[Vision2020] Wondering

[Art Deco]

Below is a Vision 2020 post from about a month ago discussing reports of discontent and suspicion from some members of the Christ Church Cult.  Aside from the issues of consolidation and a change of pastors, an irritating thorn in the paws of some congregants concerns the absence of having a church building despite continuing promises and monies raised (read: sucked out of congregants and others).  "Where is our church?"  "Where has all the money gone?"  Etc?

One wonders if a news article from the Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Daily News (also below) will cause that buzz to grow into a grumbling, thundering rumble.

Although Real Life Ministries has been in the Spokane and Post Falls area for a number of years, they have only been on the Palouse for about three years.  [Among their present congregation are some former Christ Church Cult members and also some former Living Faith Fellowship Cult members.]  Yet after being here for a short time Real Life Ministries is about to build a new church and in a location (Moscow-Pullman Rd/Airport Rd intersection) calculated to draw both Moscow and Pullman worshipers.

One wonders if a second new church (first = E Free) being built in the area before Cultmaster Wilson's long standing promises of a grand cathedral come to fruition and seem years away from ground breaking has caused current Christ Church Cult Members to really begin to wonder about their pastor and what he is spending their money on.  I can't believe that the cries of "Where is OUR church?" are going to die down now despite more empty reassurances and promises.  I wonder if this development will engender more and more strident cries for the installation of Toby Sumpter as the pastor of a combined Christ Church/Trinity Reformed Church.  

Will this development also cause a real distrust to arise in the CCC congregation of the present Christ Church Elders and raise questions about who they are serving:  the congregation or Cultmaster Wilson (who holds the power of employment over most of the elders)?

w.

PS:  Real Life Ministries are blood sucking, predatory crackpots also.



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From: Art Deco 
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 8:34 AM
To: Vision2020 at moscow.com 
Subject: Buzz


Has anyone heard the latest buzz from the Christ Church Cult?

Apparently, a number of congregants, carefully but courageously in private discussions, would like to see Christ Church and sister church Trinity Reform recombined and be pastored by the popular Toby Sumpter.  Douglas Wilson would become the "honored emeritus" pastor and left to do his theological misadventures without them becoming binding on, an embarrassment to, and a financial burden on the congregation.

Perhaps under Sumpter, some speculate, truly inspirational sacred music other than a steady diet of the mostly musically dreary Psalms could be had in celebrating worship.

And, of course, "Why does E-Free have a beautiful new church/worship center and we have nothing but a almost useless, odd-shaped vacant lot?  Where has all the money gone?  Are there unreported contributions going to who knows where?  Why aren't we given a complete accounting of all monies collected and spent for all the past years?  Where is our church?"

I wonder what would happen if the cult elders had the integrity and personal courage to allow a binding vote via secret ballot of all the congregants of both churches on the issues of combining the churches and the change in pastors with the ballots counted by an outside, objective agency?  I wonder what would happen if the cult elders provided congregants with a complete, detailed accounting of collections and disbursements for the past several years?

Instead, the congregants are most likely only to get the Nixonian "Just trust me."

w.
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Church wants to relocate in Pullman-Moscow corridor 
Staff report | Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:00 am 

Local church Real Life Ministries is looking to build on the Crossroad Nursery property in the Pullman-Moscow corridor, despite a current code prohibiting churches from locating on that stretch of land.

Shelley Bennett, broker at Palouse Commercial Real Estate, asked Whitman County commissioners Monday to consider amending that code and allowing the church to obtain a conditional use permit.

"It befuddles me because ... churches are almost always allowed for conditional use, but I've never seen them exempted from an area," Bennett said. "I do understand that it's revenue based but ... I think what we'd all like to see is the corridor develop and connect the two towns."

Real Life Ministries, which hosts a congregation of about 1,500, has been "crammed" into its current location at the Schweitzer Event Center in Pullman, Bennett said, and the congregation is continuing to grow. She said the site is an ideal location because members of Real Life Ministries come from the entire region - also because it is located at a lighted intersection and adjacent to a large commercial development.

Alan Thomson, Whitman County planning director, said commissioners could either send the issue through the planning commission first, which could take four to six weeks, or they could handle it themselves, which can expedite the process.

That has happened in the past when the commission is particularly busy, Thomson said, which is also the case at this time.

County commissioners decided to take the issue upon themselves and will hold a public hearing before the code is officially changed.

"Obviously anything in the corridor is a particular area of interest," said Commissioner Greg Partch. "It doesn't sound very complicated, we're talking about one issue, and I'd like to see us take it up ourselves ... I'd just like to shorten the process."

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Wayne A. Fox
wayne.a.fox at gmail.com
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