Latest update on the merciless "Mercy Culture" Church saga in Fort Worth...

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From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you." But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man." - Matthew 16:21-23 (ESV)

TX Megachurch Pastor Calls Neighbors 'EVIL' & Demonic in Clash Over Bldg Project

I have done a couple of devotionals a few months ago about Mercy Culture Church in Fort Worth Texas and their insanely MAGA pastors, Brandon and Heather Schott. They had appeared on the seven mountains idiot, Lance Wallnau's, show to whine about push back they were receiving from their neighbors about their attempts to open up a 100-bed facility for victims of sex trafficking. Their strategy was to play up the "how can you oppose helping victims of sex trafficking" angle to paint themselves as poor victims. Throughout the appearance they were smarmy, smug and entitled. They bragged about how many meals they feed to people, ignoring scripture to not do your deeds to be seen by man, and then inferring that because they do good things, they should never stand opposed. The heart of the issue for the neighborhood might be a bit of "not in my backyard" but it is not without truth. There are elements of drugs and criminal activity that often trail activities such as sex trafficking. The real issue is how these alleged pastors have handled the resistance. They have been harsh, rude and as previously mentioned, entitled. They use the appearance of trying to help the most vulnerable to behave in a decidedly unchristian manner against the very neighbors their church lives among. In doing so, they scatter people away from Jesus and His cause. Thanks to the excellent reporting of the Roys Report, we now have an update on this situation, linked above that should disgust us all as Christians. Just because someone disagrees with you, no matter how righteous you think your cause is, that does not make them "witches." So, let us reason once more beloved through the above reporting.

"The historic Oakhurst neighborhood north of downtown Fort Worth, Texas, looks like a typical urban community, with modest homes surrounding a pocket park where neighbors frequently gather. It's also the only community to win Fort Worth's Neighborhood of the Year award three times, most recently in 2022.But according to Landon Schott, lead pastor of the adjacent Mercy Culture megachurch, Oakhurst is inhabited by people he believes to be "witches" and "warlocks" who are putting up "insane demonic resistance" to the work of God. Specifically, the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association opposed Mercy Culture's proposed location to build a three-story, 100-bed facility for survivors of human trafficking. After a two-year battle that culminated in a contentious, hours-long meeting Dec. 10, 2024, the Fort Worth City Council narrowly approved the church's plan. The church still needs additional city approvals as the project moves forward, and it's not clear when construction could begin. But the tensions between the church and many of its neighbors remain. The association claims it opposed the project location because of safety and traffic concerns. Plus, the association alleged that Mercy Culture was not following best practices for a facility of this type." - The Roys Report

Let's deal first with the substance of the disagreement. The neighborhood association means the actual physical neighbors of Mercy Culture church, which ironically, shows no mercy whatsoever. I am sure some of the neighbors are concerned about property values, which is a legitimate concern for people who invested greatly in this upper middle-class neighborhood. Without passing moral judgment on such, to pretend that somehow their concerns are immaterial, or somehow "against God" is vile. Their cited concerns are real. Building a three-story facility to house 100 more people would certainly appear to potentially affect traffic patterns and definitely pose security concerns. What the fake pastors do here is they hide behind their assertion that their side, is God's side and use it as a cudgel against any dissent. Being concerned about what will happen to their neighborhood, safety and traffic, including concerns about best practices for the women themselves, is not "insane demonic resistance" and to claim such is to belittle and dehumanize the people that are you direct neighbors. Jesus had a lot to say about how we treat our neighbors and I am pretty sure reducing them to witches and warlocks was not part of it. It is actually bat-poop crazy to make these claims. I am willing to bet Landon and Heather Schott have no direct experience, training or education when it comes to working with victims of sex-trafficking. Best practices are a real thing within human services. Claiming that people who want such must be witches is just nuts and that craziness is not lost on the very people you are supposed to reach with the gospel.

