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Date Posted: 19:30:05 08/06/11 Sat
Author: George
Subject: Re: And Another RLDS congregation bites the dust
In reply to: Lois 's message, "Re: And Another RLDS congregation bites the dust" on 12:54:44 08/06/11 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
>
>Joanne Chapman writes,
>
>"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."
>---------
>
>Identities of people involved in sale.
>
> >href="http://www.coastalbendmc.org/branches/fairbanks/f
>airbanks.htm">http://www.coastalbendmc.org/branches/fai
>rbanks/fairbanks.htm
>
>Joanne Chapman, pastor of Fairbanks
>
>David Romig, financial officer of Fairbanks
>
> >href="http://www.coastalbendmc.org/">http://www.coastal
>bendmc.org/
>
>Ron Saur, Mission Center Financial Officer
>--------
>
>submitted by Lois
>
>from the Community of Christ
> >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/USAConf/01-2011NatlConf.
>pdf">http://www.cofchrist.org/USAConf/01-2011NatlConf.p
>df
>
>"The delegate conference, July 18�22, 2012, in
>Independence, Missouri, will determine the level of
>support for
>
>1.) Extending the sacrament of marriage to persons of
>the same sex/gender OR providing a church-recognized
>way for two persons of the same sex/gender to publicly
>express their commitment to each other.
>
>2.) Allowing people in committed, monogamous,
>long-term, same sex/gender relationships (legal
>marriage, civil union, church-recognized commitment)
>to be considered for ordination.
>
>The delegates� common consent will determine if
>present policies will remain in place or new policies
>will need to be written and implemented.
>
>These are difficult issues......"
>
>signed by Linda L. Booth, Stassi D. Cramm, Ronald D.
>Harmon Jr., Rick W. Maupin, and K. Scott Murphy
>USA Team of Apostles

Lois, David Romig resigned the pastorship of Fairbanks back in 2002. I was told by word of mouth what had happened, but since it was handled on the hush, hush, the same way Mr. McMurray's resignation was handled, the truth will never come out into the open.

I got the story from a former member who left the church because of the situation leading up to the resignation. She was personally involved, as were several other women in the church, who had received special counseling, or the offer of special counseling.

Georgre

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