I was their church consultant in 2003. The church’s peak attendance was 750 in 1975. By the time I got there the attendance had fallen to an average of 83. The large sanctuary seemed to swallow the relatively small crowd on Sunday morning.
The reality was that most of the members did not want me there. They were not about to pay a consultant to tell them what was wrong with their church. Only when a benevolent member offered to foot my entire bill did the congregation grudgingly agree to retain me.
I worked with the church for three weeks. The problems were obvious; the solutions were difficult.
On my last day, the benefactor walked me to my rental car. “What do you think, Thom?” he asked. He could see the uncertainty in my expression, so he clarified. “How long can our church survive?” I paused for a moment, and then offered the bad news. “I believe the church will close its doors in five years.”
I was wrong. The church closed just a few weeks ago. Like many dying churches, it held on to life tenaciously. This church lasted ten years after my terminal diagnosis.
My friend from the church called to tell me the news. I took no pleasure in discovering that not only was my diagnosis correct, I had mostly gotten right all the signs of the impending death of the church. Together my friend and I reviewed the past ten years. I think we were able to piece together a fairly accurate autopsy. Here are eleven things I learned.
- The church refused to look like the community. The community began a transition toward a lower socioeconomic class thirty years ago, but the church members had no desire to reach the new residents. The congregation thus became an island of middle-class members in a sea of lower-class residents.
- The church had no community-focused ministries. This part of the autopsy may seem to be stating the obvious, but I wanted to be certain. My friend affirmed my suspicions. There was no attempt to reach the community.
- Members became more focused on memorials. Do not hear my statement as a criticism of memorials. Indeed, I recently funded a memorial in memory of my late grandson. The memorials at the church were chairs, tables, rooms, and other places where a neat plaque could be placed. The point is that the memorials became an obsession at the church. More and more emphasis was placed on the past.
- The percentage of the budget for members’ needs kept increasing. At the church’s death, the percentage was over 98 percent.
- There were no evangelistic emphases. When a church loses its passion to reach the lost, the congregation begins to die.
- The members had more and more arguments about what they wanted. As the church continued to decline toward death, the inward focus of the members turned caustic. Arguments were more frequent; business meetings became more acrimonious.
- With few exceptions, pastoral tenure grew shorter and shorter. The church had seven pastors in its final ten years. The last three pastors were bi-vocational. All of the seven pastors left discouraged.
- The church rarely prayed together. In its last eight years, the only time of corporate prayer was a three-minute period in the Sunday worship service. Prayers were always limited to members, their friends and families, and their physical needs.
- The church had no clarity as to why it existed. There was no vision, no mission, and no purpose.
- The members idolized another era. All of the active members were over the age of 67 the last six years of the church. And they all remembered fondly, to the point of idolatry, was the era of the 1970s. They saw their future to be returning to the past.
- The facilities continued to deteriorate. It wasn’t really a financial issue. Instead, the members failed to see the continuous deterioration of the church building. Simple stated, they no longer had “outsider eyes.”
Though this story is bleak and discouraging, we must learn from such examples. As many as 100,000 churches in America could be dying. Their time is short, perhaps less than ten years.
What do you think of the autopsy on this church? What can we do to reverse these trends?
Posted on April 24, 2013
With nearly 40 years of ministry experience, Thom Rainer has spent a lifetime committed to the growth and health of local churches across North America.
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Without the Holy Spirit in full control all of these attempts are futile.
I have only known that the Holy Spirit does not count years or discriminate age. He uses those who are willing and obedient. He can stir the old and make hungry for meat the young. Without the welcoming of the Holy Spirit in a place, you can use any strategy you want, and still end up like you started. But when HE is asked to step in and take over…..the end is better than the beginning. It is not about numbers. it is about commitment for even just one soul.
thanks for this article Thom. i’m interested in what exactly #4 means and how one would come up with that %. thanks!
Charles spurgeon preached the gospel when he wasa a teenager his church started growing and he started receiving big money years later it was a known fact he was smoking cigars before he preached a sermon, but starting a ministry is ok but god leaves you after a while its up to you were you lead your holy spirit.but god dosent tolerate smoking in ministry, we have to be clean and be on time with him. people in churches today dont have the tools to go across the otherside, or have proper understanding of the bible, this is why there are closures of churches today.
