Misery in Texas?
This is the time that we are to celbrate, recognize, pray for, and give to Texas Missions. The BGCT has always had the Mary Hill Davis State Mission Offering during this time. This year there seems to be two controversies that may hamper the gifts to the Mary Hill Davis Offering and it is not necessarily their fault.
The problem, from what I am told, come from the BGCT. Their are two possible scandals involving mission dollars that have been circulating lately. One has been going on atleast since March dealing with the Valley and new Church starts. From what I hear, the BGCT, had been supporting new church starts that were not churches at all. Allegations show that the money went into the pockets of 1 to 3 individuals. If these allegatations are true, the BGCT was alerted to what was going on, but they (BGCT) turned a blind eye to what was happening. Now there may be several hundred thousand dollars that were misused. Currently, the BGCT is investigating, but who knows if the report will be out by the state convention.
The new scandal comes from the BGCT misusing the funds from the Mary Hill Davis Offerings given to them by the WMU. From what I understand the money was given to the state convention with the intention that the money was going to be used for missios and new churches. Apparently this was not the case. A new investigation may be impending.
Now, the state convention wants to decrease the budget for missions and other organizations. What is going on in Dallas? It makes me suspicious and concerned with the direction of the BGCT.
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