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01-18-2016, 01:03 PM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
They are big on helping national missionaries NOT American missionaries. The UPCI has a better program for American missionaries. (This is my opinion) I have many friends that are WPF and UPCI...and other groups....
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01-18-2016, 01:05 PM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
I appreciate whatever help we get from them and whoever however their vision is different from the UPCI. So guess it is a matter of opinion.
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01-18-2016, 03:49 PM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
Yes the WPF model is to "Find & Facilitate" this means they find ministries (both home and foreign) that are already doing the work of ministry but may be lacking some components of support (i.e. Sunday School/educational material, training, and in some cases financial) In this manner, instead of sending in someone who may or may not be committed to the long haul, they find people who are already committed and currently working in their field of labor.
Another thing that I really appreciate with the WPF is that one does not have to belong to receive support from them. I have seen them give monies to every home or foriegn missionary at a meeting regardless of affiliation & with no strings attached. Something no other group does as far as I know.
They are not perfect and have areas that some may not agree with, but over all they are trying to help the cause of worldwide evangelism.
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01-18-2016, 05:40 PM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
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Yes the WPF model is to "Find & Facilitate" this means they find ministries (both home and foreign) that are already doing the work of ministry but may be lacking some components of support (i.e. Sunday School/educational material, training, and in some cases financial) In this manner, instead of sending in someone who may or may not be committed to the long haul, they find people who are already committed and currently working in their field of labor.
Another thing that I really appreciate with the WPF is that one does not have to belong to receive support from them. I have seen them give monies to every home or foriegn missionary at a meeting regardless of affiliation & with no strings attached. Something no other group does as far as I know.
They are not perfect and have areas that some may not agree with, but over all they are trying to help the cause of worldwide evangelism.
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I agree! 
For sure, no organization is perfect, and no matter what banner we fly,
as long as we are obeying and doing what God asked us to do, is all
that really matters! 
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01-18-2016, 06:47 PM
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Sister Alvear
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
Thank God for those who support missions in any way...
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01-18-2016, 07:25 PM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
My mother, uncle, and one of my brothers visited a WPF church this weekend. This same uncle used to attend on a regular basis. He felt loved there and said, "That church is different from any other church I have ever attended."
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01-18-2016, 08:18 PM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
One observation I would make as one who has been gone from the UPC for 30+ years but has friends and relatives that are pastors and saints in that organization so I am still pretty close to the group, is that I actually hear very little to nothing about the WWPF.
This leads me to believe that things are going pretty well and that there is not a lot of acrimony between the two groups as could have been. That is a good thing.
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01-19-2016, 08:53 AM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
CC - I fellowship both groups and have helped on a national level with some youth events for the WPF.
I would say that the "split" has actually made both groups stronger.
By stronger, I mean that both groups are reaching more of the unsaved with the gospel, than was happening before.
And you are right, there is very little acrimony between the groups.
Which is a great thing.
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01-19-2016, 08:59 AM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
Isn't any division of the body of Christ carnal?
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01-19-2016, 09:38 AM
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Re: Has the WPF grown past its original membership
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Originally Posted by CC1
One observation I would make as one who has been gone from the UPC for 30+ years but has friends and relatives that are pastors and saints in that organization so I am still pretty close to the group, is that I actually hear very little to nothing about the WWPF.
This leads me to believe that things are going pretty well and that there is not a lot of acrimony between the two groups as could have been. That is a good thing.
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It is nothing like the UPC and AMF split that was so acrimonious. But the WPF leaders were determined not to do that.
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