Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of U.S. Christian shutdowns, layoffs and Rapture oddities for the Gregorian (western christian calendar) month of July 2018.
ALABAMA: Man reportedly admits to 5 church burglaries
local missionaries stuck in Haiti during riots
man arrested for reaching for gun at church
ALASKA: Another case of evil NIMBY as Residents fed up with homeless camp near Central Lutheran Church
ARIZONA: Dust storm starts church fire in Mesa
Man found dead in front of Phoenix church
church bus driver accused of molesting young girls
Aggressive man escorted from Avondale church
United Pentecostal Church changes name to First Pentecostal Church
ARKANSAS: In violation of the U.S. 1st Amendment (religious freedom/freedom of expression) Arkansas Secretary of State objected to The Satanic Temple’s request to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument.
150 People Laid Off From Presbyterian founded Walmart Optical Lab
Burglar took van, debit card from church
More than $3000 worth of electronics reported stolen from Little Rock church
Cause of fire that destroyed church unknown
Osceola Church Deacon, Son Among 17 Killed in Missouri Boat accident
Church finds child porn on a man’s computer, there was no explanation of why the ‘church’ was looking at his computer, or even if the man was a member of the church!
Economy so bad that Bentonville church lends hand in providing summer meals for kids
CALIFORNIA: Too Big to Jail Anglican/Episcopalian/Presbyterian co-founded Wells Fargo issued a shutdown WARN for its Irvine ops, 126 jobs gone in August! Non-profit Bethesda Lutheran Communities issued a shutdown WARN for its Redding location, 34 jobs gone by the end of August. In Tustin, Trinity Christian Center issued a layoff WARN, 166 jobs gone by the end of September!
Vandalism of North Hollywood Church
Los Olivos landmark church damaged in crash
Bethel Church explains why it didn’t help local wildfire victims
Video of police Shooting That Killed hostage Held at Knife-point in church
Church worker killed by loader
Economy so bad Hundreds turn to local church for school supplies
COLORADO: Another case of evil NIMBY as church’s attempt to build housing for homeless women is shot down by city residents (most of whom claim to be christians).
Castle Rock neighbors at odds with church construction, because it’ll obstruct the view
Church youth pastor pleads guilty to attempted sex assault
CONNECTICUT: burglary at Stratford church
‘Mother Church’ is getting a makeover
Lawsuit Filed By Church Against Its Own Rector
DELAWARE: Priest hospitalized after savage attack inside church
Lawyer Stole $600K From Church During Land Deal
Delaware Missionaries Stranded in Haiti
‘Christian’ city employees force Muslim Children to Leave taxpayer funded Public Pool Due to Clothing (shows you how far we’ve come, there was a time you’d get kicked out of public pools for skimpy bathing suits)
FLORIDA: Tampa area church youth group stuck in Haiti
After 65 years, St. David’s Episcopal Church in Lakeland may close
Little Havana church to be replaced by apartment building
Officials hit pause on Bayside Church purchase
91 years old man threatens pastor over ex-girlfriend
Man arrested for stealing Florida church van
Civil war as Pentecostal church excommunicates five members for opposing leadership’s worship of money, leadership is also charging the congregation $6-thousand USD for legal fees as well as posting local police to guard the building: “They have the po-po going down there, one on on the east side, one on the west side. Why? We have no clue. Nobody’s ever threatened anybody.”-Patricia Boyd, excommunicated
“The head deacon is packin’ a gun every Sunday.”-Barbara Roberts, excommunicated
Economy so bad Local church gives out back-to-school supplies
GEORGIA: In Lake Park, after 22 years Baptist Village nursing home shutdown, apparently in preparation for sale to the Francis Lake Baptist Church.
Georgia church mission group stuck in Haiti
Alleged church vandal arrested
The House of Hope Atlanta church refuses to dedicate homosexual member’s baby
GUAM: Economy so bad Harvest Baptist Church says school supplies still needed
HAWAII: Honolulu Diocese was a ‘dumping ground for troubled clerics‘
58 Hawaii priests accused of child sex abuse
Murder suspected in death of man at church
IDAHO: In Mormon dominated School District 25 (aka Chubbuck/Pocatello) students experiencing skyrocketing disciplinary problems, “More children were expelled… …and even elementary students got in trouble more often for threats, drug possession and sexual offenses.”
couple arrested in child abuse case part of faith-healing church
priest’s home gets exorcism following child porn arrest
ILLINOIS: priest ordered indefinitely to facility for sex offenders
Fire at vacant downtown Rockford church
INDIANA: Presbyterian founded Walmart suddenly laid off 108 people from its Optical Lab in Crawfordsville, no warning!