"But according to Schott, the opposition was far more insidious than that. "If anyone resist (sic) helping the most abused victims in our community its only because they're EVIL!" Schott posted on Instagram. And in a Jan. 1 episode of "Holy Disruption," a Mercy Culture podcast, Schott labeled the clash with the neighborhood "spiritual warfare." "We are in a battle. It's not against flesh and blood, which means it's spiritual," Schott said on the podcast. "So, if we have a group of people that are trying to actively resist us around every corner for two years from helping survivors of human trafficking, this is spiritual." Schott's wife and Mercy Culture Lead Pastor Heather Schott added that the opposition had become personal, and multiple people had tried "to kidnap our children from church." She said the church even received a $1 million ransom request for the threatened kidnapping of her husband. The Roys Report (TRR) tried to confirm these allegations with Forth Worth police. A public relations officer was unable to find any reports related to the alleged incidents at Mercy Culture. TRR also reached out to Mercy Culture for evidence and clarification but did not receive a response." - The Roys Report

What is EVIL is misrepresenting what people are saying because you want your way. The neighbors of Mercy Culture Church are not resisting helping the most abused victims. They just disagree that building a three story, 100-bed facility as an extension of a church, is the best way to do so. People are allowed to have a different opinion. I might add here that the 100 victims that would be housed here would not necessarily be from this community. What the Schotts are doing here is just disgusting. I will grant that maybe their motivation is pure. I will concede that they may want to genuinely help these women. That does not give them the right to do whatever they want to everyone else in pursuit of providing that help. There are laws and zoning, and community organizations for a reason. Maybe someone knows better than you. Maybe pastors should stay in their lane and stop clutching their pearls whenever someone has the temerity to disagree with them. Keep in mind that these two people claim to be pastors. When confronted with disagreement, they reflexively paint those that would disagree as evil, and that the very disagreement is a spiritual attack! Oh, you do not agree with me so YOU must be demonic? Then on top of that spiritual stupidity, it appears they just make up outrageous accusations to try and help their cause. Someone tried to get a million dollars from them to not kidnap the pastor? That barely makes any sense. Oh, and you never reported it but we are supposed to believe you? Sorry, I do not. I have researched this disagreement and the only ones who are behaving like a neighbor are the people in the neighborhood association, not the Christian pastors. That fact should worry and bother us greatly.

'However, TRR was able to speak with residents of Oakhurst, who said they're appalled by Mercy Culture's and the Schotts' allegations and attempts to vilify them. "In the congregation, they teach them that we're terrible people, that we're non-human, that we're possessed by the devil because we don't go to that church," said Kathryn Omarkhail, a lifelong Christian who's lived in Oakhurst for 20 years. "It's disheartening." Omarkhail, who serves as vice president of the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association, describes her neighborhood as a "melting pot" where everyone knows their neighbors. But living there has been marred by the "sinking feeling" she gets every time she drives past Mercy Culture. She said the Schotts' rhetoric about their neighborhood is dehumanizing and wrong. Similarly, Natalie Lopez, who grew up in the neighborhood and moved back six years ago, said she is "very offended" by the pastors' treatment of Oakhurst residents. "It is not the language, attitude or character that I would typically equate with a pastor or anyone that claims to be a devout Christian," said Lopez, who was raised Catholic. "Everything that they do and stand for is the antithesis of what Christianity is supposed to be."' - The Roys Report

Now, keep in mind as reading these comments that these are the saved and unsaved neighbors that the church is supposed to serve and show the love of Jesus Christ to. I am not suggesting that such a facility helping victims is not important but it is NOT as important as the cause of the gospel! The number one job of a pastor is not building a 100-bed facility. It is to spread the gospel and care for the people. The neighbors of this alleged church that has named themselves MERCY Culture, believes they consider them terrible people, non-human, or possessed by the devil! Do not sleep on the conclusion they have made that the reason the Schotts and their congregation view them this way, is simply because they do not go to their church. That my friends, is a defining characteristic of a cult. Ms. Omarkhail is 100% correct. To call people demonic, devil-possessed and evil is to dehumanize them. Ms. Lopez is equally correct. The behavior from the Schotts is not what we should expect from someone claiming to be a Christian, let alone a pastor. What they are doing is the OPPOSITE of the teachings of Jesus Christ and His gospel.

"Before it became Mercy Culture, the building at the bottom of the hill from the Oakhurst neighborhood was occupied by Calvary Cathedral International. For years, the church had a positive relationship with its neighbors, offering use of meeting space and equipment for free and serving as a partner in community events, Omarkhail and others said. That ended once Mercy Culture moved into the building five years ago, according to several Oakhurst residents.

