This writer drove his family from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Las Vegas, Nevada, in February, 1968, to begin a ministry with Central Christian Church (CCC). We knew it had suffered two major splits in its five year life. We didn’t know how spiritually impoverished they left the congregation. For the first two years a series of conflicts and problems left this writer unsure of the congregation’s future.
Then, selecting more positive people as elders and deacons gave a glimmer of hope. For the new board voted to begin a Building Fund to replace the dilapidated structure housing the congregation. We promised the people the fund would be devoted ONLY to the new building. Previously, money in the fund went to pay weekly expenses. When we had built a modest fund, we decided to hire draftsman Fred Greil as an architect. Being dissatisfied in their church, he and Charlotte transferred their membership to CCC. I didn’t know it at the time, but THEIR Substantial Christian lives, along with 2-3 other families who came with them, began a SPIRITUAL RENEWAL in CCC that lasted until we left in 1974. That illustration relates to the impact Christ’s DEATH had on priests in the Temple when God clearly TORE the Babylonian tapestry between the Holy Place and Most Holy Place from Top to Bottom. Acts 6:7 records the result. Now…the addition of “a large number of priests” to Christ’s lordship seemed at the time a major success. However, the addition posed a great danger to Christianity’s future. While the priests brought religious convictions with them, they lacked the spiritual vivacity that characterized Gentile Christianity. End Part II
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