While I have not provided updates over the last few months, there has been much that has transpired, along with many conversations that have taken place.
I know that there has been a lot of accusations, slandering, and labeling by anyone bold enough to state their objection, or substantiate how what has transpired is wrong on many levels. For those who have chosen to be bold enough to stand up and speak out publicly on social media, and elsewhere in the community, I have a lot of respect for you. Thank you for your example of boldness.
To those that have reached out to me directly to share what they have witnessed first-hand in what has now been twelve months leading up to the transaction now taking place, I appreciate you taking the time to provide context to what has transpired and who all has been involved. Thank you to those who were bold enough to share what you saw first-hand that has led up to the extremely non-compliant dissolution that is currently transpiring.
It has become very obvious that a resonant and repeated plea by many, has fallen on deaf ears by the hand-picked few. Those whom are making the decisions without the majority of the active-members consent.
As I have promised, I am have sent out letters requesting consideration for audits and investigations regarding compliance from a legal perspective. I have done this mostly because it is obvious that proper steps were never taken prior to legal counsel's engagement with the dissolution of the church.
While I cannot state all that is transpiring, I will state that the sale of the property only begins what will take time, and will transpire next.
Should anyone reading this letter be so inclined, I would encourage you to write letters with your concerns regarding what you have witnessed, or what you know has transpired with your proof.
It is with that understood, and of which I promised at the end of the open letter, that I submit the following. I do so for those of you who feel compelled to write requesting help, but are looking for direction as to what you should write, and to where it should be sent.I would suggest stating at the top of the letter something to the affect of the following-
[What topic is this letter regarding? Make sure to state why it should be of concern to whom you are writing.]
[For example- Re: The non-voluntary dissolution of a non-profit. or Re: The involuntary and forced sale of property of a church consistting mostly of elderly active-members]
To Whom It May Concern at [state the person/office that you are writing to],
If you are unsure what to write let me suggest some options to consider:
Who are you?
What are you writing with regards to?
Where is what you are writing about located?
What are you requesting from them?
Why should this concern them from a legal, governmental, or protection of citizens perspective?
Has there been any legal conflicts that compound or substantiate your concerns? If so, which?
If you are looking for context to substantiate any legal concerns, I would suggest taking the time to review the following, online content:
https://www.oag.ca.gov/charities/dissolution
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=6610https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2007/corp/6610-6618.html
You will likely find, as I have, multiple areas of serious illegality, and likely other concerns with what is transpiring.
If you have any personal perspective, or you have further insight into what you personally have witnessed with what has transpired, please state those concerns.
Actions you may want to state may including the following:
Anything in addition that you feel would provide proof of unethical, and non-legally compliant behavior should be stated in your letter if you witnessed anything of that nature.
If there is additional suspicious activity that you either witnessed, or believe has, is, or will be transpiring as a result of the impending sale of the property.
State the average age of the congregation. This matters due to the legal considerations for action that it engages for elder abuse.
State any legal conflicts of interest that you have seen thru the entire process by anyone involved with the dissolution of the organization, and the sale of the property.
Make sure to state those that are involved in making these decisions. The names of those on the steering committee are listed in the Open Letter that I wrote down below.
Is there immediate action that you believe should be taken to validate or invalidate legal compliance by those involved in making the decisions?
Share any other final thoughts or concerns that you may have. Ones which you know that you can back up with proof, or serious areas of concern based on actions up to this point. State any violation of law or non-compliance of process according to state or federal law.
Make sure to finish the letter with a plea for their consideration of these concerns.]
You may want to consider sending to the following governmental agencies and specific offices. I would suggest sending your letter(s) either certified mail, or overnight express via (UPS or FedEx)
For Shasta County-
Shasta County Sheriff's Office
Attn: Sheriff Michael L. Johnson
300 Park Marina Circle
Redding, CA 96001
Shasta County District Attorney's Office
Attn: DA Stephanie Bridgett
1355 West Street
Redding, CA 96001
For the State of California-
State of California Department of Justice
California Attorney General's Office-
Victims' Services Unit (VSU)
1300 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-2919
For Federal / US Government Concerns-
FBI Field Office
Attn: Special Agent In Charge
Siddhartha Patel
2001 Freedom Way
Roseville, CA 95678
If you are so inclined, I would suggest that you reach out to investigative journalists, local news papers, television AND radio stations. Make sure to consider sending letters to alternative media (podcasters, social media influencers, church and religious media outlets).
