The Coup Document

Kyle, Peter and Nate have a few thoughts about the coup document below:

God’s plan for the congregation to take back Beverly Heights EPC

We the congregation of Beverly Heights EPC have become aware of a plan by our current pastor, Nate Devlin, and a small group of leadership including the elders, to move our church alliance from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church to another denomination/ group called Theopolis. While the basic teachings of this group seem solid, there are other teachings that that are in conflict with our basic beliefs and the way that we worship. Nate and this group of leadership in our church has been quietly moving our church to this denomination/group without laying out a new vision for the church and presenting it to the church for their approval as when the church as a whole made the decision to leave the PCAUSA and alliance with the EPC. As past leadership from the church has become aware of this move towards Theopolis, they have been studying this movement and trying to make other members aware of the changes. Our feeling is that when a church group believes that they have some special connection to God that no one else can experience unless they follow along it is prideful; in this case prideful intellectualism and cult like behavior. Nate and this group are attempting to squash all attempts for past leadership to educate and warn current members of the general population. While the past leadership is trying to work within the confines of the Presbytery, that has been slow. Charges against Nate have been registered with the Presbytery. Now is the time for the general congregation of Beverly Heights EPC to take back their beloved church. Beverly Heights has a rich history of serving the neighborhood and a witness to our Precious Lord Jesus Christ.

Here is a plan to set this in motion.

1. Set up a trust fund for contributions to the church.

2. Have as many members as possible contribute what they would normally give to the church to this fund. This is done, to limit funding to this group, essentially putting the church into bankruptcy. If there is no money, there is payroll, there are no programs and there is no school.

3. This fund will then be put back into the church operating fund once the group is removed. We will need funds to rebuild.

4. Have as many members as possible stop contributing their time and talents to the church. Again, making it difficult for the church to operate.

5. Stage silent protests during the worship service; where a large group sits together, does not participate in any way, but spends the time with heads bowed in prayer for the church. This is done to make those that are still in the dark aware that there is an issue.

6. Physically reclaim the church building and lock out this rouge group of believers. (This can be done is several ways which I do not want to list here in case one of this group gets ahold of this statement.)

7. Seek legal and financial advice as needed from godly men and women.

8. Offer forgiveness to those who were involved, allowing those that were involved to remain with the congregation as long as they recant their alliance to Nate, then church discipline by not allowing them to ever participate in any leadership role ever again. 

Beverly Heights Church has faced similar challenges in the past with a church split and the move from the PCAUSA to the EPC. Our dear church has come out on top every time and smelling like a rose. We believe that our hearts in in the right place and the Lord will guide us and make a way for us to reclaim this wonderful, God fearing and God honoring church. In doing this, we pray that the many wonderful, godly leaders that departed the church because o

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