"It was an immediate change. You could just feel it," Omarkhail said. "It became an abrasive conversation, versus 'How can we help you?'" Mercy Culture's beginning dates back to 2017, when Landon Schott walked the streets of downtown Fort Worth asking God to make him a "spiritual father" of the city, according to a 2021 article in The Washington Post. It states that Landon Schott said God told him he needed "spiritual authority," which he received through the blessing of Robert Morris, founder and then-pastor of nearby megachurch Gateway Church.

Morris resigned from Gateway in June 2024, after allegations surfaced that he had sexually assaulted a woman from 1982-1986, when she was 12 to 16 years old." - The Roys Report

Wow. First of all, let's deal with the obvious. Landon Schott NEVER heard from God about needing to have spiritual authority. God would not have arranged for him to be "blessed" by the rabid tithing whore that Robert Morris was, who has since been utterly exposed as sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl for four years when he was coming up as a married pastor. This is the schtick that con-men like Landon Schott engage in. They "Jesus-fy" everything to rise to power and excuse their behavior. They create this fa??ade of God speaking directly to them and then have a more established pastor, also from Texas, to give it the churchianity rubber stamp of approval. Then oops, Morris turns out to be a sexual predator and the whole "God told" me house of cards collapses. It shouldn't matter at that point if your performative art of walking the neighborhood to pretend you are going to be the spiritual father of Fort Worth was believed or not. It is quite telling that the previous church that Mercy Culture took over managed to have a positive relationship with all these "witches and warlocks." It is so sad to hear the voices of the people of Fort Worth who feel so abused by people claiming to be pastors and Christians.

'Mercy Culture began holding services in its current building in 2020. It initially filed a request with the City of Fort Worth to be permitted to build the Justice Residences in 2022. Two weeks before the city's zoning commission was set to review the request, the church hosted a meeting to present project details to Oakhurst residents and answer questions. The week before the meeting, Heather Schott, who is also founder of Justice Reform, a nonprofit that aims to end human trafficking, posted on Instagram that neighbors opposing the Justice Residences were motivated by "pure selfishness" and "evil." "I share this today not because I feel threatened, not because I'm intimidated, but because I won't give these people an inch. NOT 1 INCH!!!," she stated. "I won't let bullies think for a moment that their opinion matters. God's opinions, ways + truth matters to us. PERIOD."' - The Roys Report

Please. Who sounds like the bullies in this story? It sure isn't the neighbors. It is the idiots who think they are pastors calling people demonic names and evil. This is a wife of a pastor, who apparently magically became a pastor through the marriage, posting on social media that people who disagree with her are evil and that their very opinion does not even matter! The most telling, frightening and NAR-esque thing here is the notion that for Heather Schott, her opinions are God's opinions and therefore your opinions are not relevant. When you live in such a pre-fabricated bubble of religiosity that everything you think is automatically considered as coming from God and anything opposed is immediately assigned to the demonic, that too is defining of a cult. A very dangerous cult.

"Chanin Scanlon, then-ONA president who recently moved to San Antonio, went to the community meeting and said Landon Schott told attendees they could not record it. She said many of the neighbors' questions, which were written down and turned in, were not answered and still have not been answered. She said one of her ignored questions centered around what would happen to the building if the plan to house trafficking survivors fails or the program ends. Mercy Culture leaders contended on the Holy Disruption podcast that they answered every legitimate question. Both sides agree the meeting became contentious. On the Holy Disruption episode, Heather Schott described the neighbors as turning into a "a mob" at the end of the meeting, with the situation becoming so unsafe she was escorted out by security. Scanlon said some neighbors became frustrated and raised their voices but denied anyone was unsafe or that security escorted Heather Schott away. A Fort Worth Star-Telegram story covering the meeting does not include any indication the attendees became unruly or violent, or that security intervened on anyone's behalf. The Oakhurst neighbors also refute other claims made by Heather Schott on the Holy Disruption podcast. In it, she said news coverage of the church's battle with the neighbors led to "massive personal attacks." These included the kidnapping allegations and the alleged slashing of Heather Schott's tires. The Schotts did not present any evidence of the allegations on the podcast, and Omarkhail, Lopez and Scanlon said they had not heard of them previously and did not believe them to be true." - The Roys Report

