Christian and Missionary Alliance Sues Local Church for Property and Bank Account Worth 1.2 Mil by Force
Christian and Missionary Alliance Sues Local Church for Property and Bank Account
NEWS RELEASE
DATE: MAY 2, 2011
LOCATION: PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.
CONTACT: PASTOR JOE SMAHA email: [email protected]
SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE SUES
LOCAL CHURCH TO SEIZE ITS $1.2 MILLION PROPERTY AND BANK
ACCOUNT BY FORCE
In still one more act of piracy by the Christian & Missionary Alliance, Bruce Terpstra, District Superintendent of the Metropolitan District of the C&MA, has filed a major lawsuit against Community Church of Paramus (CCP) on November 19, 2010 in the Superior Court of Bergen County, New Jersey, Case # C-390-10. This Draconian act follows the same pattern and template of what the C&MA did to the Chinese Alliance church in Colorado Springs, the Vietnamese Boat People Church in Long Beach, California, and Reedsville Church in Pennsylvania, rendering members as trespassers on their own property. And just like they did to the Gospel Community Church in Glen Cove, NY 1995 [C&MA sued and lost this case in a jury trial in which attorney Daniel Buttafuoco defended the local church], Chinese Alliance Church, C&MA leaders declared the Community Church of Paramus meetings invalid. As in the case of the Chinese Alliance Church, the CCP mortgage was paid for by the members of this local church. The C&MA leaders trashed and held in complete contempt the local church’s constitution and bylaws, abused their spiritual authority, assassinated the character of its members, and threatened its pastor, Joseph Smaha, by yanking his credentials and declaring him guilty even BEFORE a fair ecclesiastical trial has taken place. Twelve years ago, Bruce Terpstra had falsely accused members of New Life C&MA affiliated church of intending to sue this church. He refused to repent when confronted for bearing false witness to these members or the congregation. A letter was written to Pastor Robert Tilli at Cornerstone C&MA Church, in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, when Bruce Terpstra was Senior Pastor there, informing him that the members had no intention of suing the church. But Terpstra still refused to repent. So it is ironic that now it is Terpstra who has really sued a church that had been in the C&MA. It is further ironic that Pastor Bob Tilli (now Senior Pastor at Cornerstone C&MA Church in New Jersey) gave a sermon (“Loose Lips Sink Ships”) which applies directly to Bruce Terpstra’s destabilizing a church in his own district with loose lips.
Through his attorney, Rev. Bruce Terpstra and Fred Henry of the Metropolitan C&MA District told CCP in writing and in person to give C&MA their church property title and keys to the church, or they will take it by force! This expropriation is reminiscent of Hophni and Phineas, two priests in the book of I Samuel, who wanted the sacrifices for themselves for their own agenda. God thought this was serious enough of an abomination that he destroyed these two wicked priests. Imagine the frightening prospect of Bruce Terpstra becoming a Vice President of the C&MA, like his mentor John Soper? If the act against Community Church of Paramus by Bruce Terpstra and the C&MA is an example of their “Safe Sanctuary Policy,” I would hate to think what unsafe sanctuary would look like in the C&MA. The lawsuit filed by Bruce Terpstra against his own brothers in Christ is now posted at:
BRUCE TERPSTRA, C&MA LAWSUIT TO SEIZE CHURCH PROPERTY
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/01bruceterpstracmapropertyseize.pdf
The C&MA didn’t obey Scripture and it didn’t even comply with its own C&MA
Manual, as C&MA’s own documents bar C&MA Official Employees from suing a
brother in Christ. But that did not stop C&MA District Superintendent Bruce Terpstra:
“You and we of the C&MA are Christians and believe that the Bible commands us to make every effort to live at peace and to resolve disputes in private or within the Christian church (see Matthew 18:15-20); I Corinthians 6:1-8). We agree that any civil claim or dispute arising out of employment with the C&MA shall be settled by
biblically based mediation and, if necessary, legally binding arbitration under a Christian mediation or conciliation process in accordance with the Rules of Procedure promulgated by Peacemakers Ministries, Inc., Billings Montana, United States of America, or its successor. The venue for such mediation or conciliation process shall be Colorado Springs, Colorado, or such other location agreed upon by
you and us. Judgment upon an arbitration award may be entered in any court otherwise having jurisdiction. The foregoing dispute resolution shall be the sole remedy for any dispute or claim arising form or related to your employment with the C&MA that cannot otherwise by resolved through discussions and negotiations and we each expressly waive our right to file a lawsuit in any civil court against the other party, with respect to any such dispute or claim, expect to enforce an arbitration decision. We agree that the governing law applicable to any dispute shall be Colorado law and, as applicable, federal law.”