A similar letter stating your concerns that you feel make this a compelling story to consider will gain interest.
This link will take you to a list of more than 100 investigative journalists in California whom you can write-https://trustoria.com/prof-search/journalist?kw=investigate&location=California
The same can be done for surrounding states, or across the country.
Thank you to everyone who has raised concern regarding what has transpired to this church body of believers. What has happened to this congregation of now elderly people who have poured into so many of our lives is gut-wrenching.
Many have suspected that I have had an "axe to grind," and that is why I wrote the letter initially. Others have presumed that I had "vested interest" in the church. I have neither.
While I have remained distant from Northern California for many years, it is due to personal and family concerns, NOT the church. In fact, on every account, up until these issues, I have stated nothing but accolades of support for the church and for my nephew Andrew Scott. I had no other reason to do otherwise, nor to have any concern. There was nothing but gratefulness in my heart for what God had used so many people to give to, and engage with. That which had the potential to regain the renowned culture that this church once had.
I took the time, as I do now, to raise concern of all involved, including Andrew Scott, because of the abuse against these people in the congregation that still hold a dear place in my heart. The same I am sure with many that have taken the time to step out and raise their concerns. Many of you whom have the same gratitude for these active, now mostly elderly members as well which so much has been done against. All while doing so much damage by others flippantly "in the name of God."
While I have never been the pastor of a church, God has given me a heart to SERVE His church in many capacities. Throughout my life now, God has given me the opportunity to be in, experience, or to provide counsel, or active leadership roles behind the scenes. That number is now 2000+ organizations all around the world.
At various times I have had the privilege of helping to re-calibrate direction in churches, non-profits, and other para-ministry organizations with their own Vision Summits. Quite a few of those were on the ropes, but still had a desire to seek counsel and avoid folding. Many rebounded with God's grace and a renewed passion for what God had called that church to be for Him uniquely in their communities. I know that God has placed that passion in my heart, to uniquely further His kingdom with my gifts because of one reason. It was as a result of what so many through this church, that is being dissolved, have lived out by example and have given. For that I am grateful and continue to be passionate about serving God in the way that I am uniquely wired as a man. A man with skill sets and experience to serve His communities with the to equip them better to further His kingdom on earth.
I have seen some very, very, dark bad things happen in churches. However, in all of what I have seen that has gone on in churches, including the unethical actions, lack of leadership direction, arrogance of behavior, and defiance of sound counsel and wisdom I can say one thing- I have never seen anywhere, anything that has happened to the extent of what has transpired to this congregation. Specifically relating to the last few months of, and with the current dissolution of North Valley Baptist dba Cross Pointe Community Church. Especially with Andrew Scott defiantly refusing to leave while remaining in his position of authority. All while taking the entire organization and church community down with no personal responsibility for all that has transpired while he refused to step down from his role in leadership.
I think what one pastor who is watching this in the community shared with me, sums it up eloquently. He said, "This is a HUGE win for the devil. The people who are involved don't even have a clue the level by which they will be held accountable for what they are giving over to the devil, and doing to this congregation."
No matter what the excuse has been made, make no mistake about it. This was a deliberate, yet completely avoidable dissolution of a church. It was NOT because of a lawsuit that left an open door for other legal action opportunities to happen against the church. The recent lawsuit and settlement was just the breeze that was used to topple the already teetering house of cards.
ALL that has happened, even as I write this final update, could be completely avoided.
