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Nine months ago 103 churches were listed on the SGM website. That’s when the Charlottesville, VA church first left. Today there are 82 churches on the list but you must keep in mind the following confusing factors.
- Two churches were added to the list since August (Louisville, KY; Cebu Philippines)
- One was never listed (Melbourne, FL)
- One new church should be added (Wissinoming, PA)
- Two church plants never joined SGM (San Diego, CA; Mandeville, LA)
- Two churches remain on the list but have decided to leave (Downingtown, PA; Cleveland, OH)
There was also a major development over the weekend when three international churches were removed from the list. Those churches are from Sri Lanka, Philippines (Fernando Impang) and Mexico (Mario Jacobo).
The brothers from Sri Lanka cannot be listed by name because of the severe persecution they face. Fernando is a dear brother from Bohol. Much has been written about him on the SGM website over the years. Mario planted our fourth international church in Tijuana in 1995. He is an extraordinary man and been a part of SGM for 25 years.
Bottom line: 25 out 107 churches have effectively left SGM over a nine month period.
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