Southern Baptist Convention Kicks Out Church With Registrant Pastor
Ranchland Heights Baptist Church in Midland, which has been pastored by a man required to register as a sex offender because of a conviction 17 years ago, has been ousted by the Southern Baptist Convention.
Four years ago, the Church was questioned by the Houston Chronicle about the pastor and a deacon said, “We believe that God can change people, and we believe that God has forgiven Brother Phillip as well,”
Unfortunately, the SBC disagrees with God’s abilities and has decided to kick out the entire church!
If you disagree with the SBC, please contact them at:
The Executive Committee, SBC, 901 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37203-3699
or by Phone: (615) 244-2355.
of through their contact form: http://www.sbc.net/contactus.asp
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For those who might want to contact Ranchland Heights Baptist Church here is some contact information:
Ranchland Heights Baptist Church
3203 S. County Road 1211
Midland, TX 79706
(432) 697- 4471
Thank you, Capt. Munsey, for providing us with this information.
I wish I lived there and possibly my husband and I could attend. I have given up on finding a church in Gainesville, only after having a pastor incorrectly state that a restraining order had been placed on my husband. I just shake my head in disbelief.
Sarah F, sorry to hear of your dilemma. The churches you have contacted are obviously not serving God but are acting as a center of entertainment for those who need their consciences tickled. I currently attend two different churches…one is non-denominational…East Coast Christian Center, and the other is a United Methodist church…FUMC Port St. John. Both know my background and both have allowed me to serve in various functions with no problem. It is so important to get yourself and Ed involved in a good ‘truly’ Christian church. The Bible even emphasizes the need for such a relationship. Don’t give up. As long as you all attend incognito that will let people get to know you. There is no requirement for you to ‘open your kimono’ just to attend services. Keep up the faith. The first months of freedom are the toughest. They will get better.
“Restraining order”?? I get the impression that someone who talks like that loosely, pastor or no, is a lost cause who will not be interested in understanding the issue until it happens to them.
Who needs ‘em.
One of our FAC members suggested that some of us should also contact the pastor involved, if that is possible, and show him our support. A good idea.
Thank you to all that have responded to the SBC. We now wait for their response.
I’m agnostic and generally, though there are exceptions, anti-organized-religion for this very reason. The ceaseless hypocrisy baffles. What would Jesus do? These people don’t believe in Jesus, it’s just a business for them. Their actions exemplify this fact.
At their alleged pearly gates, will Jesus stand up for those who didn’t stand for his principles of forgiveness?
When one thinks, well, what would Jesus do in this situation, of course he would kick them out and say no way you’re not welcome in my church. /sarcasm
I wrote to them. Hope it hits them how foolish they are being.
Verse 32 in the Bible clearly states: A registered sex offender cannot ever be forgiven by God and cannot be part of the church and is going straight to Hell.
Ok here is what the Word of God REALLY says
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:23
“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”
Isaiah 1:18
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
Well said. 🙂
Thank you Brother James
Stay blessed and let us keep each other in prayer and covered in the blood of protection from the lamb who took our place before the judgement.
AND you have a Bible name 🙂
The Executive Committee, SBC
901 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37203-3699
Dear Committee,
I recently read an article about the Ranchland Heights Baptist Church in Midland. It read that a man required to register as a sex offender because of a conviction 17 years ago, who has been pasturing the church, lead to this church being ousted by the Southern Baptist Convention. I was appalled. At one time I considered the Baptist Church to be a very Christian denomination and I respected it for the stands it took for God and Christianity. Your actions put your convention right in lock step with many other denominations that exercise hypocrisy in their preaching of the Word. I suppose your denomination would have been in opposition to Paul…Saul…because of his record of imprisoning and killing the enemy of the Jewish nation…Christianity. First, registered citizens have to lowest of recidivism rates less murderers. Second, the Bible tells us to repent of our sins, ask for and receive forgiveness, and then move on with our lives putting the past behind us. Your actions are counter to the very Bible you claim to profess. If the church is satisfied with its pastor then that is all that matters. Your decision is what happens when a church morphs into a business and the lawyers take control over the Word of God.
May God have mercy on your convention committee while He works on your consciences. God can change people. Four years ago, the Church was questioned by the Houston Chronicle
about the pastor and a deacon said, ”We believe that God can change people, and we believe that God has forgiven Brother Phillip as well.” Unfortunately, it would appear the SBC disagrees with God’s abilities and has decided to kick out the entire church! Your actions bring disgrace on the committee and the Baptist denomination if the expulsion is permitted to stand.
Sincerely submitted,
Charles Munsey Jr.
Capt USN Ret
321-636-3958
Good point about Paul. He would not have been welcome in the SB convention. King David, man after Gods own heart, would have also been expelled