If anyone is attending the Keswick convention next week and is interested in meeting others who were once part of Struthers, feel free to drop me a PM with your name and contact details. I will pass this to others who are in a similar position - who are attending and willing to meet up. That will allow anyone to pass on their contact details without these personal details being associated wit
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I have been asked to publish the following: This post relates to a specific complaint that had been raised and mentioned on the forum. The person concerned has not accepted this is a satisfactory outcome and the matter is now subject to legal proceedings. With regard to this matter, the reply to Pauline’s Open letter said: QuoteReply to open letter by PAA What we can say now is that we
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I have been asked to post the following: Hugh Blair Black, was born on 22 July 1922 6.35pm at Auchenfoyle Farm, Kilmacolm. His parents were John Black, farmer and Mary Speirs Black (Maiden Surname Orr). They were married on 24th November 1904 in Kilmacolm. Hugh was married on 8 July 1943 by J G Lamond, Registrar, at the Registry Office, Blythswood Glasgow. Details were: Hugh Blair B
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I have been asked to publish the following information: I am an ex-attendee of SMC who still follows some of their sermons as I am concerned that people I know are still listening to what is preached from the platform. I was particularly concerned about the Friday morning sermon at the recent church camp (which can be accessed via the SMC webpage). Rather than taking the opportunity to preach
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Pauline Anderson Reasons for Resignation Letter Directors Response to Pauline Anderson Letter Pauline Anderson Response to the Directors Letter
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I have received a copy of the open reply from Struthers to Alan and been asked to post this here - see below. FF Dear Alan, > As you have made your letter open and available to > anyone on request, our reply is also open in the > same fashion. > Thank you for your patience in awaiting a response > to your letter. The Christmas holidays with its > attendant family c
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A number of people have mentioned “open letters” to the leaders of Struthers. I have been told there are two of these, one from Pauline Anderson and one from Alan Martin. I enclose below a copy of the letter from Alan Martin which I have been asked to post. Dear Members of the Board and Ministers I am writing to you at the end of many weeks of thought, prayer and reflection on recen
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You may recall I, on behalf of others, posted the complaint that was submitted to the Directors of Struthers and their reply. If there are open letters or other similar material, I would be happy to post to maintain the anonymity of the person providing this info. Just send me a PM.
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Further to the earlier posts with the complaint that was submitted to Struthers Memorial Church, the initial response and the follow-up, all posted above, here is the response to the follow-up. To Whom It May Concern Thank you for your email 30 August 2024. We are sorry you are not satisfied with the response. We are grateful to you for taking the time to detail your reflections on our
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Here is the follow up to the complaint that was sent to Struthers Memorial Church. Thank you for your response to our complaint of 19th June 2024. We are following up regarding this matter as we are not satisfied with the response. At the simplest and most mundane level, we do not accept that your response fulfils the requirements of your own policy. We do not understand how any compl
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I said in my last post I would post the response to the complaint in about a week. You can find this below. This is not the end of the story though, as a follow-up letter was then submitted. I will post the follow up in a few days. The response, sent as a letter enclosed in an email message said the following. To Whom It May Concern I refer to your complaint of 19th June 2024. I
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I have never been a member of Struthers Memorial Church and have not posted here before, but know people who have and have seen the impact on their lives. I will not really be posting anything about myself or my opinions though, I have just set up this account as I have been asked to pass on some info. I have set up the account so that the info is not associated with any of the other people w
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