Another core feature of NAR dominionism is self-victimization. The church and its followers are always being sold that they are the victims of this evil world. We see this playing out throughout this story. The Schotts are constantly portraying themselves as pious messengers of God who are being spiritually attacked, or in this case physically attacked. They make outrageous allegations about kidnapping, extortion, or here some kind of mob attack that only ended because poor Heather Schott was escorted from the meeting for her own safety. Yet the people at the meeting, including the press, say that is wholly untrue. Also, they offer no proof of the tires being slashed, which would strike me as pretty easy to prove, or this inane kidnapping charge. Keep in mind through all of this that I am sure they are telling their congregation all of these lies as well. They are actively sowing division within the community they are supposed to be serving!

'Mercy Culture withdrew its 2022 request to build the Justice Residences days before the zoning commission was set to review it, according to KERA News. The media outlet states that city staff had recommended denial of the project because the site was not suitable for the requested use or consistent with the area's comprehensive plan. When Mercy Culture leaders submitted plans to the city for the Justice Residences in 2024, they described it as a discipleship center, which they said is a permitted use on the property per zoning code. Zoning for the site allows "church-related activities" but does not clearly define what they are. The week before the council vote, attorneys representing Mercy Culture sent a letter to Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and members of the city council, threatening legal action if the project was not approved.

According to KERA News, Parker said she voted in favor of Mercy Culture's proposal to avoid a legal battle, which she said "the city would most likely lose." As pushback from the Oakhurst neighborhood continued to grow, Landon Schott publicly decried their opposition from the pulpit and on social media. Two days after the meeting with Oakhurst neighbors, Landon Schott posted on Instagram a screenshot of a news report about the meeting. "Another front page story" If anyone resist (sic) helping the most abused victims in our community its only because they're EVIL!" he stated. During a May 2023 sermon, he claimed a witch conducted a seance, leaving behind blood and feces, on the front porch of an Oakhurst resident who attends Mercy Culture. The pastor said the church member sent a photo as evidence, but he did not show the image or present any other proof that a seance had occurred. TRR requested to see the photo but did not receive a response. However, Landon Schott concluded that "witches and warlocks" live in the neighborhood. He used the incident to justify previous comments about Oakhurst residents and their intentions. "You thought I wasn't being nice when I was caught talking to demons, and people forget about the Jesus that flipped over tables. They forget about the Jesus that said, 'Get behind me, Satan' to Peter," Schott said during the sermon. "I'm not talking to people. I'm talking to devils. Some of you are trying to counsel out devils. Well, can't we just make peace with demons? Go for it. Let me know how it works for you. So, the challenge is, that in spiritual warfare, we're dealing with spirits while we have to engage with people."' - The Roys Report

How despicable and sickening. The NAR frequently cites the overturning of the tables as some kind of proof that it is ok for them to be belligerent fools. The problem of course is people like the Schotts do not have the indwelt Holy Spirit to lead them into the truths of scripture that they so desperately need. Jesus overturned the tables in the TEMPLE. The moneychangers were ripping off the people, you know, like the same community people the Schotts have declared war on! The rest of Jesus' ministry was about helping people and loving people. It was about turning the other cheek and not seeking vengeance. The only people Jesus had disdain for were the false teachers of His day. Ironically, Landon and Heather Schott are examples of false teachers for today. The comparison to Jesus rebuking Peter is equally odious. As the key verses above show, Jesus was telling of His upcoming death and Peter. Not knowing he was speaking for Satan, Peter said this will never happen to you. This represents how we too can hide behind self-righteousness but be against the will and plan of God. This is exactly what the Schotts are doing. They have concluded that they are Jesus in this story but they are really Peter. They have convinced themselves that their cause is righteous so it doesn't matter how they achieve their cause. Peter convinced himself that he could stand for Jesus by defying the plan of God, just like the Schotts are doing here. Just consider the abhorrent audacity to say, in a sermon from the holy desk of God, that people are not human. This lazy and heretical conclusion they reach is so typical of the NAR. Once again, when you have convinced yourself that your position is God's position and anyone opposed must not even be human, you are in a cult. While I feel bad for the people in the neighborhood, I feel worse for the deceived people in this church that are being taught to dehumanize and hate people in the name of Jesus Christ.

