Comments on: Is The World Mission Society Church Of God Racist? https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/is-the-world-mission-society-church-of-god-racist/ An in depth look at the World Mission Society Church of God Mon, 29 May 2023 22:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Billie https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/is-the-world-mission-society-church-of-god-racist/#comment-302382 Mon, 29 May 2023 22:25:35 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=127580#comment-302382 Wmscog is not racist be for real

]]> By: Jordan Daniels https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/is-the-world-mission-society-church-of-god-racist/#comment-299482 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 07:29:33 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=127580#comment-299482 I was In the WMSCOG when I was an undergraduate student at UCLA. I was studying Piano Performance, and really wanted to play the piano for church services. I practiced the hymns in the New Songs book, learned the church’s arrangements for the songs, and would play through them in the church after preaching meetings for fun in front of other members. I even asked the Pastor if I could be the church’s pianist if an opportunity ever came.

Some small opportunities came up, such as when the church’s pianist went to Korea for a few weeks and a replacement was needed. Instead of asking me to play, the position was given to the Missionary’s (at the time) wife, who was Korean. She could hardly play the piano, and after struggling through a few services, she stopped playing, and they switched to audio recordings of the songs instead.

A big opportunity for the pianist position came in Reseda Zion because their pianists was moving to West La Zion. Not only did I not get the position, but they gave the position to three Asian females instead. Of these three, only one could kind of play piano. The others could hardly even play! Why would they split the position between three people instead of giving it to one person who could play well and has shown that they could play? I was someone who went to the church regularly, preached regularly, studied piano in college, and even sang in the church choir. I was very qualified for the position. However, because I am African-American, and they prefer to have Asian females play piano, the position was not given to me.

The WMSCOG is a racist church, and their racial hierarchy prioritizes Koreans first, other Asians next, Whites, and then by shades of skin tone. The only reason why I never became the pianist there was because of their racism. Nowadays, I have side jobs playing piano for Orthodox Church services, where I am paid to play as well (I don’t think WMSCOG pays their pianist, and I was offering to play for free back then).

]]> By: paper https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/is-the-world-mission-society-church-of-god-racist/#comment-299095 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:37:24 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=127580#comment-299095 One of my family is close with a current Member. Apparently all members are now required to preach to co workers and extended family members. Within 2 days of hearing this my loved one called me and asked for contact information of cousins, uncles, aunts etc. The control they exert over members is so terrible and so sad. Great article btw. Keep up the good work.

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