Just in the time my growing up at the church while my dad was pastor, there were eight similar legal situations. My dad and our family also had our lives threatened multiple times. On a couple of occasions protests transpired in front of the church property entrances. After my dad spoke out against abortion, the supporting guy-wires of KVIP's AM tower were cut, and the tower toppled. There were a few times that I remember plain clothes policemen sat either inside my Sunday School class room, or were in the hall due to the perceived potential of the threats that my dad and our family had. We changed our phone numbers at the house several times due to these threats. Most of these threats were handled very discretely without too many people knowing what really was transpiring.
In spite of all of those various difficult times at the church, at NO time did anyone of them lead to the dissolution of the church. The church did not change its name, or dissolve due to fear of open legal doors that were VERY wide open. Specifically on a couple of situations.
The difficult times however led to a unifying of people in a dark time. One that God then repeatedly blessed to do even greater works through those who persevered. Most often I remember God's work was done greater than had been done in that church before the situations occurred. A unifying support grew greater behind a servant-hearted pastor. One who loved his people and which he exuded in the time he spent with them, his engagement with the community at large, and his boldness to live out his life. One not just focused on preaching in the pulpit.
There are still church leaders and congregations that continue to find God's blessing through persevering together through difficult times. God honors boldness and perseverance; even through the bleakest of circumstances.
To those remaining souls that continue to come together and worship on Sunday, while the property is being sold out from under your feet, know that I commend you. I will continue to pray that God provides a direction and a rebirth of blessing for your faithfulness and resolve. You all are an example of devotion and commitment in the midst of a storm. An example to all of us supportively watching and raising concern from the outside on your behalf. You ARE an example that will be remembered long after what has transpired sees an end.
Remember that what God sees as the core of His church, is you as a congregation. You as a congregation are of far greater value to God, and so many others, than what those arbitrarily making decisions for you are focused on dissolving and selling without your consent.
I have and will continue to pray that God brings a servant hearted leader to lead you. One that cares enough to sit down and listen. One who takes the time to show that they care. One who is committed to putting in the consistent time with the mindset of service to you, and the greater community. One that will lead you from an introverted perspective of how a Christian community should not operate, back to one that is outwardly focused with a Christ-centered heart. A heart for those lost around you, and the needs of the greater Northern California community at large.
Please, take the time to pray, find ways to serve your community with what you do have, and wait for God to bring the right person in HIS time.
I pray that God brings all of you to a point where the focus is not on finding a person to lead. I pray that your focus will be in re-engaging God by serving others first. Serving with what you have to share His light uniquely through your lives to those around you. A focus on living out your faith and serving others. It is through that process that God can renew your hearts and begin a new work in and through all of you.
Above all, i will continue to pray God's richest blessings on each of your lives that will be remembered both individually, and corporately with your name, character and reputation. A reputation that for years to come reminds us all of your continued perseverance, and commitment to God through the storms of life.
Be Blessed Church,
Peter Blue
3-28-25
There is so much that has been done in haste, at almost a neck breaking speed, that it has created rampant opportunities for failure of proper procedures, and above all has avoided the need for discernment acquired. Specifically when it is needed prior to community impactful decisions that all of you are in the process of making. You all are now in the seats of responsibility. You have the ability to act with discernment where others have not even remotely handled decisions properly. For stepping up to this difficult task, know that I commend you.
Through all that I have heard said, mentioned, or that has been done in the final months of the church services of North Valley Baptist dba Cross Point, I have noticed that there has been no time taken to fully understand the bigger picture.
I want to take a few moments to help provide that big picture, and to remind you of some of the context from which it came.
First, this is God's church community, and His property. Not the Blue, nor Scott families', nor any individual's church. It's a church that God has blessed not by an introverted theology, or lack of direction. It was a church that the signs are all around anyone who walks on that campus. They are memorials woven throughout the framework of the structures for the ultimate purpose of furthering God's kingdom by ministering to people. It tells of the great works that celebrate how God has been worshiped, and changed the lives of so many for years. It was done through a people who engaged their community, and their world with ACTIVE FAITH
Once that focus on intentionally living out the engaging formula of faith on an individual, and corporate level ceased, the blessings stopped. The church then became stagnate, and then evil came to roost in many ways with the intention of destroying what once was blessed by God. Most of which the damage was shrouded by those whom did things, "in the name of God."
