Category: Christian
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New leg, new outlook for Presiding Commissioner
OZARK, MO — Christian County Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris had his left leg amputated below the knee after a nasty Brown recluse bite infected him in May. Click here for background story. Now, at 75, the county official and retired pharmacist is determined to walk again once his new prosthetic leg arrives in the near… Read more
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Assemblies of God leaders block plea to investigate James River Church
SPRINGFIELD, MO — You can’t fight city hall. Or the Assemblies of God. A spokesman seeking audience with General Superintendent Don Miller of the Assemblies of God Fellowship was promptly thrown under the bus during an informal hearing. Geoffrey Hafelekarspitze, a church legal activist, (whose last name is as long as the grievances racked up… Read more
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Truth now: Mom kicked out of James River Church reveals church nightmare!
The mom who got kicked out of James River Church on Mother’s Day, Rahela Petian, a Romanian mother of five, shared the following nightmare revealing a tragic truth about the megachurch! Click here for her shocking story about getting kicked out of church! 3:37AM 6/18/24 I frantically woke up from a very vivid dream. I… Read more
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Truth now: My connection to James River Church founders
John Lindell didn’t start James River Church. Tim Carpenter did. I attended James River Assembly (now James River Church) in 1998 when Tim Carpenter went missing. Tim was a co-founder of James River Assembly and John Lindell was in his youth group at Oak Grove Assembly in the 1980s. Here is a link to part… Read more
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James River Church family won $1 million settlement against Park Crest Assembly
The following article is reprinted from a 1996 Associated Press article. It happened to a friend of mine in Springfield, MO. Beth Rutherford never knew she had a tormented childhood until she went to a church therapist for counseling. Under the counselor’s guidance, she recalled how her minister father repeatedly raped her, got her pregnant,… Read more
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Evangel University staffer questions CCT’s motives now
I got a call from an Evangel University staff member yesterday after my article came out about a former teacher there quitting. Read the article by clicking here. I had no idea who she was, but Grant Olson, an outspoken advocate of accountability at James River Church, contacted me bright and early Tuesday morning to… Read more
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Truth now: Why Evangel University teacher quit!
SPRINGFIELD, MO — An Evangel University teacher, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the CCT why he quit after years of teaching there. “Since Covid, we have lost our self-control in this culture,” he said. “People go to class when they feel like it. They work when they feel like it. It’s all based on… Read more