Review For New In Christ Bible Church

Frank Z.
Former Member

This congregation is just a complete waste of time and money

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1/5
I never attended a service at the New In Christ Bible Church in its Merrimack NH location (and in all likelihood, probably never will), but I was a full-fledged member of its former congregation – New Beginning Fellowship in nearby Nashua for about a dozen years. Perhaps the best way to describe this New In Christ church, assuming they’re nothing more than 'New Beginning Fellowship relocated' (and both its Facebook and YouTube sites for the past year have indicated that nothing’s really changed much), it’s success – or failure – is contingent on the Pastor’s laser business, which is housed in the same condo building as the church. Most of the dozen or so congregants to the New In Christ church are either employed, or were formerly employed, to this Pastor’s laser business. One more thing -- the Pastor owns the condo units to both his laser business as well as New In Christ church. So if there was ever a problem or impropriety involving the Pastor (a.k.a. the Landlord), the congregant(s) would probably be forced to leave and find another church despite the fact that New In Christ is sanctioned by the Southern Baptist Convention. Can you say, Conflict of Interest? I think the ideal Bible verse that best describes New In Christ church, along with its Pastor, is Matthew 6:24, which Jesus said you cannot serve both God and money because, inevitably, you’ll wind up despising one of these two entities. This guy was first hired in ’02 to replace the retiring Pastor of Sheepfold Fellowship, which he soon changed its name to New Beginning Fellowship. Have you already noticed a pattern here with this guy when it comes to changing names of churches? It should be noted here too that both Sheepfold, and New Beginning Fellowships were under the Assemblies of God denomination -- and now, New in Christ church is with the Southern Baptist Convention. To quote Barack Hussein Obama, "you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig." So despite changing its community, its denomination, and even its name; this particular church still desperately lacks enthusiasm, involvement, and congregants under the same Pastor its had now for the past 14 years. Church membership has steadily decreased under his reign, even though for the past four years that congregation has had a regularly aired, government access TV show in Nashua. He often begins his sermons by thanking ALL THE PEOPLE WATCHING ON THE INTERNET, yet, according to the church's YouTube site, its posted weekly sermons have be averaging about 3 (three) views each for the past couple years. Can you say, "delusional"? The Pastor claims that he could easily build the church’s membership by simply lying to everybody that they’d be healed of Cancer or delivered from Bankruptcy if they’d just join our church. He also loves to poke fun at churches with big memberships because those Pastors can never remember everybody’s name. Yet, it seemed like every other month in New Beginning Fellowship, this Pastor would announce that they only had about three weeks worth of finances before the church would have to finally close its doors. Needless to say, a steadily declining membership, along with frequent threats of closing within a couple weeks was just downright depressing. Is this Pastor’s laser business now keeping the New In Christ church afloat financially? Beats me. But if it is, I don’t believe God designed His church to be financially supported like that. The church’s move to Merrimack one year ago was actually prompted by the Pastor’s accountant telling him that he would save a lot of money with his laser business if he owned the facility rather than rented it -- so much for being "inspired by the Holy Spirit". Next summer, the Pastor is planning to take a couple months "hiatus" to bicycle across the country to California. I'm really glad to see this guy really has his "priorities" straight. I would just ask, why would anybody want to waste their precious time and money on a "social clique" like New in Christ Bible Church, when there are so many more better Holy Spirit-filled congregations operating in the Greater Nashua area?
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