Many people mis-speak when they say that my dad, started the church. The truth is the church started BEFORE my dad showed up on the scene.
It was started by a small group of people, not many more than is on your committee right now. The process, and what they did was pivotal in how God ultimately rewarded and blessed the church throughout the decades, even through the turmoil it has endured.
The church started with people who came together and saw needs in the community of Redding, and greater Northern California. That vision and burden, that God had placed on the people, extended into meeting the needs in small communities up and down the West Coast at large. They saw no other church was engaging all of these communities, whether big or small, at that time in, or around Redding. Specifically there was a void of meeting needs in ways that resonated with what God was showing them as a small congregation was needed at that time. God was calling for them to answer the call, and walk by faith together to meet.
As a result, this small group of people, both young and old, started meeting. They then started holding tent meetings in Redding, even though they were a small group. They did so while at the same time going out and doing Vacation Bible School and other ministry outreaches in surrounding towns, and on Indian Reservations throughout Northern California and Southern Oregon.
This is the part, and the order that's important-
At the same time this small congregation was actively living out their faith, they began to pray for a pastor. Not SEARCH for a pastor, but PRAYED that God would BRING THEM a pastor. They did this for many, many months without a sign, or anyone. However, they still remained faithful in acting out their faith, and praying for what God had placed on their heart as a small church group.
As a result of their prayers, there was a connection made by a call from a Southern California youth pastor. He called for no other reason than to find a church group his youth group could work with closer to where they were wanting to do ministry. You see he was teaching the kids in his youth group how to engage their faith. One of the ways they would do so was by creating opportunities for their youth community to act out their faith by learning to serve others. This youth pastor, some of the youth group sponsor adults, and the youth group kids, would take time on Easter Break, and sometimes in the summers, to come up to those same areas in Northern California to do Gospel Outreaches. Those gospel outreaches he and his youth group were doing were very similar to what this local group of believers had been burdened, and were doing. The is small group of believers also were putting on local VBS clubs, and helping out the outlying communities, meeting the needs of people. As both groups continued to work together, these gospel outreaches turned into more frequent connections with communities in similar format as this small group of believers grew a little more. All of this happened while neither one of these groups knew each other at their individual starting points of ministry. However both were ACTIVE in living out their faith the same way, and God connected resonate visions in their hearts.
That is how God works.
It was by working together as a small church, along side this youth pastor and his groups, and WATCHING how the youth pastor led by example that the growing group of believers began to take notice. It was how God had uniquely wired this youth pastor to serve by example. This youth pastor's formula was simple. He did so by working with the people, not just preaching at them. It was a series of those examples that this small congregation took note of. They invited him to speak at their tent revival meetings, and then asked him several times to stay over on the weekend and give a message to their very small group of people. A group who could hardly be called a congregation at that point. The order in which that small group of people found answers to their prayer requests for a shepherd, THAT was the success to it all. THAT is what was the catalyst and defining moment, which then later turned into what God blessed at North Valley Bapstist. It was how the church would see a reward through many, many answers to prayers throughout the decades.
So many lives have been changed by the order of seeking God that those few believers did so long ago. They prayed and then WAITED on God to show up. I write this today as one of those answered prayers. When all was impossible, people prayed and waited for God to show up. He ALWAYS HAS for this church, when they waited on Him.
This is what brought success that turned into what you now are stewarding to dismantle.
This is also reverse of what Church educators, consultants, and even many clergy will tell you is the format for "filling the pulpit." In a similar fast-action tempo, these experts also feel compelled to do so, or the congregation feels compelled to RUSH into finding someone, or a solution for the void. As a result press release packets are sent out, and an all-out search for filling the pulpit, just to have a leader transpires. All the while, God's timing was avoided which negated Him being able to provide what He had for them.
If a church focuses on being obedient in ACTING OUT their faith, instead of filling their perceived requirements for what a church's internal structure should look like, God WILL show up. BUT, He only will do so on HIS schedule, NOT when we expect Him to work on our schedule.
