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Date Posted: 12:11:43 08/06/11 Sat
Author: Lois
Subject: Re: And Another RLDS congregation bites the dust
In reply to: George 's message, "And Another RLDS congregation bites the dust" on 16:19:59 07/30/11 Sat

>I live in the Houston area.
>
>When I moved here, this area had the following RLDS
>congregations:
>
>Heights
>Pasadena
>Nasa/Seabrook
>North Houston
>Post Oak
>Fairbanks
>
>
>Over the last ten years, the following congregations
>dwindled so small that they had to sell their
>buildings:
>
>Post Oak
>Heights
>North Houston
>(My information is limited, so I do not know if any
>others have been forced to sell out)
>Generally, when a congregation dwindles to the point
>that it can no longer maintain a building or meeting
>place that the general public is aware of, it
>continues to die.
>
>Those who are convinced that the Community of Christ
>is an ongoing, dynamic expression of the Holy Spirit
>need to consider this information. Remember, this all
>started when the First Presidency began kicking living
>and vital congregations out of their meeting houses,
>and selling the buildings out from under them. It
>turns out that the congregations whose doctrinal
>stance agrees with the new doctrines hatched by the
>hierarchy are not all that vital, and not all that
>living. Thus, what began as the destruction of sound
>congregations has ended with the funerals for ones
>that are already dead.
>
>If these branches are now gone, it does not bode well
>for the tiny, fledgling "missions" in outlying areas.
>
>As Jesus said, "Don't weep for me. Weep for
>yourselves."
>
>When the heavenly beekeeper returns for his honey, he
>is going to find a lot of webworms and dead bees, and
>little else. Such is the product of the beekeepers in
>charge of maintaining the Community of Christ hives.
>
>Below is a copy of the email I received:
>
>Dear Fairbanks Family,
>
>I have mixed emotions as I prepare to send this Email
>to you all today. I am excited and a bit sad at the
>same time.
>
>We are all aware of the ongoing discussion with the
>Hispanic Congregation that has been interested in
>buying the Fairbanks property. David, Ron Saur and I
>met with them again last evening.
>
>From before we sat down with them for the first
>meeting they had approached Sybil about buying our
>property. From that time until this they have been
>very clear about purchasing Fairbanks. They told us
>this has been a matter of prayer for them for about
>ten years.
>
>Last night we met with the Pastor and three of his
>representatives again. Their desire to purchase the
>property has not changed since the first time we were
>made aware of their desire to purchase the property.
>
>The meeting last night resulted in a "handshake
>agreement" for their purchase of Fairbanks. Ron Saur
>left with all the information necessary to draw up a
>contract between Fairbanks and their representatives.
>We will meet again on the 18th of August to sign the
>contract. At this point we feel like the sale of
>Fairbanks is imminent but nothing is absolute until we
>have money in hand and the contract signed.
>
>They will be purchasing the property with cash and
>asked that their time frame for taking possession to
>be no later than November 1, 2011. Of course that
>date and everything else is contingent on receiving
>their earnest money and getting their signature on
>August 18.
>
>This is a major step in joining with the North Houston
>congregation to become one. The merger team
>representatives of Fairbanks and North Houston will be
>meeting this Sunday after Church at Fairbanks. One of
>the main items on the agenda is the finding of and
>purchasing of a new facility for our new merged
>congregation.
>
>I will always keep you up to date on this journey.
>
>Shalom,
>
>Joanne

Aloha George,

I have been gone. Guess where.

So, of those six congregations they have managed to destroy four out of six, and will continue to try to put a good face on it, as if it is exciting news.

I see that the pastor of Fairbanks is Joanne Chapman.

http://www.coastalbendmc.org/branches/fairbanks/fairbanks.htm
Joanne Chapman (Earthangel)

Some of us remember her well on the boards as Earthangel. I remember that in 2001 or 2002 she hinted to us that Grant McMurray was leading them into a place to test their comfort zones and she didn't quite know how she felt about it. But of course being good, good little followers the c-not-of-c membership has eagerly followed. See what is happening.

They keep telling us that the church is doing great while they shut down congregations. I wonder what the real story is on their budget. They aren't exactly trustworthy.

Aloha,
Lois

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Re: And Another RLDS congregation bites the dust -- George, 19:27:01 08/06/11 Sat