| Dean Steenburgh wrote: | I have some things I could say about the way the whole thing was handled but it's all water under the bridge at this point & there is no need to re-hash all the events that brought an end to the history of Irvine's Jamboree Rd. CoG now known as Irvine Free Chapel.
I'm not a fan of how it all went down but I'm not against J. Franklin either. I don't know the man personally but I have friends who do know him & they speak highly of him so I'm sure he's a great guy.
What I have been told is that Bro. Franklin's church in Irvine (which runs in the thousands) benefits from the fact that he does his taping at TBN for his TV program & therefore his personal ministry covers the cost of the travel since he was already making the trip every week prior to being appointed pastor at Jamboree. So if my source is good, & I know it is, the churches are not underwriting his travel expense, his truck would have been worn out by now & I do believe he benefits from the use of a jet (his or a borrowed model I don't know). I asked one of his key staff about the jet one time & he said Bro. Franklin had not bought one yet.
At one time it was shared with me that the Irvine campus was the single most valuable asset to the CoG outside of the Lee U. campus & that info came from a reliable source in Cleveland. I'm sure the property is still valued in the 10's of millions & it looks awesome all the time, very well cared for. The local staff conduct the primary services during the week & Bro. Franklin preaches there most Sunday evenings to a packed out house. In all honesty they need a much larger facility in order to accommodate the crowds but I don't know much about that pursuit, at least none I want to discuss here.
F.C. Irvine is the largest CoG congregation (if one could call them that) on the West Coast & it would be great if the biggest would always lead by example.
If you have concerns regarding this church I will entertain questions but only through PM.
Again, I have nothing negative to say about the church, it's leadership or it's pastor. They probably helped the CoG financially at a very sensitive time in our recent history.
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Thanks for sharing, Dean.
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