• New update May 12th Two Rivers vote to oust 71 members fails

  The below event was called off

  You could win $10,000.00 at Bellevue. May 3rd 2008 A Non Profit "Bellevue" and For Profit "Service Master Clean" make this a quest. Is this not in violation of non profit rules?

  Boater Safety Education May 10th or May 17th Cost $20.00 for Children and $10.00 per adult offered at Bellevue.

  The Pastor in the morning service invited the congregation, who would like to, go to the Bahamas in 2009. Of course you have to pay the host, Steve Gaines if you do.

  This is a sad day when the church is used in the manner listed above. Its all about money.

  March 30th 2008 22 minute business meeting

  No mention about the motion on the floor of 2007 meeting

  2008 March 30 Business Meeting

  Will the motion on the floor at the close in 2007 be the first order of business in 2008? I am told no. This is manipulation and deceit to think imply Bellevue is a congregation approved church.

  Excerpt from the Rick Warren Tool Box about Business Meetings

  Business Meeting March 2007

  What Bryan Miller said about the meeting in an e-mail

   

  Churches in the Memphis Area where many Bellevue members have gone.

  03/20/2008 New Christians in trouble

   www.stateofthechurch.com

   

   

  I have received several e-mails and phone calls about David Scott being terminated. I am also told that they will use retirement as the excuse. David has been for several decades over the maintaining of buildings and grounds. He has done a phenomenal job and put his heart into his work. I am told that Kevin Haley will replace him. Kevin is over the kitchen and has no experience in the area that David managed. We have seen others in the past with a long service record at Bellevue being done the same way including Dr. Jim Whitmire over the music department and running off our former First Lady, Mrs. Adrian Rogers to another church.

   What a ruthless bunch of men running Bellevue now, starting with the pastor.

  David you will be missed and many are hurting for what they have done to you.

   

  Must see video to the thousands that have left Bellevue.

  Jim Barnwell emailed saying that the media department did not produce this above film. Therefore I removed the comment about that.

  If you have heard that it is easier to get an audience with the Pope, than Steve Gaines, read the sign on Dr Gaines's desk.

   

   

• Christmas

• Professions of Faith 2006 & 2007

• Response from Bellevue member

• "You've got to protect the unity of your church. If that means getting rid of troublemakers, do it."

• Is Steve Gaines following the advice of Rick Warren?

• The Halloween Carnival was free why not the tree ?

• 11/28/07 update on www.stateofthechurch.com

• A Worthy Lesson to Learn by Riad (Ray) Saba

• Senator Grassley Speaks Out Against Mega Churches Scam

• http://grassley.senate.gov/public/

• James 4-4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

• Its love offering time again. Bellevue has collected about  2 Million Dollars each year for the past few years in The November's Love Offering.

• Oct 31st 2007 Bellevue hosted a carnival for Halloween night. Thousands came and rode rides. It was in the parking lot and on the ball fields. Steve Gaines was in the dunk tank. He did not present the Gospel to the group that came.

• Jeremiah 23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
   

• Jeremiah 23:2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
  
   

• Bellevue should refund the almost 2 million dollars received in 2005 love offering. You shouldn't even have to ask for it back.

• The Letter in Bellevue Today, Oct 23, 2005, from Dr. Gaines about the 2005 Love Offering and the Master Plan. Also the infamous statement that Bellevue Baptist Church needs to become "a house of prayer" A slap in the face to the preceding Pastors of Bellevue.

• The 2005 Love Offering Committee

• If you made contributions to 2005 Love Offering Nov. 13th 2005 (For Prayer Chapel) you should ask for your money back. Even if you are no longer a Bellevue member. As of November 20th 2005 Bellevue Today states that receipts and pledges exceeded $1,744,896.00 for the Prayer Chapel offering.

• October 23rd 2005 Bellevue Today states.

• "We will appoint a Long Range Planning Committee to begin work immediately on a Master Plan that will start with the location and construction of the Prayer Center"

• Two Years Later,The Prayer Chapel was never built!

  

• Billboard on Bellevue Property beside Interstate 40

• So, should this verse (below) and others be removed from the Bible?

• Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
   

• Depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
   

• Church Membership Covenant, an article in Baptist Press by Rick Warren of Saddleback

• The second anonymous letter sent to many people in the mail, transcribed here. You should read.