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I’m wondering how you knew that the church “refused to look like the community.” I’ve seen churches that wanted to welcome people of different economic, social, and racial backgrounds, but they were not coming. Sometimes the barrier is not in the minds of the people in the church, but there is a barrier in the minds of those in the community.
Thom,
Thanks so much for your artical “Autopsy of a Deceased Church” it all seems to support the idea that if your not transforming as a body of Christ you are dying. Sometimes these deaths are slow and painful. I have watched enought of them to speak with some authority on the subject. My wife and I are starving a congregation in rural a East Texas which we served for a couple of years back in the late 90s. Upon our returned the congregation was half the size it was when we left. So in just 17 years they have suffered a reduction of 25 members. We meet this evening to have a spiritual gut check as I call it to see what the vision of the congregation is for the church . We will also revisit the idea of transformation since our faith is grounded in that very concept. Prayers are welcome and apprictaed as we trust God to get the congregations wheels out of the ditch. I trust that the folks will receive God’s vision for the fellowship. My wife and I have that vision but we are waiting for it to be reveled to the folks in the pews. With out them sharing in full measure in God’s vision we will not be transformed and be made anew. Again thank you for you artical it confirms much truth about the charter of so many congregations here in the states. God bless!
This article is a great foundation to creating a counter list — 11 signs of a healthy congregation. Here’s my attempt, and I welcome others to add/edit!
1. The church proactively accepts to look like (and become a hub of) the community.
2. The church is full of community-focused ministries.
3. Members celebrate hopes, dreams, ambitions, attempts, successes and lessons learned. The past is respected (memorials) but the future and present are the focus of celebration.
4. The percentage of budget for meeting new members’ needs was balanced with budget for healthy solutions to sustaining members’ needs.
5. There is a passion to connect with those who are not found.
6. The members engage in increasingly more discussions with the community about what the community wants.
7. Pastoral tenure last a lifetime because pastors are encouraged by their members to support new ministries, empower lay leaders and create flexible systems for action.
8. The church prays regularly together — and with its community using language and tone that meets the community where they are, not necessarily where the members are.
9. The church knew exactly why it existed. The vision, mission and purpose can be reiterated by pastor AND every member, making it easy for a new member to navigate their way and find a place to get involved.
10. The members span many generations and collectively apply lessons from the past to today’s experiences, questions and issues but also fully understand that today is a different world where not all answers are known but can be found with patience, understanding and tolerance and empathy.
11. The facilities continue to be maintained, reinvested or repurposed based on what the community (the church’s ‘outside eyes and ears’) says it needs to be healthy.
PART I OF 3
I. HIDDEN PASTORAL PLAN
CHAPTER 1. GENESIS OF REV. WON TAE CHA GROUP HOLY MISSION
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In the middle of various accusations against an innocent family members, we received a handwritten letter in Korean from an unknown member, dated June 16, 1997, (post marked 6/17/1997) the mailer noted as a sympathizer 동정자 at the address of Korean church 633 West 115th Street, New York.
Since Rev. Won Tae Cha assigned to this church, our family had very good cordial relations with him. Often he visited our residence in Long Island. Very often we exchanged very friendly cordial greeting cards in civility. However, there appeared some disagreements among the church leaders how to properly manage the Building Trust Fund of the Church.
Unexpectedly this anonymous hate letter to an innocent church leader seemed to suggest their hidden plans for the ministry plan.
It was a threatening as well as an insulting letter to curse our family, especially our children. How could happen this kind insults to the innocent church family members in this church.
The handwritten envelope from the church address.
The writer surprisingly stated “we were mentally ill and our Children were pitiful as they were born from such mentally ill parents.”
Surprisingly some one from the church sent this frightening cursing hate letter to the recipient church family against our faith.
In order to prevent further unpredictable violence against the church and its innocent family, it was necessary to find out the sources. So we hired an expert investigator of the handwritings to determine the identity of the real writer of this ominous dangerous hate letter.
At the time, Rev. Cha group was offensive to the church rules on the trust fund. The hate letter was mailed to my residence from the dear church address.
Suddenly it hinted to investigate this hate letter comparatively with other handwritten letters from the pastor. For no one would dearly use this historic church address for such evil letter.
Translated text of the hate letter from Korean.