"Omarkhail said she had seen a photo of the alleged seance evidence. She said the photo showed what appeared to be remnants of dropped food, such as a burrito. Omarkhail and Scanlon said the Oakhurst neighborhood hosts a Witches Stroll every year in the fall, a light-hearted event where residents dress up and pass out candy to children. But they said they are not aware of any actual witches or warlocks in the neighborhood. Landon Schott clarified his comments about witches and warlocks during the Jan. 1 Holy Disruption podcast. He said he was not calling every resident of the neighborhood a witch, warlock, or demonic and apologized to residents who were offended. But he backed up his previous comments by saying that"in addition to the alleged seance"an Oakhurst resident claiming to be a witch attempted to intimidate a board member. He also said that another resident who sells rocks as part of her business is participating in witchcraft. He added that the morning after the neighborhood's annual Witches Stroll, curses were taped on every door of the church. The Holy Disruption episode included a blurry photo that shows what appears to be references to the book of Exodus." The Roys Report

Yet another fake accusation levelled by the alleged man and woman of God. We all remember the infamous burrito se'ance from 1Chronicles, don't we? Seriously, it seems the Landon must have been getting some appropriate push back, so he tried to sort of apologize. Hey, not ALL of you evil people are witches and warlocks! Only some of you are! He backs up this non-apology with yet another unsubstantiated accusation! A board member was somehow threatened by a witch! See? All the neighbors are devils! Proof? Here is a picture of an alleged witch's curse taped to our door. Except it is so blurry you cannot read what it actually says. Isn't it also a little odd that witches, who do not believe in the bible, would use Exodus to curse the church? It seems Landon needs to rebrand his podcast as "Unholy Desperation" rather than Holy Disruption.

'Landon Schott, who does not have any seminary experience listed on his Mercy Culture biography, used Matthew 16 to justify his behavior in which Jesus said "Get behind me, Satan" when addressing Peter, his disciple. "Jesus wasn't mean," Schott said. "So, this is for mature Christians that are real disciples of Jesus. (Jesus) turns to Peter and says, 'You're acting like Satan. Your behavior is demonic, and you have to get that spirit of offense behind me.'"

Omarkhail, who said she moved to Fort Worth to attend seminary, said she feels Landon Schott often misuses Scripture to mischaracterize those who disagree with him. "He knows how to pull out whatever verses he wants and goes from there," she said. In addition to calling some Oakhurst residents demonic from the pulpit, Landon Schott used his Instagram account, which has more than 42,000 followers, to share other opinions about the community In October 2024, Schott posted a video while in the Oakhurst neighborhood, pointing out yard signs supporting then-candidates Kamala Harris for president and Tim Walz for vice president, as well as a Palestinian flag. In August 2024, the pastor posted online that anyone who votes for a Democrat can't be a Christian. He then implied that the community's opposition to Mercy Culture's proposed Justice Residences stemmed from its liberal political leanings. "You have a group of people that love Harris/Walz signs, Palestinian signs, I've seen some Ukrainian signs"not many American flags"but all sorts of different flags up here," he said. "This group of people have no say in what we build in our property, in our church, that the United States constitution, the Texas constitution and even the city ordinances of Fort Worth give us permission to do. It's one thing to not be for something. It's another thing to actively resist it." In a Dec. 5, 2024, letter to city officials, the Oakhurst association stated it is against the location of the Justice Residences, not the church's desire to help victims of human trafficking. "In fact, many of Oakhurst's neighbors dedicate their own professional careers and personal time to serving and assisting those in need," the letter states. "Oakhurst neighbors are doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, prosecutors, peace officers, social workers, civil servants, victim advocates, and regularly volunteer with churches and local non-profits to help the same or similar populations that applicant also seeks to assist."' - The Roys Report