It is US as the church that must remain obedient, and wait on Him to line things up. We must understand our obligations as His creation of what we must do together as a community. He calls us to meet the needs of the lost and dying world around us, in ways that He reveals to us specific needs. Needs in the surrounding community that he wants us as His church to meet. Only then will God reward His church with His best. Anything that supersedes, or circumvents that order, will be met with dire consequences.
That is why North Valley Baptist dba Cross Point has been a drift for so long. They've attempted to supersede God, by desperately trying to fill the pulpit. They've been so desperate for a leader that even looking into the track records of those they invite is not even thought of, or ignored. All along the church should have taken time to remember how God blessed them in the first place.
The second thing that I think needs to be remembered is that what you have been entrusted to steward is SACRED. It is HOLY GROUND.
While many are looking at the valuation of the property, what they can extract, or where it should go, and even what it would cost to repair and renovate what has been run down, there is a much more serious value that goes beyond what man can define with our monetary system.
From the very first shovel of dirt that my dad turned over to start the first story building in a manzanita-infested, dirt forrest, to the many hours that families donated of their time to pound nails, paint walls, and build the Precious Moments Youth Building, that entire property has been dedicated and consecrated, over and over again, as a place where God's work will be glorified on all levels.
With the countless lives that have been impacted there, including many of yours and your children, the level of sanctification that God has imparted, as His word was proclaimed, is indescribable. Especially when you think about the countless numbers who walked through the church's doors throughout the years. Those whom then went out from there to advance and push back against darkness in their own realms. All done in ways by individuals that God had uniquely wired them, and burdened them, with a calling for. One that at the core was as a result of a covenant they made with God on those grounds.
The spiritual consecration value has been lost in the minutiae of the frantic details to get rid of and/or dissolve the physical valuation. All while ignoring the desecration of holiness that God has given, and remains on that land.
In doing anything less, other than either stepping up and maintaining stewardship of, or handing off the stewardship of that sanctity and holiness, as has been shown is required throughout scripture, will reap damning consequences for all involved. It will be shown in the destruction of lives, and lasts for generations as God pours out his wrath. All as result of Almighty God's wrath being poured out on the abandonment, and abolishment of what He has claimed, and what He has blessed his people with to steward.
I remind you cautiously to consider that solemn perspective as I hope that you will take seriously into account your decisions. Not just for what was North Valley Baptist dba Cross Pointe, but also for the severe consequences it brings in relinquishing to the world what has been given, and dedicated that remains sacred to God. Especially from the stories of those whom God has used those grounds to touch and send forth, throughout the decades, to further His Kingdom.
With the understanding of the sacredness of the ground that you are now deciding the fate of, I wanted to provide three options for your consideration that would help to uphold the integrity of the respect for God's holiness on that ground. By all means I only offer these for consideration. They are however based on helping to absolve the cloak of scandal that is surrounding how decisions are being made, and what the only options are, that have been considered up to this point. I have no personal, vested interest in any of these options, but share only as examples that I have seen in nuances considered by other organizations traveling down similar difficult paths before with stewardship of what is left of a once thriving ministry.
With any of these options and all others considered, I would immediately vote to dismiss Andrew Scott and Matt Silva as both of them have recused themselves with obvious blatant conflict of interest, and/or dereliction of leadership duty that has led to the decimation of the church. Both of which have responsibility in what has brought about the state of where things are currently. Any decisions made by them, or any funds received either by them, or by organizations whereby their family, or themselves are associated create a lighting rod of ethical violations for not only them, but for each person on your committee.
Dissolvement and sale of the property as it is slated to continue with the distribution to other legacy ministry organizations with NO ties or affiliation to anyone on the board. This means not one person, missionary, affiliation, organization, or person receives one penny from the sale. However, the sale is done and avoids the damning ethical concerns with the current issues of rampant conflicts of interest that are apparent. Organizations may include KVIP, Shasta Bible College, and The Good News Rescue Mission, and/or Mount Lassen Christian Conference Grounds in some way. All of which though were started by, or had an initial boost in their ministry potential, as a result of what God did directly through many at North Valley to start those organizations.