Judge Rules First Church of Cannabis Can’t Use Marijuana
Second member of Church of Jesus Christ appears in court on sex-related charges
“LGBTQ is a hate crime against God. Repent”-Remnant Fellowship Church
landlord evicts church over sign saying ‘LGBTQ is a hate crime’
Church burglar gets 10 years in prison
IOWA: Church vs. church in a small town split by an immigration raid
KANSAS: church supporting pastor amid child sex crime accusations
Storm causes damage to Ellis Catholic school
KENTUCKY: After 119 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) furniture shop Alles Brothers shutdown by its new owner the Catholic Church. The store founder died last month and willed the shop to the church.
church revokes memberships for nonattendance
Religious organizations, non-profits subject to new sales tax law
Car crashes into Bourbon Co. church, injuring four members
LOUISIANA: God’s own Loyola University New Orleans suddenly laid off more than 24 people, and suspended its payments into the employee retirement 403(b) plan. The christian university is dealing with a deficit of more than $25-million USD blamed, in part, to the sudden and unexpected loss of 2-hundred freshmen students back in 2013 (The Rapture?).
Missionaries from area churches stuck in Haiti
Economy so bad Church gives fans to old people to fight global warming
MAINE: After 141 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) god’s own sexist Maine Girls’ Academy-Saint Elizabeth’s Academy shutdown due to lack of students (The Rapture?).
Economy so bad church filling backpacks for students in need
MARYLAND: Bible Burned Outside Mardela Springs Church
Car Rolls Backward, Kills Woman in Church Parking Lot
church sues city after being prohibited from holding worship services in its coffee shop
MASSACHUSETTS: Cardinal Warns Church Amid Sex Abuse Scandal
Mission Street Church buys St. Joseph Catholic Church
MICHIGAN: British empire United Kingdom based Salvation Army shutdown its 10 years old thrift store in Coldwater, due to lack of sales.
man electrocuted while power-washing Michigan church
Cash found in ceiling at home of priest accused of theft
State closes Greater Christ Baptist Church Credit Union for ‘unsafe’ practices
Michigan church group stranded in Haiti
MINNESOTA: Mega church pastor resigns after investigation into ‘inappropriate conduct’
Minnesota Churches Are In Steep Decline
CENTRAL MINNESOTA PASTOR ACCUSED OF SEX WITH PARISHIONER
La Salle Lutheran Church reflects declines in attendance
MISSISSIPPI: Benton County church destroyed by fire
Suspects in custody for church vandalism
Police investigate recent church break-ins
MISSOURI: man guilty in church theft case
homicide victim found in alley behind church
City rejects plan to build a new church, for second time
MONTANA: Bishop criticizes priests who attended Trump rally
Montana diocese must identify 27 former clergy as abusers
NEBRASKA: church sues city for blocking expansion plans
Teen reported man groped her at Lincoln church
NEVADA: Las Vegas pastor killed on anniversary trip in Alaska
1 dead, suspect in custody after shooting at Mormon church in Nevada
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Lightning strikes 186 years old church
Man Sentenced For Lebanon Church Fire, Stabbings
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Drawn On Church Door
NEW JERSEY: Pastor Sentenced to 18 Years in Child Sexual Abuse Case
Woman Accused of Faking Brain Cancer, Conning Baptist Church
NEW MEXICO: Tears from ‘weeping’ Virgin Mary statue? Olive oil
Children break into, vandalize church
NEW YORK: Islamic State supporting Hobby Lobby shutdown its store in Depew, local news media pointed out that a year ago the ‘christian’ owner of Hobby Lobby swore he was not going to shutdown stores! Presbyterian founded Walmart issued a shutdown WARN for its White Plains store, 396 jobs gone by November! God’s own Niagara Catholic Junior/Senior High School shutdown without warning, due to a “significant” reduction in church funding and students (The Rapture?).
The NYC based Episcopal Church debates god’s gender in Book of Common Prayer.
Man stabbed in front of Spring Valley church
NORTH CAROLINA: Sunday school teacher accused of child sex offenses, “It’s definitely a cult.” says church member
NORTH DAKOTA: Local church leader suddenly dies at age 29
School teacher accused of sex crimes is married to pastor, who was suddenly placed on administrative leave from the River City Church.