”Simply I thought you are normal persons, but I know now you are seriously ill mental patient…If you are old, prepare for your dead. You are more pitiful than just crazy old ones… Even your children from such parents like you – they are really pitiful.” (Post Marked 17 Jun 1997)
1 ) Korean handwritten text of the hate letter
We were so shocked and frightened to have received such insulting letter from an unknown church member and we tried to identify the letter writer by a hiring a specialist.
So we hired a costly Forensic Document Examiner, Julia Bevacqua, who is a court approved specialist to identify such crime oriented letters, to identify the threatening handwritten letter in comparison with the Korean letters previously received from Rev. Cha in the past.
At the time Rev. Cha and his group was most antagonist to our family as they could not abuse the Trust Fund freely as the trustee’s tight control of the Trust Fund under the Chairman Sone according to the church rules and the state law.
It was frightening to receive such insulting letter from an unknown person or persons. It was necessary to find out who did this in order to protect the congregation from the anti-Christian actions. A costly handwriting investigator was hired by our family.
The Specialist Julia Bevacqua used the original handwritten letter of June 16th and its envelope for comparative analysis with the 6 other closely related old hand written letters from Rev. Won Tae Cha.
The specialist concluded,
“The letter was written by Rev. Won Tae Cha.”
The investigator stated,
“I derived the above results after studying the letters for identification and comparison by the use of a microscope (20 x magnifications), a microscope (30x) with measuring reticules, enlargement 182 percent, and oblique lighting equipment (transmitted light tables).” (1/15/1998)
In light of the findings, now we naturally could conclude that Young Kim, Steve H. Park and Rev. Cha group was applying the evil bully tactics against our family in order to maintain their off beat ministry as their group activities indicated. It was the beginning of their organized hate letter campaign against the innocent church members.
Eventually this group took over the church treasury, purging the church officers, trustees and so on through multiple hidden or open projects to push out good church members under Rev. Cha’s conjectures.
the anonymous hate letter investigated in comparison with eight other documents (translated from the Korean language. the result of it revealed the deeply seated illness of the church
However, the forensic document examiner did not present the investigation results in detail scientifically to avoid any misunderstanding. I urged her to present scientifically full details to the church leaders and members.
But, the circumstances in the crucial church moral required presenting the academically or scientifically correct report of the criminal investigation results in order to avoid any illogical misunderstanding on it by the concerned members.
This anonymous hate letter hinted obviously Rev. Won Tae Cha had a dream plan for his ministry with his own group. Please review his very good relations with the staff as the letters to my family indicated. He was friendly with the victim, the Board Chairman in honorable ways.
However, some how, his pastoral ideas changed in hidden ways in order to establish his own way of the ministry for this historic Korean Methodist Church and Institute, misleading this Christian community. Eventually this toxic virus injured the spiritual health of this church since then.
It concluded that her investigation proved it was written by Rev. Won Tae Cha of Korean Methodist Church and Institute according to the Special Forensic Document Examiner, Julia Bevacqua.
The report should be a academically correct good educational data for good leadership, or any leadership to learn the nature of human behaviors in the Christian community.
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See the following logical presentations.
. CHAPTER 2. REQUESTED DETAILED INVESTIGATION OF HATE LETTER
Although investigator Julia Bevacqua researched the hate letter, her presentation was superficial and not satisfactory. And I demanded the details of it.
2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, New York 11801 (516)931-1067/ 931-0424 Fax (516)938-5580
January 23, 1998
Ms. Julia Bevacqua Forensic Document Examiner 140-65 Beach Ave.
Flushing, New York 11355
Dear Ms. Julia Bevacqua:
I have read carefully your examination of the letters. It gives an impression the report presents an outline what you did find from the investigation, without giving any examples. Without supporting examples it seems to be imperfect and not convincing.
When I met with you, you explained to me the findings showing certain characters. I believe the report should have included such examples.
Please let me ask you to supplement the report with proper exam¬ples to authenticate the findings – “arrangement”, “alignment”, “ration”, “microscopic examinations”, etc.
It may be difficult for you to write Korean characters.
To make examples, cut off relevant characters or numbers and
paste up on the paper and copy them.
I might present the complete report to other party about a month later.
I would appreciate your help. Sincerely yours.
I
CHAPTER 3. HAND WRITTEN HATE LETTER
In response to the request, the Investigator presented the following research on the hate letter, pastoral letters and detailed technical reports
TRANSLATED TEXT: DEROGATORY HATE LETTER TO DR.CHAE S. SONE, JUNE 16, [1997]
“Sone couple!
