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Subject: Congregational constitution???
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:50:34 -0800
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To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: congregational constitution???
From: denis i otero <hebrew101@juno.com>

Eddie, greetings:

My name is Pastor Denis Otero, I pastor a non-denominational
congregation called Maranatha Bible Church. I also am Professor of Hebrew
and Hebraic studies with Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburg, In.,
Southwest campus.
In the past15 years since we have incorporated, our minisry,
theology, and congregational life has moved from your typical "gentile
church" towords a Messianic congregation. We minister to gentile and
Safardic Messianic believers. We celebrate the feasts, do shabbat, and
do'nt do christmas and easter.
Now here we are so far away from our charter and bylaws that we
need to reorganize in a more Messianic format. While we are not, a
Messianic Synogouge, we are so not a "church" in the protestant
understanding.
I am looking for help from others who have changed their Bylaws,
Statements of Faith, etc. to a Messianic format.
If you have any advise, copies, or would like to pass this along,
please feel free.

shalom, shalom,
b'shem Yeshua
denis

p.s. I use your book as a text book for my "Feasts, Festivals and Fasts
of Israel" class.

>From Eddie:
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Denis,

Perhaps our members can help you and know how to help you.

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