if this has been brought up or not.....
Just checked their Website....Maybe the 49 Elder thing has gone away...anybody know???
If a man wants to start a church in a certain location and the UPC tells him he can't (being that he is now bi-organizational) does he go to the WPF to get permission???
If a man wants to start a church in a certain location and the UPC tells him he can't (being that he is now bi-organizational) does he go to the WPF to get permission???
I predict the bi-organization will not exist.
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Not sure if this qualifies as blackballing, but 15+ years ago my husband preached for a good friend in another state. At the time this church was UPC. My husband had turned in his lic and was "independent".
Shortly after this meeting the pastor of the church was reprimanded for having a non UPC speaker.
(Ten years later we lived in the the city of this district official and actually attended his church for a few years.)
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My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. 
Re: Superintendents...Presbyters......and ....WPF?
Hybrid Mode
