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| No, a Babtist says, "Make a decision for Christ." A WELS Stormtrooper says, "Make a decision for UOJ." |
A WELS member sent me the brag sheet from Holy Mother Wisconsin's mission department, boasting about all their projects funded with offering money.
For instance, they bragged about funding Rick Johnson, famous for being a Leonard Sweet fan and firmly in the grip of Church and Chicanery. Rick Johnson also chapped Jon Buchholz' hide, as did Jeff Gunn. If you want to get praised, funded, or promoted by DP Buchie, chap his hide.
I wondered to x.wels - "Did they list that fabulous grant and loan to buy the stinky old bar in downtown Appleton?"
At first, my memory of the facts was challenged - as often happens when I mention the facts.
But then, lo, the reader found the link I supplied with the skill of a doctor of divinity.
The new owner is The Core, a church group that previously held services in the former Big Picture theater and then the OuterEdge Stage in downtown Appleton.
The Core is an outreach ministry of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Freedom.
“We’re not a standalone congregation. We’re a second campus,” said campus pastor Jim Skorzewski, who is known as Pastor Ski. “The Revolution building fell into our lap. It’s been a blessing.”
His congregation tends to be on the young side, mostly under age 35. Worship includes live bands. The Core will continue to hold its Sunday evening worship services at OuterEdge until this building is ready in September.
“We were never looking for a building, but we we’re (sic) always looking for a building,” he said. “We didn’t want to be a church that gets a building and then its vision and mission fall to the back burner because everything turns into paying the mortgage. We wanted to put our dollars into flesh and blood, people and relationships.”
Online, real estate listings show the asking price was $850,000. Outagamie County records listed its 2011 fair market value at about $523,000.
“We paid closer to fair market value,” said Jeff Ulman, a member of the church’s executive committee. “George Karl worked with us and helped us out extensively.”
George Karl, head coach of the Denver Nuggets and former coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, owned the building.
The purchase was handled through a church extension fund, said Skorzewski.
“We received a wonderful grant and loan from WELS, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Our remodeling was covered by the loan from WELS.”
Church volunteers are already inside working on the renovation. The church draws about 250 people on a typical Sunday. [GJ - They began with 250 WELS members.]
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| The former owner of the bar, Denver Nuggets coach, must have given a free shirt to his bar-tender. |
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| Paid-for church, thriving congregation: Glende had it sold so they could rent and build a coffee cathedral next to a cornfield. |
The purchase was handled through a church extension fund, said
Skorzewski.
“We received a wonderful grant and loan from WELS, the Wisconsin
Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Our remodeling was covered by the loan from
WELS.”
They got a grant to buy a failed bar in downtown Appleton, then a loan to remodel it. They have spent tons of money already to complete with a bunch of WELS congregations. And they call this evangelism?
It's all about family connections and being Church and Change. Corrupt doctrine - corrupt fruit.
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Ski, “We were never looking for a building, but we we’re (sic) always looking for a building,” he said.
Typical (W)ELS UOJ speak. The whole unbelieving world is forgiven all sin, righteous by the blood of Christ having received a guiltless divine verdict from God the Father. But they don't benefit from God's divine verdict until they believe He has given it.
Welcome to the (W)ELS.
