Dear Berean Baptist church members,
This Blog is intended for the members of Berean Baptist Church to meet and discuss what's going on in OUR church. If you're like me, you've been a FAITHFUL, TITHING church member for years. There have always been a few issues here and there over the years, but no church is perfect. Unfortunatley, there are a number of issues going on at church and it's time that deal with the issues. I'm tired of being told we are in a fight with somebody and not being told why.
If you look around you noticed the Cochrans are no longer at church. They were escorted off property. Anytime you say something that ticks Preacher off, it's his right to have you leave the church. There's some debate over whether of not Bro. Cochran was dismissed as a Deacon or if he resigned. According to church bylaws and the Bible, the members voted him in, and members have to vote him out. I remember voting him in, I did not vote him out. Nothing was ever discussed with us about the issue. Bro. Stanley just let us know that the church had a "bowel movement". Wow! I love The Cochrans, I thought The church loved them too. What a way to talk about a FAITHFUL, TITHING BROTHER IN CHRIST. According to Preacher, we're at war with him. Apparently Bro. Cochran has been stealing from the church, and he threatened to kill members of the Neal family! Who knew after all this time, money, and service, that Bro. Cochran was actually working with the DEVIL, Bro McClean, and Dr. Miller to destroy preacher and take ove the church! Not, I'm not exactly sure, but I'm pretty sure the Cochrans are financially stable. I think Bro. McClean owns a couple of sucessful businesses, and he's busy, when would he have to run the church? I don't know! Dr. Miller-he has his own church, a church, by the way, is not $6.6 million dollars in debt! (I don't think he wants ours!)
We as church members really should have some serious questions about the finances of Berean Baptist Church. Way back when we were told that we won the law suit, from what I understand it was about 4 million, where did that money go? Why is our church still in this much debt? Where did the mission house actually come from? Why were we told from the pulpit that we purchased property in New Mexico when we really didn't? (it was really not a purchase, but a lease with option to buy) Where are the church by laws? Shouldn't the Deacon be part of the financial meetings and actually know what is going on? For some reason, we as members are not allowed to know the details of what is going on. Hmmm, I thought since we give the money that the finances were suppose to be public knowledge. Do the deacons know? Ask a deacon and see what happens. We as members should stand together and ask these questions.
I hope the members will join this blog and post your own questions. I will have more to post at a later date.