OHIO: 1 dead, 10 sick linked to Parma church
Ohio cafe suffers discrimination backlash after openly favoring christian customers
video shows 2 break-ins of the same church
OKLAHOMA: Economy so bad First United Methodist Church conducts “Back to School Blessings” event.
Suspect tries to flush items she stole from Walmart down church toilet
Mormon Church creates new geographical area in Edmond
OREGON: Trinity Church Pastor Admits to ‘Sexually Immoral’ Acts
Church expects weddings to continue after land use dispute
faith-healing couple sentenced to 6 years in prison for baby’s death
Economy so bad Local church braving the heat to build a homeless village
PENNSYLVANIA: Bankrupt busted Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Pittsburgh shutting down three locations in August, affecting 234 employees!
Catholic Church abuse grand jury report should be public
Massive Fire Rips Through Catholic School
126 years old church burns to the ground
RHODE ISLAND: Deadly duck boat driver in Missouri was co-founder of Olneyville church
SOUTH CAROLINA: Upstate church vandalism
Episcopal Church asks court to order accounting of assets
“There’s no point in pastoring a sick church full of sick members.”-Reverend Juenarrl Keith
Man with machete threatening to kill churchgoers
SOUTH DAKOTA: Rapid City priest charged with embezzlement, theft
Catholic Church considers declaring sainthood of Lakota leader Black Elk
TENNESSEE: United Methodist Meharry Medical College suddenly laid off 55 people in order “to optimize our resources”.
church group on Haiti mission trip told to shelter in place
pastor charged with trying to rape girl, 12
top official resigns from Tennessee diocese
TEXAS: Catholic founded Too Big to Jail Bank of America shutting down its office on Midwestern Parkway, in Wichita Falls, by the end of October.
Need money for your church? Pray for a false flag shooting and get $3-million USD in donations.
Driver Facing 270 Years for Church Bus Crash
Woman admits to stealing $67000 from local church alliance
UTAH: Mission at Bear River Rehabilitation Center shutting down its 40 years old Tremonton location, some employees will move to a new facility near Brigham City.
Illegal immigrant vows to fight for asylum from Utah church
Can The LDS Church Be Blamed For LGBT Suicides?
LDS Church seeks to dismiss sexual abuse case
Man goes on hunger strike to protest “…one-on-one bishop’s interviews with children and youth and to end the use of what he described as sexually explicit questions during those interviews.” The interviews are really covert interrogations to find out if Mormon youth are sexually active.
VERMONT: revelations against Catholic orphanage; “We saw nuns kill children.”
pastor uses gun to try to catch church burglar, the church has been burgled multiple times
Church as god to “Forgive the U.S.A.”
VIRGINIA: Virginia churches join growing illegal immigrant movement
man accused of sexual abuse while serving as church youth leader
Pastor goes online for video game church
WASHINGTON: Jehovah Witness worship halls targets of organized shootings and fires!
Pastor misconduct complaints rattle Tacoma megachurch
Economy so bad Edmonds church offers safe parking to people living in cars
WASHINGTON DC: Prominent progressive DC church, accused of racism
WEST VIRGINIA: Pastor taken hostage inside Berkeley Springs church
Man threatens missionaries with knife
WISCONSIN: pentecostal church to be torn down
Police were called to Peace Lutheran Church after people were observed doing illegal drugs
Woman Faces 20 Years in Prison for Embezzling Over $800K From Church
WYOMING: Abuse allegations against retired bishop ‘credible’
U.S. Christian Rapture, June 2018: FIRE AND HONEY BEES…IT’S ‘GOD’S PLAN’!
“No man can work for two masters, for either he will hate one and will love the other, or he will honor one and the other he will ignore. You cannot work for God and for money.”-Matthew 6:24, Aramaic Bible
“But the root of all these evils is the love of money, and there are some who have desired it and have erred from the faith and have brought themselves many miseries.”-1 Timothy 6:10 Aramaic Bible
“And Yeshua [Jesus of Nazareth] entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. And he said to them, It is written: ‘My house will be called the House of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.’ “-Matthew 21:12-13 Aramaic Bible
“Yeshua said to them, ‘Give what is Caesar’s to Caesar and what is God’s to God.’ And they marveled at him.”-Mark 12:17 Aramaic Bible
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.-1st Amendment, U.S. Constitution
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Former employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance (or even be counted as unemployed): “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”