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Hopelesslyhurt
New Bremen, OH
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Avoid this clickish church. They have no idea how to care for others and the leadership has prejudice ideas. They look good on the outside but don;t be fooled by their phony beliefs. They only care about the Elitism of their clicks. If your not part of the group then you will always remain a stranger. Don't get fooled either into opening up, they will just dash your hopes for connecting. Unless you have the money and influence their looking for to fund their next debt or should I say project. They like to look good to the community but won't help a poor widow or homeless person in need. New Bremens Finest, what a joke of a church!
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Gary
New Bremen, OH
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I can recall how terrible this church treated a friend of mine. They will never return because of the lack of loving acceptance you would think a church would extend to new people. Definately an country club group of individuals.
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EDDIE
New Bremen, OH
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Gary wrote: I can recall how terrible this church treated a friend of mine. They will never return because of the lack of loving acceptance you would think a church would extend to new people. Definately an country club group of individuals. I heard Faith Alliance shows movies during Sunday School class. One of the movies showed a women having an orgasm, people getting body parts chopped off, actors using the Lords name in vain. What ever happened to the church being Holy Ground, have they no respect! These same individuals leading the class room act like they eat and sleep "The moral High Ground" (as an Republican),and treat others like they live in sin (Democrates). They are the first to judge and first to keep you from having an opinion. People in the class room are expected to listen to their alienation of others as though they are the majority (rulers). To their surprise there maybe some people who believe in being real (open minded)to others instead of closed off from others (close minded). To bad they're like a terrible Father who says "Do as I say, not as I do". I have found more reality living people on the outside of Faith Alliances four walls, than on the inside. It strikes some of us at Faith Alliance funny that the main buzz word for the Pastor, Worship Leader and Deacons is "This is REALITY". What a joke! Their reality is contrary to their actions. They often speak of people being drawn to the Lord through their Godly Character & Attitude. So far in over 5 years not one single person has heeded an alter call from two different Pastor's! Must be no one believes that good character is what it takes, or even though members have shiny reputations, it only appears on the surface, once people dig deeper they can see the judgmental attitude of Faith Alliances "Best of the Best". Or should I say the worlds finest "Home Grown Bible School High Pressured Play Church Convesions". No REALITY in this Church other than REAL MESSED UP.
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Gary
New Bremen, OH
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EDDIE wrote: <quoted text> I heard Faith Alliance shows movies during Sunday School class. One of the movies showed a women having an orgasm, people getting body parts chopped off, actors using the Lords name in vain. What ever happened to the church being Holy Ground, have they no respect! These same individuals leading the class room act like they eat and sleep "The moral High Ground" (as an Republican),and treat others like they live in sin (Democrates). They are the first to judge and first to keep you from having an opinion. People in the class room are expected to listen to their alienation of others as though they are the majority (rulers). To their surprise there maybe some people who believe in being real (open minded)to others instead of closed off from others (close minded). To bad they're like a terrible Father who says "Do as I say, not as I do". I have found more reality living people on the outside of Faith Alliances four walls, than on the inside. It strikes some of us at Faith Alliance funny that the main buzz word for the Pastor, Worship Leader and Deacons is "This is REALITY". What a joke! Their reality is contrary to their actions. They often speak of people being drawn to the Lord through their Godly Character & Attitude. So far in over 5 years not one single person has heeded an alter call from two different Pastor's! Must be no one believes that good character is what it takes, or even though members have shiny reputations, it only appears on the surface, once people dig deeper they can see the judgmental attitude of Faith Alliances "Best of the Best". Or should I say the worlds finest "Home Grown Bible School High Pressured Play Church Convesions". No REALITY in this Church other than REAL MESSED UP. Faith Alliance is planning on sending a group to AFRICA via $28,000.00. Sounds like a good way to waste money when people in their own congregation have lost their jobs. No help for those in need, just give others a free vacation safari. Losers..........
