Herbert Armstrong's Tangled Web of Corrupt Leaders
Melvin Rhodes Names More Ministers Kicked Out of UCG
Dear Fellow Elder of the United Church of God:
It is with heaviness of heart that I must write to you. There are recent developments within the United Church of God, an International Association, (UCGIA) of which you need to be aware.
As of this date, besides the information that has already been reported to you via the Ministerial Journal, the following men have resigned from the General Conference of Elders:
Paul Carter
Pablo Dimakis
Ken Giese
Eduardo Hernandez
Jon Pinelli
Additionally, the Council of Elders met in executive session on Tuesday evening, November 30, 2010. One of the agenda items was to discuss the UCGIA elders in the Latin American region. Each one of the elders (still listed as a member of the General Conference of Elders) was contacted and asked if he desired to remain with UCGIA or if he planned to go with another organization. As a result of each one’s response, the UCGIA ministerial credentials of the men listed below were removed (and thus they are no longer members of the General Conference of Elders). They are as follows:
Alfredo Arboleas
Eleodoro Avila
Alberto Gonzalez
Jaime Guiñez
Adan Langarica
Luis Mundo
Fermin Nain
Jaime Ortiz
Manuel Quijano
The door always remains open to reconciliation should any of these men desire to talk with the Council of Elders and/or administration.
I want to assure you that the Council of Elders, in coordination with the administration, is committed to serving all those who desire to meet with congregations of UCGIA around the world. The Council is also fully committed to preaching the gospel of the coming Kingdom of God to all the world. We hope and pray that His Kingdom will come soon.
Respectfully and in Jesus Christ’s service,
Melvin Rhodes
Chairman
3 comments:
Splintering is going to continue amongst all groups who dwell on a gospel of punishment rather than a gospel of reconciliation.
Why?
Fear of punishment, and desire to save one's own butt through obsessive law keeping is mighty shallow when we compare it to transformation of the heart. It is the transformation of the heart that promotes Godly unity. This was even known in Old Testament times. One only need go so far as Isaiah 1 to realize it.
BB
Armstrongism has always be a cult of fear. Fear of the other, fear of mainstream Christianity, fear of Rome, fear of things identified as 'pagan', fear of losing eternal life, fear of the lake of fire, etc.
Armstrongism has always been about saving one's butt from perceived trials to come.
Death and destruction await us. Nuclear war. Armageddon. Loosing our crowns. Satan himself is just itching to turn us into demonic crafty demons.
True followers of Christ don't live in fear. There is nothing to be afraid of. Most importantly no fear in breaking the law every time you take a breathe or do something.
The entire Herbie organization was based upon fear. That's why you have an elite group called "ministers" who have the dominion and preeminence over the ones that pay money to them. It's really about their true god...the almighty dollar. Both sides of "ministers" in UCG are in FEAR of losing money. What's the first thing that Leon Walker and company are going to do for "loyal ministers" who come to their side? Pay them money. I remember being in Corpus Christi for the first UCG feast of tabernacles. I was on the elevator when Burk McNair told another preeminent "minister" that the first thing they were going to do was make sure that the "ministers" were going to receive a salary. Never mind taking care of the needy or the widows, but make damn sure that the "ministers" got a piece of the pie. And, from whom were they getting the money?? Why can't they go out and look for a real job and learn what the rest of us have gone through? Good luck getting a good-paying occupation when you have to take Saturday off for most of us.
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