Excelsior! Academy Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I can't provide many details as it is likely one or more of the previous members post here. Our church recently split. I mean split. We lost so many members. People are hurting. It. is. just. so. sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I've been through that. It is a shock to the whole system. I know how you feel. So sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I've never been through it personally, but I've watched it with friends/family. It's painful - and sadly, the pain lasts for years. I hope you can come to a place of healing and peace. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Praying for all of you... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Been through it. My church has been through a couple of splits - one due to leaving one denomination and joining another (we weren't there for that) and the other, about 4 years ago now, due to our pastor's infidelity and all the fall-out with that. It was ugly. But we managed to get through that. I'm sorry. It's hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 BTDT. It stinks. :grouphug: Take care of yourself during this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I'm so sorry :( Hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 We've been through a couple. Once when a minister left to start his own congregation. Many people left with him. What had been a cozy community (or so I thought) was ripped apart. The second was also when a minister left--gee, I see a pattern here...that one was uber ugly. Oh my. My husband and I were in leadership. The lies that were told--awful! And leadership could say very little. Complicated. I'm so sorry you are caught in this. It's not fun. It does hurt. Frankly, it scars, too. Be gentle with yourself as you go forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 It hurts that so many Christians can be so......un-Christlike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 My friend compared a church split to a divorce. You lose touch with those that leave (or stay depending on which side you are on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I know. :grouphug: Usually there is more that binds you than breaks you. Hard when the emphasis is on what breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 It is a painful process. I have been through that and also an AA group split which is very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thank you for your encouragement. Yes, very much like a divorce. Good analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexigail Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hugs. I went through it as a child and it was so confusing and hurtful. I hope you find some peace soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm so sorry :grouphug:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Been there. :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 This happened to us twelve years ago. It felt like I had been through a divorce. I felt awful for a year. I am so sorry for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 It is incredibly painful. We've been through it, and it was so much harder than I had ever imagined. Years later, we have seen how God took a negative situation and used it for good. Our members have experienced so much spiritual growth. There's nothing like a split to make you *really* examine things from a Biblical perspective, take personal responsibility for your faith, and cling closely to the Trunk of the tree. I hope that someday in the distant future you can look back at this time and see some unexpected blessings that were embedded in all the emotional upheaval. (hugs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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