Don't you think they should check a pastor's references when comin from another organization?
Troy Deroy Perry II (born July 27, 1940) founded the Metropolitan Community Church, a Christian denomination with a special affirming ministry with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, in Los Angeles on October 6, 1968.
His fanaticism increasing, Perry dropped out of high school,[4] but was a licensed Baptist preacher by the age of 15 years old.[5] He married a preacher's daughter named Pearl Pinion in 1959, remembering, "I was always interested in pastor's daughters because I thought they would make good preacher's wives. I didn't love her when I married her, but I did love her after our first year."[6] They had two sons and were relocated to Illinois where Perry attended Midwest Bible College and Moody Bible Institute. Perry was the preacher at a small Church of God, and sometimes had sexual relationships with other men, but considered it just youthful exploration. When he was 19 years old, however, church administrators told him one of the men he had been with had told them what they had done. He was forced to leave the church immediately.[7]
They moved to Southern California, pastoring at a Church of God of Prophecy. Perry's wife found his copy of The Homosexual in America by Donald Webster Cory, that he kept hidden under the mattress and their marriage quickly dissolved. After being directed to pray about being led astray by his homosexual feelings, Perry's bishop told him to renounce himself in the pulpit and resign. Perry worked in a Sears department store, and was drafted for the army in 1965 where he served two years in Germany.[
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If you haven't heard the General Overseer of the COGOP has resigned. Originally it was said it was family problems with a press release. Then a letter was sent out to Churches that it was marital problems. However, the Tennessee rumor mill says it is worst than that. Due to the nature of what is being said I would rather not repeat it. However, this problem or situation or lifestyle is prominent throughout the COGOP. Apparently, there is a cover up and the former overseer gets his salary for a year and a half until the new General Overseer is appointed. But it doesn't end there other leaders and overseers are in the same situation and have taken over the control of Church government. Look out it will hit the fan soon and all we be revealed. I'm not judging anyone, but lets be honest with our people, ourselves and God. More information will be coming soon. But keep an eye out in California. Leaders are ransacking, buildings, churches and even bank accounts.
ReplyDeleteand I don't know if you've heard, but Proverbs 17:4 says, "Wrongdoers listen to evil talk; liars pay attention to destructive words." If you don't know that these statements are true, then you shouldn't repeat them or even allude to them, and the fact that it came from a "rumor mill" is reason enough to close your ears to it. You talked about not judging people, but you are listening to people who are making judgements based on one very small part of the story and then spreading those judgements.
DeleteThe bishop stepped down out of respect for his family and the office he held in order to take time for restoration, which is the most biblical way to deal with it. The fact that people are so eager to believe the absolute worst when a man of God is going through a difficult time is shameful. I will continue to lift him and his family up in prayer.
Anonymous, I couldn't agree more.
DeleteOne of the most damaging issues with the COGOP is how homosexuals and bisexuals were able to become ministers and rise to high positions. Many of these were in the youth work, even becoming general youth directors in Cleveland, TN, such as Darrel Tabert and a couple of other. Some, like Dwight Lawrence, who was youth director in CA was caught, but not before he victimized many young men across the country. These predators were also evengalists and pasters. One of them reached the top in Greece, Chris Status, with victums in several countries, including the US. They, the homosexuals/bisexuals, used the ministry to get young teenage boys, but they also had/have a friends who are also like them, who they are on the "down-low" with. Some were married with children and their wives knew what was going on. There needs to be a "me too" which names these preditors in the COGOP.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered about Dwight Lawrence. He was in our state for awhile. He seemed really interested in the young men in the church. He was very interested in my brother as well. I new nothing about homosexuality. But wow, I was researching the church and came across this. Im researching the my belief that the church is a cult...especially before current rule changes.
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