Omarkhail is absolutely correct. All Schott does is abuse and misuse scripture to fit his narrative. Do not gloss over what Landon Schott has done here. Having 42,000 people following him on Instagram, he bears false witness to all of them about people whom he has disagreement with. We see his true NAR dominionist underpinnings here as he makes the same asinine and treacherous claim that anyone who does not vote as he does, cannot even be a Christian! So, the litmus test for salvation according to Landon Schott is not whether someone has saving faith in Christ and the finished work of the cross. Instead, it is whether or not they voted for a man who cheated on his first wife with his second wife and his third wife with a porn star and has 34 felonies along with a rape conviction. Once again - a sure sign you are in a cult. Note the abject stupidity in his arguments here. That because some of the neighbors might have an opposing political law sign, that they have no right anymore to what gets built in their neighborhood. The constitution does not support such garbage and neither does the bible. No matter how much the Schott's continue to frame any opposition as evil and standing against sex-trafficking they are only more exposed as being disingenuous. The neighbors are not against helping victims of sex-trafficking. They are against building a 100-bed facility in their neighborhood and it sounds like they have fair reasons for such.

'Scanlon said she supports human trafficking survivors getting the help they need. She said she is an atheist who will fight for freedom of religion for anybody, as long as they're not using their beliefs to bully or force their views on others. But that's exactly what Mercy Culture is doing, she said, which is why she's continuing to speak up for Oakhurst even after moving hundreds of miles away. "Therein lies the crux, and that's what makes this matter tenfold worse. It's actually stunning to me that a pastor can behave the way (Schott) does," Scanlon said. "What's even more stunning is that people follow him, that people think that's not hate, that it's actually love. He will say, 'We're all about love' as he's bashing the LGBTQ (community) and the neighborhood and convincing his congregation that people who oppose them are demons."

While the city council's support of the site plan amendment to allow the Justice Residences is a major hurdle cleared, the building will need other city approvals as the development process continues. In a statement posted to its Facebook page the morning after the council vote, Oakhurst Neighborhood Association board members and officers stated that they are "exploring all available options up to and including legal action." The association provided a statement to TRR regarding the status of the Justice Residences project and future of the neighborhood.

"Although the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association has not received communication from Mercy Culture Church or the Justice Reform since the December 10, 2024 Fort Worth City Council meeting wherein Council approved the proposed site plan amendment that would allow for the construction of the Justice Residences, ONA stands ready to communicate and collaborate with both these entities, as well as the City of Fort Worth, as this process moves forward," the statement reads. "In the meantime, Oakhurst will continue to be the loving and welcoming neighborhood it has been for over 100 years." Omarkhail said Mercy Culture has had a "very negative impact" on the neighborhood and that some residents regret moving there.

"It's brought so much animosity, being treated like an enemy in our own neighborhood," she said. "A church is supposed to be a part of a community, not take over the community."' - The Roys Report

Amen. The church is supposed to be a part of the community, not take over the community. This is not true however when you have adopted the NAR seven mountains mindset. Everything is about taking over. About occupying. Even if you somehow fundamentally disagree with the neighbor's assessment, they have the right to feel how they feel. This is not what the local church is supposed to be representing. Landon and Heather Schott have been abrasive and confrontational since day one. They took over a church that was part of the community and swiftly put everyone who did not want to attend their cult on notice. They are hiding behind the disguise that this is all about the victims of sex-trafficking and anyone who does not lock step in agreement is branded as evil, a devil, and no longer has any rights to their own opinions. They abuse the holy desk of God to sow discord within the very community they pretend to serve. They teach their congregants to hate, unequivocally, in the name of Jesus. To accomplish this, they must reduce the people in the community as not being human. Normally this is accomplished just by claiming they are demonic but Schott does not care and is willing to openly say they are not human at all! The job of a pastor is to shepherd the flock, preach the gospel, and reach the community. If you can help victims along the way - more power to you. If that desire to help however, circumvents the three primary functions of your calling then you are not a pastor at all. You are a hireling. I do not care what your motivation is because it has no relevance to this conversation. Landon and Heather Schott are vile excuses for NAR fake pastors. When you assign people to the demonic realm because of their lawn signs, I think it is time to openly rebuke, mark and avoid.

Keep the people in the community in prayer that the Schotts do not totally destroy the witness of Christ for them.

Reverend Anthony Wade - January 17, 2025

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Credentialed Minister of the Gospel for the Assemblies of God. Owner and founder of 828 ministries. Vice President for Goodwill Industries. Always remember that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.