While attending the Church for many years, first time in my
life, I heard a rare news (legal action to get money from the
Church). And I am writing to you.
I do not know you very well what you are doing or if you had
a formal education. I just thought you were healthy persons.
But now I understand that you are seriously ill, awful mental
patients.
Perhaps you would not understand what I am going to tell
m going to tell you.
You are old. Better, ready for the death! You are really
much more pitiful than in that situation of olden crazy.
And if you are covetous of money, you need to repent more than
Go to the Church regularly. Beg money from the church
members (as beggars). Don’t act like bogus Christians! Go see a
physician as soon as possible and try to cure your mental disease.
You, two people! Don’t make your children experience the
terrible shame! Go, hurry! See a physician for help.
If your children do not understand what I am going tell about
you, naturally it may be so for them too because they are
offspring of such parents (mental patients). You are really
pitiful.
I end my letter at here. Try to have a good treatment!”
(Signed) By a Sympathizer Korean text of the handwritten hate letter
It was mailed out from the church address to the victim.
These letters comparatively analyzed with the anonymous one.
CHAPTER 4. HAND WRITTEN PASTORAL LETTERS REVEALED FINE RELATIONS
The hand written pastoral letters were analyzed by the investigator. The letters truly demonstrated good pastoral relations with our family.
The investigator comparatively analyzed the handwritten letters in comparison with the hate letter in detail.
The forensic investigator found the style of the hate letter writer to be the same writers as the incumbent pastor’s.
See the nice well written friendly letters.
k1. TRANSLATED TEXT of Rev. Cha’s inquiry letter.
Dear Dr. Sone: 4/3/91
I appreciate very much for your diligent cooperation with the ministry. To day, I receive the enclosed mail. I would appreciate if you response to it. I would like to know Dr. Sone’s proposals.
It is necessary to have a responsible counter strategy, but I worry about it as I do not have ability to push them to do so.
Respectively yours, Rev. Won Tae Cha.
——
k2. TRANSLATED TEXT of Rev. Cha’s letter on church problems. k2
KOREAN METHODIST CHURCH AND INSTITUT
633West 115th Street, New York, New York 10025 (212) 662-1422625
Dear Stewart Kyung Ok Kim:
Greeting in peace. I missed you for few weeks. I believe the rumors in the church would disappear after some time. Even now, as I am the minister of this church, I can not hide my concern and worry about Steward Kim. I think there could not be lasting enmities in Christ; there are plenty amicable strings of resolutions of the church problems.
Let us have the strong dream that the faithful body could be established, shaking off the past wrongs. I cannot forget that past few months about the church problems. The painful experiences in the church reminded us and educated us to rethink about our deviant deeds.
We shall overcome the force trying to divide us with the power to tie us together. Hope to see you next week. September 11, 1977. Respectively Rev. Cha Won tae
k3. TRANSLATED TEXT of Rev. Cha’s happy birthday card
k3.
Dear Dr. Sone: Sincere celebrations
Happy birthday to you. It was only yesterday when we celebrated your birthday at Dae Dong Restaurant. Time goes by too fast. It is already 6 years past since I was appointed to Manhattan (Church).
In the past, you celebrated even this humble servant like me with your precious gift. I am re-examining my life and my ministry. I became very seriously humble about my own life before my life time runs out.
Again I sincerely celebrate your birth
k4. TRANSLATED TEXT of Merry Christmas card from Rev. Cha and Mrs. Cha k4
Dear Dr. Sone family:
I wish you very happy Christmas and New Year.
I really do appreciate your advices and encouragement in many ways. Under such encouragements, this humble servant will do the best with the assistance of the faithful.
Unhappy past events shall be berried forever with the past gone year and will do effort to create new events in the coming days. Surging vicious events to us will be replaced with the good events according to the power of our good faith.
All of the thorny conversations will be replaced with peaceful ones. I would like to cooperate with such new plans. Offering the new greetings again.
Merry Christmas and Happy a New Year!
December 12, 19,
Rev. Won Tae and Cha Tae Ok
PART II OF 3
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CHAPTER 6 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF HANDWRITTEN
LETTERS
However the first report of the investigation was very simple in scientific terms and requested the investigator to present the investigation in technical terms to eliminate any questions on the subject matter that was clearly related with the church affairs..
