Our neighbors don't mind our noise level but sometimes we find their odor pretty offensive. Peace, Steve Jerry Krewson wrote: > Bill, > Oh, I agree. I remember a group that had a church about 40yards from > my Grandma's house. They were soooooo loud that the Nightclawers went > deeper. > > We ring our church bell Sunday mornings, but if we had a neighbor, > believer or non-believer, and they asked not to ring it because they > worked nights and were awakened by the bell just after they had fallen > asleep, we would *stop* ringing the bell. > jerry k > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bill burns <mailto:burnswh@...> > *To:* pastorsforum@... <mailto:pastorsforum@...> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:25 PM > *Subject:* Re: [PastorsForum] Is this a Problem with your church? > > Well, not being a good neighbor isn't right and certainly doesn't > glorify God. Besides screaming is just plain weird. > > Bill > > */Jerry Krewson <pastorjerry@... > <mailto:pastorjerry@...>>/* wrote: > > "After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of > his excellency; and he will not stay them when > his voice is heard. God thundereth marvelously with his > voice...." > jerry k > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jeff Hallmark <mailto:bctexan@...> > *To:* pastorsforum@... > <mailto:pastorsforum@...> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:17 AM > *Subject:* Re: [PastorsForum] Is this a Problem with your > church? > > Elijah, heard God in a "still small voice". > > > > On 4/28/07, *J & M* <jim.melissa@... > <mailto:jim.melissa@...>> wrote: > > > MASSILLON, Ohio - Is it worship? Or disturbing the peace? > Neighbors of Worshippers of Christ the Warrior King > Church have petitioned the city, saying screams and > sounds of glory and praise coming from the building > are a nuisance. But church members contend they're > being harassed because of how they worship.Sunday > morning is God's day of worship," the Rev. Troy Sowell > said. "I'm not going to tell this congregation, > 'You're being too loud.'" > Sowell says he's open to finding a solution but is not > going to forfeit his right to worship God. > Police responded to noise complaints three consecutive > days during a revival last year, after the > congregation moved in. > "They have a sound system over there that is very > loud," said neighbor Reginald Winters. "I'm in my > house with the door shut, and literally, my windows > are vibrating in my house. ... This year, it's started > right back up." > The church closed its doors and windows, but the > complaints have continued, said Jerena Copeland, > associate pastor. > Sowell said light bulbs have been stolen from the > building and beer bottles have been wedged beneath the > tires of members' vehicles. > Church members recently met with Police Chief Robert > Williams. > "I'm still hoping for an amicable, diplomatic > solution," said Williams, an ordained minister and the > son of a pastor. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_on_fe_st/odd_church_noise;_ylt=Aja6r9hq.E8qIN8Vt_jDlxrtiBIF > <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_on_fe_st/odd_church_noise;_ylt=Aja6r9hq.E8qIN8Vt_jDlxrtiBIF> > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... <mailto:pastorsforum-join@...> To unsubs cribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... <mailto:pastorsforum-unsubscribe@...> > > > > > > -- > Bro. Jeff Hallmark > www.sprucelandbaptist.com <http://www.sprucelandbaptist.com/> > http://baptist-potluck.blogspot.com/ > <http://baptist-potluck.blogspot.com/> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... To unsubscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubs > cribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pastor Steven G. Rockhill Lisbon Reformed Presbyterian Church PO Box 88 Lisbon, NY 13658 315-393-9041 revrock@... http://lisbonrpc.port5.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++