Hand-over of the property to an existing church at the cost of renovations and restorations of the property that are needed. Gospel Light Ministries would continue to remain an organization that provides accountability to the purchasing church so that the renovations and restorations are completed. All to continue God's work, on His land, where He will continue to bless those living out their faith in an active church community. Once rennovation work is completed, your organization then dissolves.
No sale happens. Repurpose your existing committee to be a protectorate of the property while at the same time rebuilding the non-profit, or creating a new non-profit of the same name or similar for the church (i.e. North Valley).
Through this protectorate you would initially help to facilitate activities, services, and other uses of the facilities whereby God's work can be done and the community can be re-engaged through multiple facets and different organizations. This could include even leasing to a church, a school, and other organizations on a regular basis. The proceeds of which go to a property wide "Operation Nehemiah" that will rebuild what is long overdue in needing to be fixed.
All the while a few people in a circle of chairs gets back to ground zero. They focus on allowing God to rebuild, and restore them on His schedule, not on theirs. Until He does, they continue to grow by living out their faith actively in the community, and stewarding the premises.
There are many needs and opportunities in communities today. Especially where facilities are available that a church has been blessed with, but organizations simply are not big enough to have their own. Ones which struggling organizations and churches, in an either life-support, or reboot position, could meet.
Here are a few considerations as examples that would fit needs that I know of immediately in Redding-
You could do so many other things. My point is that there is so much that can be done there, without requiring a pastor. Much that a group of people, who recognize THEY are the church, no matter the name or structure, can do as God places the needs on their hearts.
By taking this route you can build in-roads with so many opportunities to share Christ's love in a fresh way. A way that once again restores God's blessing on many, and a legacy all of you I'm sure would desire to protect.
I would simply ask that you take time to be discerning and consider these, and other options, before rushing into any direction, including an offer for a sale.
Regardless of what is chosen at your discretion, for those of you whom are directing the dissolvement and directing the proceeds of the potential sale, it is abundantly clear to the public that there are serious discrepancies in the narrative that is being proliferated.
First, it is a well known fact that the property that North Valley Baptist dba Cross Pointe is on is completely debt free. Yet, a recent news segment on KRCR stated at the end that, "the proceeds will go to pay off debt."
Secondly, for anyone sitting on the committee in any capacity providing guidance, it creates a rancid plethora of violations from suspicious fraud, and intentional embezzlement, let alone a conflict of interest if any one of you are connected in any way to where those funds are directed.
As a result it is clear that those with ulterior motives have a lot to gain by doing what they can to direct what happens with the property for their benefit; whether they do so in the name of God or not.
Accountability and transparency is a crucial factor needed for all involved in governance through this process..
As a result of understanding what these concerns are, the discrepancies known, and the lack of external accountability that is publicly obvious, here is what I personally am committed to do if ANY sale transpires. Please understand I in no way am declaring legal action against any of you. I will simply be presenting the concerns of proceedure and potential conflicts of interest to those authorities which can investigate these matters.
1) I will contact the State of California Attorney General's office requesting an investigation into every individual on the currently controlling non-profit organization which holds the remaining property of North Valley Baptist Church.
Of which the following board members should be at the least investigated and/or audited for decisions which provide a high-potential of conflict of interest-
2) I will contact The State of California Attorney General, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney General's office to request a formal investigation into whether the entire process is compliant with State and Federal law for the proper dissolvement of North Valley. This includes the proper legal procedures in handing over of all assets to Gospel Light Ministries, and the guidance of the sale of the property, along with the distribution of the proceeds from the sale.
We all know however, that the wheels of government often times move slower than should happen to see action in a timely manner. The obsession to shove through a dissolvement of North Valley begs for faster responses of accountability.
As a result I will raise the concern to the public at large in the following ways:
If however any decision be made that establishes a protectorate over the property, while providing a re-organization of the church legal structure for the preservation of North Valley occurs, either in dba form or otherwise, I will forego all of the requests for audits, and drop all media blitzes.
