Worldwide Pentecostal Fellowship: Haney Letter
Posted by: kdc
While our original post on the WPF is continuing to pick up comments, it appears letters are being sent via email from prominent members of the United Pentecostal Church leadership - including General Superintendent Kenneth Haney.
Since he ends it with this statement: "*Please note that should you desire to share this letter, you have my permission to do so." I am going to take him at his word. After opening his e-letter, he states:
As Moses, Caleb, Joshua, Nehemiah and numerous others of God's Generals have stood at the forefront of an emotional storm; when a handful of voices among them sought to bring division, they as God's Generals, spoke with Authority & Assurance! God was with them, and the storm passed over; thus, it will be the same with us.
have been to a number of meetings in the last month and a half, and my
heart has been greatly warmed by the host of ministers who have come to me
personally to assure me of their loyalty and that they were in much
prayer. They could not understand why men would conduct themselves in this manner. This is the feeling of most of the UPCI. I was moved by their love and
prayerfulness for God's work, and my heart was touched by their spirit.
I felt that we, as God's leaders, need to seize the moment and speak calm to the storm, and also discourage any of our brethren from going to the Tulsa event. No good
would come from their going - only that they would be used. At this point,
it is time for the Generals to forcefully and clearly "without hesitation”
strengthen the hands of God's people.
There is no panic or fear, but only concern that some precious ministers may
be isolated for some reason or other from the main stream of the Fellowship.
It could be by distance or lack of closeness to fellow ministers, and all
they know is what they read on some web site or what comes in the mail.
Neither of these gives the true picture. Several men, whose names were
listed in the items being mailed out and distributed, contacted me and were greatly
concerned that their names had been included. In some cases, men said
they had not given their consent; in other cases, that they called or notified
whomever was in charge and told them NOT to list their names, but they
were listed in spite of their protest.
The brethren of our Districts must be assured that the church, the United
Pentecostal Church International, is blessed of God and stands staunch as a
Holiness movement, a revival movement, and a doctrinally sound movement, and
that there is no compromise. As a matter of fact, we have history, as an
organization, to prove this. Each generation in times of crisis has
risen to the challenge; therefore, we will, and have done so also.
From my experience in traveling the length and breadth of our Fellowship, it
is my opinion that we are as solid, strong, and as passionate as we have
ever been. Any new group attempting to start will do so without history or
track record, and it is yet to be proven what they would really do in the
midst of crisis. In the history of the UPCI, there have been other groups who
have attempted to do this also, but have failed to rally to the challenges, and
thus came to naught.
In the final analysis and when the dust settles, we will be a stronger
organization and a more passionate movement. We will be more united against
worldliness and more united for the cause of World Evangelism -
proclaiming the unadulterated Gospel of the New Testament as we impact this world for the cause of the Kingdom. The United Pentecostal Church is growing rapidly. New churches and daughter works are being planted each day, and a host of new
ministers are being added to the already great number. For instance, our
General Secretary, Brother Jones, just spoke to me and said that since General
Conference, we have lost 27 ministers due to the passing of the
resolution. In the same period of time, we have licensed 128 new ministers. The church is strong and will not, and must not, be distracted from our real mission: to reach our cities, states, and the nations of the world with TRUTH and an
uncompromising message.
In conclusion, in reminiscing over my life, I have found that each trial and
each valley I have journeyed through, that AFTER the trial, I have been much
stronger and more blessed. I do believe that there is a great deal of good
that will be achieved as a movement when we pass to the other side of this
storm, and we will be bonded closer together and our purpose will have
greater clarity.
For a United Church and respectfully yours,
Kenneth F. Haney
This is the second letter I have seen that states some names on the WPF website are not there by permission.
Ongoing . . .
While our original post on the WPF is continuing to pick up comments, it appears letters are being sent via email from prominent members of the United Pentecostal Church leadership - including General Superintendent Kenneth Haney.Since he ends it with this statement: "*Please note that should you desire to share this letter, you have my permission to do so." I am going to take him at his word. After opening his e-letter, he states:
As Moses, Caleb, Joshua, Nehemiah and numerous others of God's Generals have stood at the forefront of an emotional storm; when a handful of voices among them sought to bring division, they as God's Generals, spoke with Authority & Assurance! God was with them, and the storm passed over; thus, it will be the same with us.
have been to a number of meetings in the last month and a half, and my
heart has been greatly warmed by the host of ministers who have come to me
personally to assure me of their loyalty and that they were in much
prayer. They could not understand why men would conduct themselves in this manner. This is the feeling of most of the UPCI. I was moved by their love and
prayerfulness for God's work, and my heart was touched by their spirit.
I felt that we, as God's leaders, need to seize the moment and speak calm to the storm, and also discourage any of our brethren from going to the Tulsa event. No good
would come from their going - only that they would be used. At this point,
it is time for the Generals to forcefully and clearly "without hesitation”
strengthen the hands of God's people.
There is no panic or fear, but only concern that some precious ministers may
be isolated for some reason or other from the main stream of the Fellowship.
It could be by distance or lack of closeness to fellow ministers, and all
they know is what they read on some web site or what comes in the mail.
Neither of these gives the true picture. Several men, whose names were
listed in the items being mailed out and distributed, contacted me and were greatly
concerned that their names had been included. In some cases, men said
they had not given their consent; in other cases, that they called or notified
whomever was in charge and told them NOT to list their names, but they
were listed in spite of their protest.
The brethren of our Districts must be assured that the church, the United
Pentecostal Church International, is blessed of God and stands staunch as a
Holiness movement, a revival movement, and a doctrinally sound movement, and
that there is no compromise. As a matter of fact, we have history, as an
organization, to prove this. Each generation in times of crisis has
risen to the challenge; therefore, we will, and have done so also.
From my experience in traveling the length and breadth of our Fellowship, it
is my opinion that we are as solid, strong, and as passionate as we have
ever been. Any new group attempting to start will do so without history or
track record, and it is yet to be proven what they would really do in the
midst of crisis. In the history of the UPCI, there have been other groups who
have attempted to do this also, but have failed to rally to the challenges, and
thus came to naught.
In the final analysis and when the dust settles, we will be a stronger
organization and a more passionate movement. We will be more united against
worldliness and more united for the cause of World Evangelism -
proclaiming the unadulterated Gospel of the New Testament as we impact this world for the cause of the Kingdom. The United Pentecostal Church is growing rapidly. New churches and daughter works are being planted each day, and a host of new
ministers are being added to the already great number. For instance, our
General Secretary, Brother Jones, just spoke to me and said that since General
Conference, we have lost 27 ministers due to the passing of the
resolution. In the same period of time, we have licensed 128 new ministers. The church is strong and will not, and must not, be distracted from our real mission: to reach our cities, states, and the nations of the world with TRUTH and an
uncompromising message.
In conclusion, in reminiscing over my life, I have found that each trial and
each valley I have journeyed through, that AFTER the trial, I have been much
stronger and more blessed. I do believe that there is a great deal of good
that will be achieved as a movement when we pass to the other side of this
storm, and we will be bonded closer together and our purpose will have
greater clarity.
For a United Church and respectfully yours,
Kenneth F. Haney
This is the second letter I have seen that states some names on the WPF website are not there by permission.
Ongoing . . .
Labels: Kenneth Haney, Tulsa, UPCI, WPF
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