FALLOUT continues!!!!! 30 Churches pulling out in GEORGIA???

[Joseph Miller]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

HEY WATCH IT! I married a Yankee!!!!!!!! I walked out on the platform of the Pillar Of Truth Church in Dayton, OH in January of 1978 and this beautiful blond haired gal sat at the Hammond Organ. There were over 2000 people in that building - but this Evangelist could only see one person. I asked the pastor - Who is that playing that Hammond Organ? and he said - Sister Marie. I went out with her that night and married her two years later. She has been my constant companion for 27 years and I love her more today than ever before.
She didn't even know what GRITS were when we got married!!!!!!!!!!!! She was born in Dayton, OH and lived most of her life there - but did live a few years in Los Angeles, CA. She does NOT have a Southern Drawl - I make up for both of us on that one!
I am a Southern Born and Bred Boy!!!!!!!!! GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The SOUTH shall rise again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I understand her not knowing what grits were when yall met, but have you converted her yet?

[NLYP]

Originally Posted by Thad

THAT"S HIM!!! sorry PM . heavenlyone, it was wayne mitchell.

He only believed in wearing bow ties- no neckties allowed

Sorry Thadmiester...Wayne Mitchell was my third cousin....it was his trademark..NOT a standard!
He could give a flip about ties...he was too bust building the biggest sunday school in Illinois!

[Thad]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

HEY WATCH IT! I married a Yankee!!!!!!!! I walked out on the platform of the Pillar Of Truth Church in Dayton, OH in January of 1978 and this beautiful blond haired gal sat at the Hammond Organ. There were over 2000 people in that building - but this Evangelist could only see one person. I asked the pastor - Who is that playing that Hammond Organ? and he said - Sister Marie. I went out with her that night and married her two years later. She has been my constant companion for 27 years and I love her more today than ever before.
She didn't even know what GRITS were when we got married!!!!!!!!!!!! She was born in Dayton, OH and lived most of her life there - but did live a few years in Los Angeles, CA. She does NOT have a Southern Drawl - I make up for both of us on that one!
I am a Southern Born and Bred Boy!!!!!!!!! GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The SOUTH shall rise again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well she Looks country now!!!!! you have groomed her well AB

have her post sometime!!!

[NLYP]

Originally Posted by Whole Hearted

She just said Copeland, not Brother Copeland. Just calling a preacher by their last name is disrespectful.

Sorry Bro....no different than you saying...."Mangun" or "Tenney",
which you have done MANY times.

[Thad]

Originally Posted by NLYP

Sorry Thadmiester...Wayne Mitchell was my third cousin....it was his trademark..NOT a standard!
He could give a flip about ties...he was too bust building the biggest sunday school in Illinois!

I understand you are family and all ........Nevermind

[MrsMcD]

Originally Posted by Whole Hearted

So disrespectful. Would it kill you to say Brother Copeland. Brother Tim Copeland is one of the finest men I have ever know. We came out of the same church and same youth group. He being 4 years older than I am. He has always been a great Christian and one of the best preacher in all of Pentecost.

There is NO ONE with more of a burden for the lost than Brother Coepland.

I'm sorry that you were offended by my post. No disrespect was meant.

[Kutless]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Goofiness is an understatement but it does explain how most of those that leave see things. Just plumb goofy!
When Pentecostal preachers outside the UPC ranks are told that the UPC has men leaving because the majority of voters - voted to be able to advertise on Television - they look at you like you have lost your mind and ask - run that by me again. When told again - they say - You know good and well that is not the truth - Surely no one is that ignorant. It makes good men look totally ignorant. This is one reason I had to distance myself from it all as has many thousands that have left it. It becomes a liability instead of an asset.

I wouold bet that 99.9% that are leaving would say they aren't leaving solely based on the TV vote but a series of things over the last few years. The TV vote would just serve as the camels back breaker.

[ThePastorsCoach]

Originally Posted by Kutless

I would bet that 99.9% that are leaving would say they aren't leaving solely based on the TV vote but a series of things over the last few years. The TV vote would just serve as the camels back breaker.

99.9% of the ones leaving - are CONTROL FREAKS to start with. Good men that I have preached for many of them - but they are control freaks.
They did not get their way - so they go an whine and say we believe in HOLINESS and you don't. They lost so they leave. Most of them are out of position now from Term limits so - they have no voice. They will start up something else then fight like dogs to become the big cheese in that and it will split and then that will split and then they are left without fellowship.
Most of them are so mean and ugly to people - Nobody wants to listen to all that!!!!!!!!!!
Let them go have their little meeting and scream about holiness to the rafters then hate people all in the name of HOLINESS!
They are really FOLLOWING PEACE WITH ALL MEN aren't they? They will do like they have always done - live a double standard. They will preach one thing to their people and live another. They pick and choose which part of the BIBLE they believe.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by NLYP

Sorry Thadmiester...Wayne Mitchell was my third cousin....it was his trademark..NOT a standard!
He could give a flip about ties...he was too bust building the biggest sunday school in Illinois!

He was my pastor for many years. He wore bow ties to be different, to be remebered by them, that's all. There were a few of us that also wore them BUT they were not an issue. Regular ties were just fine.

He did have many other little quirky ideas of things you could or could'nt do.

It was definetly a "my way or the hi way" church but bow ties were never an issue.

[Theresa]

40 in GA, 100 in CA...


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