SOURCE: www.cmalliance.org/jobs/employApp081908.pdf
The plundering of local C&MA churches by C&MA leaders has become so routine, that we continue to see the thousands of C&MA credentialed workers remain novicated and
oblivious to the pain and suffering of the sheep of Community Church of Paramus in
New Jersey, as they did with the Chinese, the Vietnamese Alliance, and Reedsville
C&MA Churches in the U.S. In what effectively can be called a “code of silence” to
protect leaders, they remain silent to the pain of these victims or gnash their teeth in
retaliation to the messenger. It will also be interesting to see what those C&MA churches
that have not been seized will do when their church is targeted for hostile takeover, and
what members who contribute to $900 million Alliance Defense Fund and contribute
tithes and offerings, will say they when their offerings are used to sue more of their
brothers and sisters in Christ? How much of this $900 million or any money deposit in
C&MA bank accounts is available for the local C&MA pastor and church being sued for
his legal fees? This is worse than the offer King Ahab made for Naboth’s Vineyard,
because at least Naboth was offered fair market value for his property. But these local
churches that the C&MA seizes get NOTHING.
Bruce Terpstra and the Metropolitan DEXCOM C&MA leaders did NOT walk in the
same steps as the Apostle Paul with respect to Community Church of Paramus, for Paul told the Corinthians:
“What I want is NOT your possessions”…or “exploit you through any of the men I sent you” but “spend for you EVERYTHING I have.” [2 Cor. 12:14-18].
Take heed of Jesus Christ’s warning of turning his house of prayer into a den of thieves.
In light of the plight of Pastor Joseph Smaha, Community Church of Paramus, I remind all C&MA official workers and members as well a Christians in general that find out about this lawsuit and latest installment by the C&MA which plunders its own churches, with this Scripture:
“ ¶ Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and
we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world’s good,
and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from
him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?” I John 3:16-17
The C&MA seeks to and fro the earth to seek which church it may devour. Members and Official Workers have a choice before them:
Continue sending 6-10% of their income from their churches which may go to finance the lawsuits against and destruction of their own brother(s) thrown into the thicket by the C&MA leaders, or stop sending money to feed the wolves and rather send it to the true victims to pay their expenses to be set free from the thicket. Remember, you could be next!
HISTORY OF C&MA ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION
All God’s Children – The Film
Abuse and Coverup by the C&MA
Among the children abused at Mamou Alliance Academy were director Scott Solary’s … by the Christian and Missionary Alliance that anything had gone wrong:
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C&MA LAWSUIT AGAINST GOSPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH IN GLEN COVE, NY [1995] JURY TRIAL AND JUDGMENT AGAINST THE C&MA
[This is the same Metropolitan C&MA District that is now suing Community Church of Paramus, New Jersey]
Here is the May 2011 testimony emails of John Burns, Pastor of Gospel Community Church. Here is the ruling describing the victory for the local church:
“Dear James,
yes, you have located the correct church that was involved in a
lawsuit with the C&MA and won the case in federal court in 1995. And yes,
Dan Buttafuoco represented us pro-bono. Actually Kelly Brake (a close friend
of mine) had little to do with the case, since I was in-coming pastor who
unbeknownst at the time, inherited much of the property problems. Kelly had
already resigned and went to the mission field, but did come back as a
witness when we had the trial. Previously, the C&MA (Metropolitan District
in New Jersey) had tried to initiate the reversion clause back in 1965 when
the church had bought the property, built the church (with their own money)