If you choose to hand over the property, not sell, in some agreement to another church to carry on the ministry, and it is done so with public transparency as to where the proceeds have gone without any board members conflict of interest, I will also forego all of the requests for audits to governmental agencies, and drop all media blitzes.
Know that I applaud all you for taking on a difficult responsibility where dereliction of responsibility became rampant, and you are picking up the splintered pieces. To those couples who are charting this course right now, I commend you, and will continue to pray for your discernment.
The actions that I will take are from an accountability standpoint to stand in the gap. There has been a persistent void of accountability which needs to be resolved and stopped. Restoration of transparency and accountability needs to be restored. This needs to be done to provide for a massive ethical concern that the greater church community is SCREAMING is wrong. There needs to be a guard-watch that delivers transparency to maintain ethical integrity in handling of decisions from the steering community, no matter what your decisions moving forward might be. Please understand my heart in mentioning all of that, and my intent of potential action.
I again commend you all, and have nothing but deep respect for all that have taken on a role on the steering committee to work in one accord. Especially at a time when the enemy wants to do the most damage from the inside
Advancing Against The Darkness,
Peter Blue
Las Vegas, NV
My father frequently challenged people from the pulpit with a phrase many of you would remember. It is one that I think is extremely relevant for all of us to keep in mind. That is- "All that evil has to do to succeed, is for good people to do nothing."
While in no way do I think that all involved in the stewardship committee of Gospel Light Ministries are evil, the actions of a few make it apparent there are bad actors in the camp, and evil has happened by good people without value of their own responsibility that impacts with damning consequences for others.
To everyone reading you CAN do something. It is you whom I challenge to do the following no matter your denomination, affiliation, church you are connected to, or whether you were involved in North Valley at any capacity in the past. Do NOT believe this is not a result of a MASSIVE spiritual war being fought right now to take down God's work when a community needs it most.
1) Pray-
There's a song from quite a few years ago that states in the chorus,
"When God's people pray,
And take the pains of earth
To the doors of heaven.
When God's people pray,
There is hope reborn
There is sin forgiven
And miracles you can't explain away
When God's people pray."
If you are a Christian, you have more power over the spiritual war that is coming to a head right now more than you realize. Put on your armor, and advance against the darkness, by praying God's will be done.
Take hope in this-
In my time on this earth, around many facets of different ministries, I can assure that I have found out one thing for certain about the darkness advancing against the church. The devil never attacks mediocrity, or passivity. He attacks works that are either in the middle of, or about to do enormous damage to the darkness with the way that God is about to use them to advance HIS light. I do not know what that looks like, but I assure you that I have seen this pattern before. It is IMPERATIVE that God's people ACT on what is crying out in their hearts right now across the greater Northern California community, and is rippling by word of mouth around the world.
Pray Christian. Pray.
2) If this letter resonated with you, spread it to those whom you know need to read it.
3) If there is anything that you agreed with in what I wrote, take the time to write the board and lovingly share your perspective with them. Tell them why your voice should be heard.
Do you have another option not considered?
How would you show your support for the right decision in your eyes?
If you do, send it with loving encouragement to those on this committee. This is a difficult task, and one that requires discernment with a very stressful situation.
You can send your letters to-
Stewardship Board
2960 Hartnell Ave.
Redding, CA 96002
4) Prepare to write your own letters if a sale happens. In the next few weeks, or months, be ready to take the time to send letters to the government and legal entities I have committed to write. Should any sale go through, I will be posting a letter template, along with the addresses of where to send letters. The template will be one that you can use to make your own, and send a similar letter requesting investigations. Specifically into conflict of interest of any, and all parties involved, with the transition, sale, and where the proceeds go. When tens if not hundreds of thousands of letters hit government desks, trust me! Everyone will start to take notice!
Check back here weekly. If anything transpires that is relevant to share, or a need to activate sending letters requesting investigations and audits, I will post it here.