• Bellevue’s Money “Hard at Work”

  See Above Article by Carol Pemberton

• Bellevue has spent multiple hundred thousands of dollars in the past couple of years on Preston Poindexter's ministry and church. Including paying $200,000.00 for Church and spent thousands on repairs and salaries. This was taped this past Sunday morning at 10:20 AM and at 11:45 AM

• Preston Poindexter article in the local Commercial Appeal last Thursday

  See Above Article by Carol Pemberton "Hard at Work"

• Dr. Steve Gaines, Jeff Arnold, Richard Emerson, Mark Sharpe meeting, May 10, 2006 Posted 08/26/07

• Richard Emerson would like to set the record straight about this meeting after receiving a call from Morris Mills a few months ago. He met with Jeff Arnold (The Younger Jeff) July 6th 2007 to get to the bottom about his comments addressing 27 Deacons.

• Anonymous Letter (Must Read)

• Slanderous E-MAIL from Aaron Roy at aaron@yarbroughsmusic.com  about the above Anonymous Letter

• Holy Land Trip announced from pulpit Sunday the 19th 2007

• Chuck Hannaford apologizes with a phone call to me Friday the 17th

• Part 4 Riad "Ray' Saba August 18th 2007

• Integrity Does Count

•     Doesn't

• (update 7/22/07) Claude Thomas Preaches about moving on and leaving the past in the past. At Germantown Baptist Church

• Part 3 Riad "Ray' Saba August 10th 2007

• Part 2 Riad "Ray" Saba August 7th 2007

• No Prayer Chapel but Bellevue Buys more property

• Word of comfort for the thousands of Bellevue refugees

•   PART  I  Riad, "Ray" Saba  July 31, 2007

• What has become of the American church?

• Affluent pastors use wealth differently: Some give back; others buy yachts

• 87-year-old Waddell Tucker didn't agree with his Pastor

• Richard Emerson would like to set the record straight. (about his meeting last march, 2006, with Mark Dougharty regarding Bellevue's by-laws.

• 71 year old women arrested

• Danny Akin Speaks of Integrity in Ministry

• The Emerging Church

• by Dr. Gary E. Gilley of Southern View Chapel

• Billboards near Bellevue on I-40

• Billboard 1  Billboard 2

• SPECIAL LETTER from Riad (Ray) Saba TO BBC’S DEACONS AND THEIR WIVES

• Responses

• Spirit of Bellevue, Where Art Thou?  By Carol Pemberton

• Where have we gone wrong? by Todd Stinnett

• Here is an example of what The Journey Church near St. Louis is doing. They have a Beer Ministry and yes they are growing.

• Christian authors say churches should seek God's presence

• Bryson McQuiston resigns 

• Mark Dougharty, associate pastor read his resignation speech.

• Mark Dougharty, Associate Pastor, is leaving Bellevue

• Transcribed March 25th Business Meeting by Jennifer P.

• March 25th Business Meeting

• Parliamentarian and Pastor Barry McCarty's church in Texas, Valley View Christian Church split in 2004. The off shoot is Cornerstone Christian Church He was the Parliamentarian for our March 25th Business Meeting.

• Petition to call Bellevue into a business meeting.

• Note about Sunday's 11:30 AM Business Meeting 

• A F T E R   T H E   "C E L E B R A T I O N" A N D  A F T E R  

• T H E   V O T I N G Ray Saba's seventh letter

• Riad (Ray) Saba's 7th letter part II

• Riad (Ray) Saba's Sixth Letter

• Letter to Bellevue from Laurie Brogdon

• What is Bob Reccord up to these days?

• What about Ted Haggard?

• Crisis at Bellevue

• Mark Sharpe letter to Bellevue Members

• A.C.T

• To Bellevue Members-You Have Rights

• Transcripts for review

• Bellevue's Board of Directors have Performed Irresponsibly

• Registered Letter to the Chairman of Bellevue's Board of Directors

• Answer by David Coombs on behalf of the The Bellevue Board of Directors 

• Carol Pemberton Address to Bellevue Family

• Wade and Wilda Cappleman Letter

• Sex abuse victims' advocates go after Southern Baptists

• SNAP apologizes to SBC leaders

• Keep Our Eyes on Our Savior "JESUS"

• David Coombs Petition Against His Ordination

• Bellevue's Executive Associate Pastor David Coombs, are you ordained? 

•   You Can Be

• Comment about "You Can Be" link

• Conflict of interest in Pastor Search Committee that brought Steve Gaines to Bellevue

• Bellevue Do you make up the rules as you go? What are you up to? The Paul Williams Investigation smells mighty fishy to me.

• Deacon Dr. Michael Pruett's Letter

• Fox 13 Interview with Josh Manning and Mark Sharpe

• Why I don't Preach on Wednesday Nights

• Why I Preach on Wednesday Nights $$

• Baptist Press

• Quote in the Commercial Appeal  says "Coombs also emphasized that the requests for information had not been denied"...