and wrote their own constitution and by-laws declaring they were NOT an
integral church but affiliated since they used some of their pastors, but
when Paul Clingin a then Baptist pastor came in 1965, the trouble began. The
board was strong and fought back and they soon backed off …but only to
return feeling we were an unresolved renegade church and tried again. Thus
in 1992, when I became pastor they finally sued us and the case dragged on
for 3 long years, thru 24 depositions which extended as far as older pastors
in Seattle by phone and Ron Julian ( a previous Pastor) as a missionary in
Africa and concluded with a three week jury trial in Uniondale New York
under Judge Spatt. I have read your article and everything you have
described is the same treatment and tactics we endured. Sadly, after all
these years, they still have not learned their lesson after wasting so much
money coming after us and then losing. As for original people, we do have
two other people on the board still here from 1992, but older people from
1965 board we used at the time to testify are gone. The only survivor I know
of from that time is Paul Clingin who lives in rifle Colorado and would be
in his eighties by now. He was the original baptist pastor that was here in
1965. I hope this helps some. The Lords grace in resolving your case.
Sincerely, John Burns”
“Dear James,
Nothing is confidential. They offered us money to seal our lips at the end of the case and I refused. Enclosed is the newspaper article that appeared in Long Island’s Newsday at the end of the case in 1995 and also one of the motions that has the doc info of the case. Please see attached…
In Him – John”
“Of course it was over doctrine, as Kelly Brake was Baptized in Holy spirit, followed by many in the church which was/is against C&MA “Seek-not, Forbid Not” doctrinal policy, but that is besides the point. In Court when we had the trial, Judge Spatt dismissed any “Spiritual Squabbles” (as he called it) and judged the merit of the case on legal ramifications based on intent and conveyance of property. The Judge said and I quote, “I leave both sides to work out their spiritual differences and that has no bearing on the case when it comes to property.” Remember, the infamous ‘reversion clause’ is a legal maneuver that has nothing to do with church business or at least it shouldn’t. Somehow denominations have brought it into church business because when used legitimately it does serve to protect a church from cultish ways that would seek to intrude. Sadly, like many things in life, the mechanism has been abused and used to oppress as well. It all boiled down to three things in our case and will in yours, – was the reversion clause adopted in any of three documents: 1) Charter 2) Constitution-Bylaws 3) Property Deed. If found there, it’s a problem. However, even if it is there – was it adopted properly by church Governing board and congregation? In our case it was not found in any of the three, but they did attempt to amend it by putting pressure on one of their pastors to secretly insert it and failed in 1950. In 1983, they did try and have another C&MA pastor hold a misleading meeting to convey the property and change the name of church back to Glen Cove Alliance when it had been “Community Gospel for twenty years. Listen, I know in discovery stage you want to trun over every stone to prepare a defense but believe me this is all that will matter before a judge, not the doctrinal stuff. And oh btw .. the RICCO approach was an idea we kicked around as an approach too, since clearly there is a repetitive use of reversion clauses to rob people of property. However, under Dan Buttafuoco’s guidance we abandoned it and instead chose to counter-sue to put pressure on them and that helped to give some leverage. We later dropped the counter-suit…Dan has now weighed in on this and wrote a letter to the pastor and sent me a copy. I’m assuming you have not seen it yet, so I include it for your reading. He’s open for you to give him a call, if you choose. Please see below.
