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My Barbaric YAUP

The newest list of churches signing the UP comes out. Interesting stories behind the new signers in the US. And for the
record, this article uses language talking about signing.

Alberqueue, New Mexico – Visit from Bruce Williams as detailed here. Alberqueue signs.

Chippewa Valley in Eau Claire – All the churches sponsoring them signed, the minister planting it wanted to sign, it all makes sense. Not a big deal to the church there, not done for money reasons. Knowing the minister there, it was done because he wanted to. He wanted to sign it when he was here.

Greater Hartford Church of Christ – Now two of the three churches in Conneticut have signed. Remember when there was only one and not three churches? The Southern Conneticut Church of Christ has not signed. Turns out that Groton/London was a name change. Always been three churches, though one was a sector of Boston. I got the story for them wrong.

Northern Virginia Church of Christ – South Region: The North doesn’t want to sign. You’d think the UP proponents would not allow one region to sign and another not to sign. The UP itself magnifies the differences of opinion for future church direction. The minister resigned. Don’t be suprised if the leader of the South Region takes over. Sad, really.

Reno, Nevada – Visit from Gordon Ferguson talking about the split with Kip and the Portland Discipling Movement. Reno signs.

Syracuse, New York – Group breaks from Kip’s church there and signs the UP.

I do not know about the others overseas. I can say that at least there is an admission that some churches simply choose not to sign. The percentage has also changed to be lower.

Oh well. Yet Another UP post down the tubes. Why do I talk about unity and deride the UP? The UP is exactly backwards of how to acheive any real unity.