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Hopelesslyhurt
New Bremen, OH
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Faith Alliance is a church full of "Son's who never left Home". Like the story of the prodical son. Members here believe their good deeds and faithful devotion afford them special position. They will not go outside the doors of their tight white, pure breed, conservative republican,upper middle class, church grown members to evangelize the poor prodical son (lost sinners). No Father's heart found in New Bremen's Christian Alliance Church. The robe and ring have been given to the most prominent members. The prodical has no home in this church but people half way around the world can recieve alliances "Feed the Sinner with a Long Stick" missionary funding. What a joke...the only evangelism promoted by this church denomination comes in the form of " Its easier just to pay someone else to do the intimate work of Lovinging the less than lovable (sinner). Its Quick..Painless...Fast...Affor dable...we can keep our hands clean and our church free of the LOCAL TRASH. My advice to anyone reading is find a different place to worship...it will be easier on you and them!
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Brian
New Bremen, OH
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Faith Alliance and other churches have sold out to entertainment and politics. They have given up sanctified pulpits for a spot light sermon riddled with Fox News reports. So many of the Pastors are starting to sound like Bill O'Reily. Have Pastors become so enticed by the Republican Media that theyfind more of their identity in the world than in Christ. Television has done a superior job of capturing the weak with Christian Enticing Topixs which make them think that Politians are on their team. I see the pulpit raising it's hand to vote for the goverment to solve the problems that the church left behind in the early 60's. Why focus on how bad things seem to be, what a great excuse for doing absolutely nothing productive for the community of lost souls. How many of you so called solders for Christ have acyually spent years deciplining someone who was truely lost, poor, homeless, addicted, or Fatherless. Christians waste so much time bickering with political issues that make them feel and sound like morally superior people when the whole world knows that these conservatives are no better and maybe even the BIGGEST HYPOCRITES of ALL. You Faith Alliance CONSERVATIVE Christains are no longer salt of the earth. You are more like the vinegar placed in the Lords mouth by the Roman Soldiers. Funny thing is you (Conservative Christians) don't even have a clue about were your true faith rest. The Politicians know exactly the line to feed you in a conservative communion waifer. You have eatin with the pigs and wallowed in their filth.
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birt
Celina, OH
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Brian wrote: Faith Alliance and other churches have sold out to entertainment and politics. They have given up sanctified pulpits for a spot light sermon riddled with Fox News reports. So many of the Pastors are starting to sound like Bill O'Reily. Have Pastors become so enticed by the Republican Media that theyfind more of their identity in the world than in Christ. Television has done a superior job of capturing the weak with Christian Enticing Topixs which make them think that Politians are on their team. I see the pulpit raising it's hand to vote for the goverment to solve the problems that the church left behind in the early 60's. Why focus on how bad things seem to be, what a great excuse for doing absolutely nothing productive for the community of lost souls. How many of you so called solders for Christ have acyually spent years deciplining someone who was truely lost, poor, homeless, addicted, or Fatherless. Christians waste so much time bickering with political issues that make them feel and sound like morally superior people when the whole world knows that these conservatives are no better and maybe even the BIGGEST HYPOCRITES of ALL. You Faith Alliance CONSERVATIVE Christains are no longer salt of the earth. You are more like the vinegar placed in the Lords mouth by the Roman Soldiers. Funny thing is you (Conservative Christians) don't even have a clue about were your true faith rest. The Politicians know exactly the line to feed you in a conservative communion waifer. You have eatin with the pigs and wallowed in their filth. Okay CNN
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Fedandnurished
Wapakoneta, OH
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I am so sorry to see these posts and wish those who have written them would come forward and speak with the leadership of the church. I have been wonderfully cared for and nurished by this church. I am not a New Bremen native and spent years in New Bremen without friends or family until I found Faith Alliance. I have seen the deacons give from their own pockets to those in need, homes for families furnished, school clothes for those in need provided, broken hearts healed, and more. I have seen people come to Christ, including my own family members who would have never considered before. I'm sure I speak for other members as well in saying we do love you, whomever you are, and if there has been hurt I am personally sorry for that.
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Shannon
New Bremen, OH
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Great testimony Fedandnurished. I am sorry also that things are so out of order for some. I have mixed feeling about membership. I have not heard very positive thing over the years concerning control by certain families in the church who act like overseers. I did here about church leadership bullying other members who questioned church decisions. They even went to the point of asking them why they would stay with Faith Alliance as if to say, "Your not welcome here in our church". Some people have been pushed around by others and personally threatened.
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Sidney Indepedent
Sidney, OH
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I too believe that churches have become overwhelmingly political.
Indoctrination. Brainwashing at its finest.
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