Empathizing with you, John”
Court Rulings of C&MA suit against Community Gospel Church:
NEWSDAY ARTICLE of Community Gospel Church victory against C&MA:
“Blessed with Court Win, Congregation Given Control of Property”:
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CHINESE ALLIANCE C&MA HIJACKING CASE
El Paso County, Colorado District Court Lawsuit Case #08CV971:
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/02cmachinesehijacking.pdf
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NYACK COLLEGE ALUMNI DESERT FELLOW CHINESE C&MA MEMBERS
http://rock-tosalt.cephasministry.com/NyackCollegeAlumniDesertChineseCMAMembers.pdf
RESPONSE TO CHARGES & ATTACKS BY C&MA PASTORS RE CHINESE
CHURCH SEIZURE
(Don’t count on any them to hear the SOS cries of the Community Church of Paramus):
http://rock-to-salt.cephasministry.com/CMASkullandCrossbonesRM.pdf
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VIETNAMESE C&MA BOAT PEOPLE CHURCH HIJACKING CASE:
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04cmavietnamesehijackingapril232008.pdf
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REEDSVILLE C&MA CHURCH IN PENNSLYVANIA HIJACKING CASE: ULTIMATE ROTTEN FRUIT OF PURPOSE DRIVEN TREE
http://rock-tosalt.cephasministry.com/ultimate_rotten_fruit_of_purpose_driven_tree.html
“Our church [Reedsville C&MA] was closed when we refused to incorporate the new “emergent church” philosophy into our church and we were given 8 weeks to vacate the parsonage when we were in the midst of a serious medical emergency with our daughter. A small group continued to hold prayer meetings, Bible studies and services from home to home, and the District ordered us to stop, even when we
were in our new home and no longer affiliated with the C&MA.”
Pastor Bob Iddings
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http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05cmabobiddingsheist.pdf
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CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH REPORTED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF A FEMALE STAFF MEMBER
Report by Albert and Aimee Anderson
http://www.purposedrivel.com/2009/02/generation-of-vipers-by-albert-anderson.html
CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE & ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
REVERSION CLAUSE…LICENSES TO STEAL
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/06reversioncommentary2010.pdf
INVESTIGATION OF REV. JOHN SOPER & C&MA COVERUP
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/07investigationofrevjohnsoper.pdf
INVESTIGATION OF DONALD LICHI & EMERGE COUNSELING, UPCOMING SPEAKER AT C&MA GENERAL COUNCIL 2011
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08emergedurstndurst.pdf
(Search: “AN ANALYSIS OF EMERGE MINISTRIES, INC.”)
Donald Lichi is a C&MA member and is one of their top leaders, Psychologist at
EMERGE Ministries, a Christian Mental Health Center, is supposed to field and
receive reports of abuse. I sent him a report of abuse. He refused to listen to this
[or any future] report about abuse. Dr. Lichi currently chairs the Sensitive Issues
Consultative Group (SICG) for the C&MA. Here is what C&MA Guidelines
for Sensitive Issues Consultative Group Evaluation .. states:
“Who makes up the SICG? Answer from C&MA policy:
The Sensitive Issues Consultative Group (SICG) is a committee created by the Board of Directors in order to support an orderly response to reported incidents of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse in a manner which consistently seeks to promote healing and restoration for both victims and perpetrators of abuse…”
The C&MA pastors and congregants need to know that when anyone submits an abuse report, as I submitted to Donald Lichi, Chairman of SICG, that they will most likely be met with “please remove me from your mailing list.” Dr. Lichi further wants his refusal to be kept a secret and confidential, effectively rendering and barring any Christian from
carrying out Matthew 18. This does not surprise because a C&MA leader once told me
that “they tried Matthew 18 before but it didn’t work, so they don’t do it anymore.” So it
is pretty clear who is a good watchman on the wall vs. derelict watchman on the wall.
C&MA members should be warned that Donald Lichi will be a speaker at their October
2011 General Council. I guess they have learned nothing from the C&MA Abuse Scandal
in New Guinea that the C&MA covered up for years…it seems as if they just turn a deaf
ear to plight of the abused should anyone ever dare to trust him and submit a new report
of abuse, particularly if they are what C&MA collaborator Rick Warren calls “resisters”
and “enemies of the 21st Century” and “Sanballats…leaders from Hell”.
