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Daughter of Dorcas
Many of us gave money to TPC for the stewardship campaign. The money was given to purchas the trophy shop and the little house next door to it. That way expansion or new construction of a larger church could be accomplished. This was always the goal as it was posed to my husband and I. However that is not how the stewardship money was used. A bus was purchased, I was there when my husband asked if the bus was purchased to pickup shut ins so they could attend church and the answer was yes according both a Deacon and an Elder. The bus did nothing but drive around Asbury field on the pretence of picking up people, what a monstrous waste of money. I could go on. The law us quite clear, churches can only use money for the purpose a donor gives it. The money we gave was misused. We certainly did not give it to give Mike a golden parachute severance package to leave town. Yet, Jeff Barnes and Debbie Bowman have indicated that it will take them 30 days to review our demand for the return of our money. It seems pretty simple to me, we were defrauded by TPC, our money was used in a manner that was never intended. The law says that TPC owes us a refund, unless we choose to decline one which we will not do. We shouldn't have had to ask. It certainly should not take 30 days to figure all this out. Since the state attorney general only wants to know about misconduct, but cannot legally do anything, then perhaps it is time to call the County Prosecutors officer. Laws have been broken and Jeff Barnes and Debbie Bowman are responsible.
If Cyndi removed check requests and other accounting documentation in order to create circumstantial evidence that looked damning, as has been alleged by the remaining TPC Elders and staff, in an attempt to frame our Dear Sister In Christ then shouldn't local law officials be investigating? If someone creates circumstantial evidence so that an innocent person is wrongly convicted of a crime which happened when TPC held their meeting and tried Pastor Jackie in the court of public opinion of TPC members, they have I am sure commited a criminal act. Those that allowed it to happen are accomplices. If this were to happen in a for profit company, someone would go to jail. However, since this happened at a church we all should ignore the truth and offer forgiveness and grace to unrepentent church officials?
We want my money back and we want Pastor Jackie given a public apology from the pulpit during the sermon, not as an aside during the worship portion of a service which no one who has left can hear by listening to Jeff's sermon.
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A couple of thoughts come to mind as I read this post:
First, those who continue to give of their financial resources are foolish to do so.
Secondly, a full and complete forensic audit of ALL accounts MUST be performed if Jeff is to have any hope of credibility and trust restored.
Which brings me to my last point: If Elders and staff knew of a concerted effort by M and C to defame, slander and frame Jackie and yet chose to remain silent, or worse, chose to participate is this game of satan, those Elders and Staff are wicked and need to step down. This includes Jeff and Kim,
Jeff and Ron, and Debbie.
An outside consultant with no ties to TPC or this forum came in and his conclusion was no different than many on this forum. In my opinion Turning Point Church is a Cult...not a church. J and K are cult leaders, not pastors; and those who attend are cult members who continue to brain washed and manipulated.
Regarding an apology to Jackie: TPC leaders need to take out a full page ad in the local news paper and apologize to Jackie and to the community. Jackie's name has been publicly drug through the mud and TPC used the community to advance its own agenda-the enrichment of its leadership on the backs of its cult members.
Finally- where are M and C? What are they doing? Are they starting another "church"? Why are they not being called to accountability? Is this not like the priests who molest the children and are then quietly shuttled off to another location to begin anew? Shame on Jeff and Kim and the TPC leadership for enabling M and C's departure. Who are M and C conning now?