Potter's House Fort Worth Volunteer Cuffed, Assaulted at Church in Dispute Over Working on Stage

CHRISTIAN POST ^ | MARCH 28, 2018 | Leonardo Blair ,

[Morgana]

A young Potter's House Fort Worth church volunteer said she quit her role at the church Sunday after she was handcuffed, assaulted and physically removed from the church during a dispute with an elder, that was partially captured on video, about her appearing on the church's stage.

In the recording of the incident, Audrey Stevenson, the 22-year-old former volunteer who attended the church led by Patrick E. Winfield II, is heard having a discussion with the church elder, identified as Rhonda Lewis, backstage.

"So I want to be clear. On the stage, you are not allowed to do anything on the stage. Now they just said to me that you said the pastor said you could do stage?" Lewis can be heard in the video telling Stevenson.

Stevenson told Lewis that she spoke with the pastor's wife, who informed her that "she had no regulation on me serving under any type of restriction" and they would be meeting with the elder and other staff members to discuss the matter.

[Morgana]

Am not sure what cause this but this woman was not being rude or belligerent before they slammed her down.

Just a simple case of she was in the wrong place, the house of Satan, when she thought she was in a church.

[Morgana]

one for your megachurch ping

[Red Badger]

Matthew 18:20 New International Version (NIV)

20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”.......................

THAT is Christ’s church................

[Gamecock]

Lot of people suing out there!

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[Morgana]

These Mega churches seem to be all about money...give us money or get out

[WayneS]

Sounds more like a prison than a church...

[fwdude]

What is a church doing with a “stage?” “Staging” fake Christianity.

[taxcontrol]

[if the article is correct]

I suspect this will not end well for the Church. The person was attempting to leave, was prevented from doing so, was assaulted and force-ably detained against her will.

That is kidnapping.

Under law, kidnapping occurs when one person (Church security) unlawfully and non-consensually asported (moves or prevents movement) and held another for certain purposes.

[Mastador1]

I think there are a lot of churches that have stages and they use them to put on plays or performances when not performing services. I know my old employers church did, we helped build it. I know that it is strange for Catholics to think of having a stage in the church, apparently not Baptists.

[Lee N. Field]

I hope I’m never at a congregation large enough and dysfunctional enough, to have someone around who keeps handcuffs on hand. Just in case.

[cyclotic]

In reality the church is the people, the body of Christ. It’s not the building.

We don’t have a “sanctuary” we call it the auditorium. It’s just a big room with chairs. There’s a raised platform. I don’t think it has a name. Maybe stage or platform.

We don’t have an altar. There is a podium though

But, I can’t stand the concept of mega-churches. Most are too big to allow for any informality.

I proposed a ministry at my church which I now lead. I have a key to the building and can go there whenever I want, I don’t have to schedule use. If I can’t make it, I give my key to one of the other leaders, many who don’t even attend my church.

[fwdude]

Not trying to be racist here, just a realist. Black congregations tend to have a lot of drama, often violent drama.

There is a small municipal suburb of Fort Worth which has a very high black population, and as a result, the mayor an nearly the entire city council are black. There have been literal fist fights during council meetings. In once instance, a gun was displayed.

[PAR35]

I hope I’m never at a congregation large enough and dysfunctional enough, to have someone around who keeps handcuffs on hand. Just in case.I hope I’m never at a congregation large enough and dysfunctional enough, to have someone around who keeps handcuffs on hand. Just in case.

Probably poor leadership if you don't have armed and prepared security on site.

[Zuriel]

Maybe one set of handcuffs aren’t enough in some situations.......

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3549520/posts

(Comment 3 shows an unrelated incident. A one woman, table throwing, folding chair catching, display of fearlessness.)

[Elsie]

...one woman, table throwing, folding chair catching, display of fearlessness.

I just HATE it when things like this occur!!

[Zuriel]

Complete with the “not-a-hair-out-place” European “Jesus”.

[Elsie]

I’m with ya on this!