• Bellevue's Executive Associate Pastor David Coombs, are you ordained?  You Can Be

•  Comment about "You Can Be" link

• Paul Williams Investigative Final Report

• The Above link was to Bellevue's website for the report.

• Jim Barnwell "staff consultant to TV/Radio committee for broadcasting equipment for 2007 "  requested me to remove link in which I did.

• NEWS
  Bellevue Report Faults Handling of Minister's Sexual Abuse
  
  Bob Allen
  01-29-07

• The Blog will no longer be linked from this site.

• A Conference on Baptist Identity 

• David Cox resigns FBC Daytona Beach pastorate

• Copyright exceptions  Jim Barnwell needs to tell Jesus the service is copyrighted

• First Baptist Church Daytona Beach 

• What Steve Gaines says in the pulpit live is copyrighted. 

•   Sunday's Commercial Appeal article by Wendi Thomas

• EthicsDaily.com

• On Suing A Christian Brother In The Civil Courts

• Firstcoastnews.com

• NewsReleaseWire.com

• Audio of Dick Bott and Dr. Michael Spradlin

• Letters from Bellevue Members

• If you are from Gardendale we would like to hear from you.  Gardendale Email only.

•   From a Gardendale WEB site not affiliated with the church there

• Why Many of Today’s Evangelical Pastors Are Cult-Like
  By Brannon Howse

• Michael Reagan Calls On Mega-Pastor To Resign

• Steve Gaines addresses Church Wednesday night

•  David Coombs addresses Church Wednesday night

• David Coombs's views expressed to former sister-in-law

• Important information for anyone with knowledge of indiscretion by Rev. Williams

• “The Michael Reagan Show” discusses Steve Gaines 12/18/06 to 5 million listeners nationwide.  

• E N O U G H  I S  E N O U G H

• Why did Steve Gaines fail to act six months ago?

• "I was repeatedly victimized by a family member."

• Josh Manning's responses to bloggers

• 12-17-06 Sunday morning message with church address by Bryan Miller and Steve Gaines on end.

• Don Ware asked the Board for a business meeting. Also a follow up letter to Bruce Brooke Chairman

• WHY WE SHOULDN’T COVER-UP SCANDAL

• HOW ABUSIVE MINISTRIES DEFEND THEMSELVES

• Questions that should be answered

• Chairman of the Deacons Chuck Taylor's Deacon Pledge

• Deacon email addresses

• Trespassers

• Church Government

• Final Ad-Hoc Meeting  12-03-06 8:30 AM

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• Sunday Evening Harry Smith Addresses Church 12-03-06

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• Harry Smith's Statements from 9-24-06

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• Ad-hoc questions unanswered

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• Has the Ad-Hoc committee overlooked your questions?

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• Deacon Showdown called off by Chuck Taylor

$25,000.00 donation to another denomination with opposing views of certain sins. The pastor is a female. Bellevue's Finance Chairman Wayne Vandersteeg said he didn't know anything about her. He told this information to a group meeting Sunday Morning with the Ad Hoc committee. He acted on a request by Steve Gaines. This happened in the last few weeks.

• Scriptures about oaths

• Showdown

• Feedback about the Showdown

• 2005 Love Offering?

• At Gardendale, Dr. Gaines got rid of all committees except 3 or 4

• Dr. Gaines says that leaders should be at the Wednesday night service.

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• Revisit Sunday Evening September 24 about Wednesday Night

• Inurement Issues

• Is Bellevue a part time job for Dr. Gaines?

• 9-25-2006 Union City Gaines Story 

• 9-24-2006 Listen to night before

• Gaines Brings Shame on Bellevue again!

• "Paul's Journey Trip"  Host Benefit breakdown May 21st thru June 3rd 2007 

• Questions you may want to ask the Ad Hoc Committee.

•  Culture Crashing  

“And, I’m telling you that from the first day that I walked in the door, it was a time of plucking up, breaking down, destroying and overthrowing,” he said.

•  Gaines said.

• Josh Manning Defends Himself after Being Blasted by Phil Weatherwax

• Deacon responses to Charles & Pamela Gremillion

• Why Steve Gaines doesn't preach on Wednesday night.

• Dr. Gaines Address July 10th 2005 to Gardendale (Evening)

• "And so, I woke up on a Monday morning "

• "Letters that Address the Concerns" 

• What steps has Steve Gaines taken to reconcile with Mark Sharpe?

• Mark Sharpe asks Steve Gaines to resign.

• High-Tech Article

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• Office of a Bishop and Deacons

• Proverbs 6:16-19

• Ezekiel 34 1-31

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