A View from the Pews: Reprise #11 Why Would the Church Sue Members and Former Members?

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Another court continuance drags out the personal injury case against FCCF/Christ First and Steve Wingfield that was filed in October, 2021. A mediation meeting in the personal injury case against Steve Wingfield and FCCF/Christ First ends with further delay until the end of July. You can keep up with court dates with this link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21 … Read more

A View From the Pews: Reprise #10 — Truth Will Out

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Another court continuance drags out the personal injury case against FCCF/Christ First and Steve Wingfield that was filed in October, 2021. A mediation meeting in the personal injury case against Steve Wingfield and FCCF/Christ First ends with further delay. You can keep up with court dates with this link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21   Truth cannot be denied … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise #9 – The Issue of Reporting

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The personal injury case against FCCF/Christ First and Steve Wingfield was filed in October, 2021. In a little over a week, it comes before a judge again. Perhaps we will see resolution this time. A mediation meeting in the personal injury case against Steve Wingfield and FCCF/Christ First is set for April 18, 2023. I’ll … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise #8 — Truth at What Cost?

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A mediation meeting in the personal injury case against Steve Wingfield and FCCF/Christ First is set for April, 2023. I’ll be going through my previous posts to bring you up to speed on the story line. You can keep up with court dates with this link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21   Lawsuits and loss of employment become weapons … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise #6 — Changes in Bylaws

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A mediation meeting in the personal injury case against Steve Wingfield and FCCF/Christ First is set for April, 2023. I’ll be going through my previous posts to bring you up to speed on the story line. You can keep up with court dates with this link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21   Changes in the bylaws of my former … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise #5 When the Pastor Overrides Advice of the Elders

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A mediation meeting in the personal injury case against Steve Wingfield and FCCF/Christ First is set for April, 2023. I’ll be going through my previous posts to bring you up to speed on the story line. You can keep up with court dates with this link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21   The biblical design for a church includes … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise #4 Can We Come Along Side the Victims?

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A mediation meeting in the personal injury case is set for April, 2023. I’ll be going through my previous posts to bring you up to speed on the story line. You can keep up with court dates with this link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21   The abuse in my testimony spanned the gamut of physical, emotional and spiritual. … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise #3

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A mediation meeting in the personal injury case is set for April, 2023. I’ll be going through my previous posts to bring you up to speed on the story line. https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21 Your story is your experience and no one else’s. Your interpretations and perceptions of what happened are unique to you. Don’t allow anyone else … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise of Events Post 2

A View from the Pews

The issues that took place at FCCF sent shock waves through the congregation and emptied most of the pews. If you are one who left the church, I am praying for your heart to hear a word of encouragement in this project. Were you left voiceless? Were you damaged by the church in shreds? We … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise of Events

A View from the Pews

This is the true story of a church in America’s Bible Belt, the First Christian Church (renamed Christ First) in Florissant, Missouri–a church with a meager beginning and record of steady growth for forty-nine years until the weight of sexual abuse charges against a youth minister left it, and its congregation, broken. This is a … Read more