Rev Thomas Littleton
1/15/2019
In recent weeks social media has been abuzz about a PCA church in St Louis Missouri hosting a transgender speaker in an event called “Reclaim MLK2019 ”
https://www.faithforjustice.org/upcoming-events/2019/1/20/reclaimmlk
The event was announced by the organization Faith For Justice and WAS to have been hosted by South City Church
- Sunday, January 20, 2019
- 4:00 PM 7:00 PM
- South City Church (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Join us for this annual community-wide event featuring Faith for Justice, the City Ministry Initiative, Action St. Louis, and Close the Workhouse as they teach us how to carry and continue the legacy of Dr. King.
Free food and childcare will be provided.
Please consider bringing a side dish to share or donating to help with food.
See you all on January 20th!
South City Church
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA HOSTING TRANS – INSANITY ?
South City Church pastor is Mike Higgins who is also Dean Of Students and teaches “Applied Theology” at PCA’s Covenant Seminary .
https://www.covenantseminary.edu/faculty/mike-higgins-2/
http://www.southcitychurch.com/home/staff/
Mike Higgins, Lead Pastor
Email Pastor Mike
Mike and Renee Higgins came to South City Church in 2012. Mike attended Covenant Seminary earned his MDiv in 1996 and served as a PCA pastor in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia before returning to Covenant Seminary as Dean of Students in 2011. He is also an army chaplain (COL) assigned to the Pentagon. In May 2012, Mike earned his DMin from Covenant where his focus was the “Experiences of African American Church Planters in the PCA.” He has been married to Renee for 33 years, has two daughters, Mary and Michelle and two grandchildren, Moses and Mattie.
Higgins daughter is the Worship pastor
Michelle Higgins, Director of Worship Michelle Higgins has been a choir director, event coordinator, youth ministry director, gospel-funk lyricist and lead singer. Michelle was born in St. Louis and has lived near Fairgrounds Park, Forest Park, Benton Park and Tower Grove Park. She currently serves the African American Leadership Development Conference of Saint Louis. She has served as choir director for various Missionary Baptist, COGIC, Non-denominational and Presbyterian churches. Michelle has deep roots in the African American pentecostal tradition, but her ambition is to encourage and participate in blended worship with all the nations. Michelle holds an M.Div from Covenant Theological Seminary
ADVOCATING DANCING WITH TRANSGENDERED .
Michelle is not a stranger to controversy due to her work with Black Lives Matter- espousing BLM to be a Gospel driven cause and for her assertions that “God- She is black”and “Jesus is a trans-person of Color”. She also talks about the “possibilities ” for the church “if we can learn to dance with our transgender friends and recovering white supremacist friends and people we think are so different from us. ”
“Earlier today, we reported on a PCA church that is holding a Martin Luther King conference for the sole purpose of promoting transgender rights and activism. It has since been brought to my attention that Michelle Higgins, the “Director of Worship” and daughter of South City Church’s pastor Mike Higgins preached at the 2015 UCC Youth event and said some very disturbing things.
Reformation Charlotte has possession of the audio from Michelle Higgins’ and has noted the following very disturbing comments:
- “Some of you know the shirt: ‘I met God. She is black.’ Does anybody have that shirt? I have got to get me one.”
- “Have you met God? Do you know Him? She’s black.”
- “Do you know Jesus? Jesus is a trans-person of color.”
- “Remember, your God who is black, who is transgendered, who is differently able, who is non-English speaking is coming.”
- “Your God is not heterosexual”
You can listen to the audio for yourself below. Many of the disturbing remarks start slightly before the 11:00 again at the link below or above these quotes
PCA CONTROVERSY TWITTER FRENZY
The event was in part exposed on Twitter as having a transgender speaker .Here is the Faith for Justice event speakers bio .
https://www.musicfreedomdreams.com/about-1/
“As a musician & speaker carrying the message of their Black & POC trans & genderqueer siblings, Jay-Marie’s speaking and performing engagements have taken place at Dartmouth College, Harvard University, American Repertory Theater, Stanford University, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, New Conservatory Theater Center (SF), and more. Their M.A. in education has enabled their work as an educator for young people (K-Universities) in classrooms and with adults through intentional learning spaces. Jay-Marie also prioritizes working directly as a mentor with countless cis, Queer & Trans/NB youth & young adults around the country. …
They have also been an outspoken advocate & organizer with movements such as Black Lives Matter, Black 4 Palestine, #NoDAPL and #SayHerName, among others. ..
Jay-Marie is originally from Oakland, CA. but now works out of St. Louis, MO building a very Black, very Queer life with their incredible partner, Kayla.”
THREAD: A PCA church is being taught by a woman in a lesbian relationship how to celebrate the lives of transgenders on an upcoming Lord’s Day.
SHUFFLE ACROSS THE FLOOR -THE COVENANT TWO STEP ?
South City Church announced on the 14th of January that is will no longer hold the event
“Posted by South City Church on January 14, 2019
In the past few days, the session and pastoral staff of South City Church became aware of details concerning an event that was to be hosted on its property on January 20th, 2019 sponsored and organized by Faith for Justice, a Christian advocacy and social justice organization. Upon being informed of the details of the event, the session and pastoral staff met and determined that some of the planned elements within this particular event appeared to be inconsistent with South City Church’s theological convictions. We have thus determined that South City Church’s facility should no longer be used for the Faith for Justice event originally scheduled for January 20th. At no point was the event a South City Church event or part of a South City Church worship service.”
Faith For Justice has announced the new venue – which is a PCUSA church .
Faith for Justice is at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church – St. Louis, Missouri.
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