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C&MA ABUSE IN CANADA AS REPORTED BY CHRISTIAN WEEK
(Canada’s leading Christian News publication)
http://www.canadianchristianity.com/cgibin/na.cgi?nationalupdates/050623covenant
Also see:
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/pdlresisters.htm
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ABUSE & EXPLOITATION IN OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS WHEN SILENCE IN THE FACE OF INQUITY BECAME DEADLY:
The C&MA and the Assemblies of God have almost identical methods for hijacking local churches. Here is a recent AOG case which virtually mirrors what Bruce Terpstra and the Metropolitan C&MA District of New York and New Jersey did in the case he filed against the local Community Church of Paramus by the C&MA:
GEORGE WOOD’S & DUANE DURST’S SEIZURE OF ANOTHER LOCAL CHURCH:
REPORT ON ASSEMBLIES OF GOD SERIAL BULLIES FROM THE PULPIT
Update:
NY SUPREME COURT RULING SLAMS ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
LEADERS WOOD AND DURST WHO HIJACKED LOCAL CHURCH
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/assemblies-of-god-serial-bullies-fromthe-
pulpit/
ROMAN CATHOLIC ABUSE CASE ON FRONTLINE TELEVISION
Entitled: “THE SILENCE” [‘The Church handled it internally’]
This documentary film virtually mirrors what happened in the C&MA reflected in the “All God’s Children” Film [cited above] Abuse and Coverup by the C&MA:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/the-silence/
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We’re n longer church attenders, but the Midwest District of the C&MA did the same to us back in the 1990s. Apparently our presence in the community was worth less than the market rate of 1/2 an acre of suburban land.
I’m sorry for everyone who had had to endure this.
We moved to Bakersfield recently and just started to attend a CMA church. While we like the pastor and doctrine, the actions of the Metropolitan District are an abomination. It seems like CMA was very happy to admit the church into their ranks with the very likely possibility they could take over the church and sell them out for the money. What about the Biblical admonitions against lawsuits?? Why can’t they let this church go as easily as they admitted them?
we just read the story on WND and feel outraged (on behalf of the people of the local church). Is there anything that can be done by lay people such as us–in New York, no less. Is Dan Buttafuoco admitted to practice law in New Jersey? If so, can he be approached? If so, maybe he cannot do it pro bono, if he needs money is there any fund raising that can be done? I want to follow this case. Can you make sure you post me with updates. Thank you very much.
@tim
Tim
I am not sure what you are attempting to imply is it that I am a liar or that after two years of service I am able to ascertain for which organization I was working?
The C&MA currently has 3 branches of its mission arm that do not come under the great commission fund( Market Place Ministries, Cama Services, Envision), where Missionaries are required to raise their support to one degree or another.
I could show you tax documentation from the C&MA. Although the C&MA directed my activities, dictated what I could or could not do and I was in every way an employee they insisted on issuing a 1099. Perhaps this is information in which the IRS would be interested.
Not sure where you are gathering your information? Perhaps from the C&MA spin magazine “Alife”. I know another SELF FUNDED MISSIONARY with the C&MA who received a request to write an article detailing his ministry, the only restriction was that he not mention that he was self funded. Also , It was very interesting to see stories develop on the field that were later reported in Alife. Interesting to see how facts became distorted some prominent missionaries became the focus while others that were key to the story were not even mentioned, all the while over dramatizing the facts. Perhaps they play by the same rules as Hollywood” based on a true story” with full artistic license.
There is a joke within international ministries that everyone within the ranks of any import hails from one of two families. The truth is often spoken in jest and this is no joke it would appear that if you are family you’re in if not good luck.
The C&MA looks good on paper but their true beliefs are accurately reflected in their actions. Whether MK school abuse and subsequent decades of denial, revision clause, disposing of personnel without reason, nepotism , or false advertising to manipulate the masses the C&MA has a serious integrity problem. In an stated attempt to bring the gospel to the world and play a part in the restoration of the broken relationship between God and humankind they regularly show contempt by treating relationships as disposable, willing to sacrifice individuals for resources or self preservation. The resulting damage done appears to far out weight any good that might come from their efforts. Even if they do more good than harm, pragmatism is not now nor has it ever been a Biblical paradigm. We are called to with conviction do what is right and rest assured that God will faithfully walk us through any consequences that may come. The Bible is full of accounts of those who by faith trusted God and did the right thing even at the risk of death.
