Our clerk of our board of elders just played a message on her answering machine from Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery. They have informed her that the presbytery is sending a supply pastor to preach tomorrow, and a someone else to moderate the congregational meeting on Wednesday.
This has happened before, a part of the "game plan" of the PCUSA. The link that follows has pictures and a video of what happened in a Torrance, California, church a little over a year ago. The denomination came in and pushed their way into the pulpit, creating chaos for a brief moment in worship. We will not allow that to happen.
Moderator Ufford-Chase, minority group disrupts worship service -
7/56/05
The PCUSA believes only what they wish to. They recognize that Wayne and I resigned from the denomination, but they refuse to recognize that the Kirk has also withdrawn and, in the process, re-hired us as co-pastors. They are coming to "rescue" a church that doesn't want it.
Wayne and I will be in the pulput tomorrow. This step on the part of the presbytery, since we are no longer a PCUSA church, is intrusive, arrogant, and illegal.
A LAST-MINUTE ADDITION,
I just read the following letter from a PCUSA pastor (retired) writing Presbyweb. Ed is a good guy, and I appreciate the heads-up.
Letters
August 26, 2006
Dear Editor:
I have just gotten off the phone with someone who had been in conversation with Synod personnel regarding the withdrawal of Kirk of the Hills. He was telling me how the Synod and Presbytery planned to use denominational lawyers to fight The Kirk "tooth and toe nail" for the church property.
Then I read Vernon Broyles piece "The bottom line for peace." It reminded me of what my old dad used to tell me: "Son, do what I say. Don't do what I do."
I watch and wonder... can we, will we, treat our fellow sisters and brothers in Christ who disagree with us with the same command of Jesus to turn the other cheek? To love? To forgive? Or is what we profess we want for the warring parties of the Middle East unavailable for Christian friends who feel led to go in another direction? Will the PCUSA demonstrate grace and forgiveness by turning the other cheek?
I doubt I'll live that long!
Rev. Dr. Edwin [Ed] Bernard, HR
Hugo, Oklahoma
Keep praying--keep the faith,
Tom
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2 comments:
Tom, we are praying for the Kirk congregation. The presbytery is mean spirited in attempting to take over. Wish you could have waited to take the action you did but after attending the Atlanta Coalition meeting I realize it could require a long wait. The PCUSA is an apostate denomination controlled by a spiteful stated clerk and the only real solution is graceful separation or separation by legal means. Need more congregations to back your action but most pastors not ready. God is on your side.
AS the sun of a Presbyterian Minister and a wounded combat veteran of the Second World War I pray for you. The PCUSA is in the hands of evil people. Do not give in..pray constantly but never give in. Going back over the years everything the PCUSA has done is contrary to God and what we all grew up with. Arm yourself with the word of God and stand up to these evil people. Peter Thomas
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