QuoteRoman Descentone more thing that I forgot to add: We finally started to return to church, last ditch effort to find some people who live what they hear providing it is the truth. We are taking it slow, but it is either Church of God or Christ, I do not remember but will find out soon. One thing going for this group, they say that there are NO PERFECT people a far cry from the mystical eludi
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Hi Tom I read your post with interest. My name is Jana Foster (it was Jana Coates at the time). I was one of the original members in Indiana, joining in 1972 when I was about 14. When the split between Hobart Freeman and Bro. Meade happened I chose to stay with the End Time Ministries group. I believe we began meeting at the Meades' garage in Daleville IN shortly after the split occur
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum (obviously), but I was one of the original members of the Indiana group from early 70s. I lived in New Castle, IN and I worshipped in the home of the Berfangers in New Castle IN (led by a "Sister June" who lived in the same neighborhood), and in a house in Muncie near the Ball State University campus where I heard both Hobart Freeman and Charl
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How long were you there? I was one of the original members in Indiana in 1970 but left (was shunned, actually) after my youngest child died of cancer in 1982. It wasn't like it is now, and from what I've been reading Meade's second wife, Marlene, is the driving force behind the change. Does Meade preach much now? I heard he was now in a fancy nursing home, but that informat
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum (obviously), but I was one of the original members of the Indiana group from early 70s. I lived in New Castle, IN and I worshipped in the home of the Berfangers in New Castle IN (led by a "Sister June" who lived in the same neighborhood), and in a house in Muncie near the Ball State University campus where I heard both Hobart Freeman and Char
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