I have personal relationship with a number of folks that have been harmed by the C&MA’s inability to value people. The revision clause and other abuses have not gone unnoticed by the average C&MA members who by the way foot the bill for everything the C&MA does. I spoke with one gentleman in his 70’s who grew up in C&MA .He expressed to me his loss of faith in the C&MA to act justly after hearing of the many abuses that have come to light recently. I could go on and give detail about other missionaries that had the same experience as I, other who are so turned off about the churches that were abusively closed under the revision clause, others who urged us not to send our children to MK school because they knew so and so who attended Mamou and the tremendous lifelong damage they suffered.
Tim you are either ignorant of the things taking place in the C&MA or you are well steeped in the culture of the C&MA and perhaps even one of lineage in which case shame on you. Take this for what it is a rebuke.
Odd, but when I read through the lawsuit it sounds like the church chose to join the C&MA – didn’t communicate any issues to the C&MA (but apparently had many) – and when they were treated according to everything they had agreed to, they decided to pull out. I am not a member of the C&MA and I don’t see where they did anything unbiblical in this situation. Sounds like they did their best to work the situation out through biblical means, but the church wouldn’t comply.
Thank you for your post. Actually someone does read the post submission…though not all are posted.
I am very familiar with reversion clause, I wrote a document on it:
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/06reversioncommentary2010.pdf
I would just like to point out further, that the Reversion clause is not full proof in the event of fraud. Secondly any local church which has a non-profit tax status and legitimate Corporation issued by the State, is a legal person. Therefore, even if the clause is in the constitution, it can change or obliterate that provision so long as the testator lives, as it is effectively and legally how a will works. It can’t be change after it dies. This is also supported biblically in Hebrews Chapter 9 vs. 16-18. The will is in force ONLY when the testator dies…but still can be legally contested after the death of the non-profit corp if fraud, deception, slander, extortion can be documented.
The non-profit corp board can will it to another living corporation too. In another words if a church is alive (and a legal entity), it can change its will, so it can’t get hijacked as in the case of C&MA and Assemblies of God churches. And this does not even factor in that a church should sever its ties to the C&MA for its promotion and even compulsory indoctrination of a host of false teachers such as Rick Warren and a long list I can send you.
I am also intimately familiar with John Soper and recent posted the investigation of him and the C&MA at: http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RevJohnSoperFormalInvestigation1999.pdf
not that anyone will read this
but a few issues
first to the initial comment – THE CMA MISSIONARIES DO NOT raise their own support, they are supported by the great commission fund. if you were raising your own support it was not a CMA project.
second what you are calling into question is the REVERSION CLAUSE and is in EVERY CMA church’s bylaws. if a church attempts to leave the denomination all properties revert to ownership to the district.
there are multitude of reasons for this the most important is to curb pastors from teaching and preaching false doctrines and building followings and then splitting the church.
My family and I have been abused and mistreated by the cma. We spend 2 yrs serving overseas raising our own support we were deceived and outright lied to multiple times. After sacrificing all our worldly possessions and successfully serving 2 yrs we were summarily dismissed without justification or reasonable explanation. When we attempted to discuss with them they lied and denied and showed no concern for my family and I. We have no home no income nothing and this did not faze them in the least. Everything I have experienced and suffered at the hands of the cma is commensurate with that which is expressed in this article.
I have no problem with calling ministries into account. What I see as alarming is the abrasive way in which you do it. I missed where your published material calls us to pray for the C&MA or any other pastor or ministry. You point the finger with no grace…. no call to prayer. How sad. How ignorant of Scripture. You are squandering an opportunity with your less than loving tone.
The answer to your question is, in fact, posted. It is the link to the Terpstra’s court file when he sued Community Church of Paramus, NJ. In fact, it is the very first link:
BRUCE TERPSTRA, C&MA LAWSUIT TO SEIZE CHURCH PROPERTY
http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/01bruceterpstracmapropertyseize.pdf
What you have not made public are the reasons why the Metro District has taken this action against the Community Church in NJ. I am unable to come to a balanced conclusion on this matter until I see both sides of the argument. Is it possible to make public why this is happening?