Largest Ruckmanite Church

[Vince53]

During the early 1970's, First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, was the world's largest Sunday School. When I left, they were averaging 40,000 in attendance.

Later, the church turned Ruckmanite, believing that the King James Version had replaced the Bible as the Word of God, and they went through one of the greatest church declines in history. However, they were still the largest Ruckmanite church in the world.

According to a thread on a Christian hate site that I had been following, the church had regrown under their new pastor to become America's 11th largest church. A few weeks ago, the pastor publicly repudiated Ruckmanism.

 

[a pilgrim]

During the early 1970's, First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, was the world's largest Sunday School. When I left, they were averaging 40,000 in attendance.

Later, the church turned Ruckmanite, believing that the King James Version had replaced the Bible as the Word of God, and they went through one of the greatest church declines in history. However, they were still the largest Ruckmanite church in the world.

According to a thread on a Christian hate site that I had been following, the church had regrown under their new pastor to become America's 11th largest church. A few weeks ago, the pastor publicly repudiated Ruckmanism.

First Baptist Hammond, was NEVER a Ruckmanite church. I have been affiliated with that church since 1985, it never has been Ruckmanite during my years of association.

Ruckman teaches that the KJV corrects the "originals" (that no one has.) Dr. Hyles only taught that the KJV is God's word, pure, and preserved for us in the (then) 20th century, without error.

Unfortunately, Dr. Schapp has backed up on that stance, BUT, he is a good man and I think he is a good man regardless of this issue.