In response to the request, The Investigator presented the following scientific research data.
JULIA BEVACQUA January 15, 1998
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER COURT QUALIFIED • EXPERT WITNESSES: (718) 358-6359 FAX: (718) 359-0103
140-65 BEECH AVENUE FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11355
Report prepared for:
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report prepared for:
January 15, 1998
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Questioned Document Specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16. (photocopy)
Questioned Document Specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY? addressed to:
Sone, Chae S.
2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” in Korean.
(photocopy)
Known Documents
The following Standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examin¬ation principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the ties” imprinting at the bottom of page, with imprinted address (bottom, right side): Rev. Wontae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute 633 West 115th Street New York, NY 10025
(photocopy)
One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number; (212) 662-^1422 imprint (approximately) at top center.
THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS FROM HATE LETTER :
A group of handwritten letters were made comparative analysis in order to determine the hate latter writer
Ql. Questioned document specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16, (Photocopy)
Q1a. Questioned document specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY; Address to; Sone, .Chae S. 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801 with “return address” in Korean.
(Photocopy)
Report continued from page one of this report.
EXAMPLES:
• Known Documents (continued)
The following standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examination principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
k1. April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the titles” imprinting at the bottom of page with imprinted address (bottom, right side);
Rev. Won tae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute
633 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025
(Photocopy)
K2. One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number: (212) 662-1422 imprint (approximately) at top center. (Photocopy)
K3 • November 28th letter in Korean with Korean imprinting on top and left side of document and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address, telephone (both; hereinabove), and FAX;* (212) 662-9696 on bottom and right side of document.
(photocopy)
K3a • One envelope postmarked November 30, 1994; New York, NY; addressed to;
Dr. Chae S. Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” and “logo” imprint of “Korean Methodist Church and Institute”, with its telephone and FAX numbers (hereinabove). on upper left side of document.
(photocopy)
K4 • December 19th greeting card; “Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year”, with hand¬written message in Korean under card message (hereinabove) imprint and continued on opposite side of greeting card.
(photocopy)
K4a• One envelope postmarked December 19; Bronx, 104, PM (portion of postmark stamp is missing); addressed to:
Drs. Chae and Kyung Ok Sone (hereinabove address)
with handwritten “return address” of “Wontae Cha, 5125 Post Rd., Riverdale, NY 10471.”(photocopy)
Report continued from page two of this report.
QUESTION:
WERE THE JUNE 16TH LETTER AND/OR THE JUNE 17, 1997; WESTCHESTER, NY POSTMARKED ENVELOPE—QUESTIONED DOCUMENT SPECIMENS Ql AND Qla HEREINABOVE-WRITTEN BY THE SAME AUTHOR THAT WROTE THE STANDARDS: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, AND K4a?
ANSWER
Based upon my detailed forensic examination and compar¬isons of the documents hereinabove, according to the principles and techniques of handwriting identification and scientific research,
both Questioned Documents hereinabove, Ql and Qla, WERE written by the same person that wrote the Standards hereinabove: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a to do this report.
FINDINGS:
My forensic research disclosed the following criteria to substantiate the above conclusion.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page three of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
Distinct individual characteristics within the Korean shaped letters, as well as the American letters and numerals, were very similar and distinctive of the same writer.
The “arrangement” of the writing in both; the: r Questioned and Standards (Ql, Qla; Kl through K4a) was measurable.
The “alignment” of the individual letters and numbers in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove) was distinctive of one writer, and this characteristic was measurable.
The “ratio” of the writing, which is the relation between the heights of the short and long letters, was similar in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove).
The characteristic of “form” in the Questioned Document Specimens was significantly similar when com¬pared with the Standards submitted in its points of origin and termination in many letter and numeral formations.
The characteristics identified herein above indicated • ONLY. one and the same writer to have been the author of the Questioned Documents (Ql and Qla) and the Standards (Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) submitted to do this report.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page four of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
I derived the above results after studying the letter formations of the Questioned Documents and the Standards for identification and comparison by the use of a micro¬scope (20X magnification), a macroscope (30X) with mea¬suring reticles, enlargements (182 percent), and oblique lighting equipment (transmitted light table).
I had access to the original documents (Ql and Qla; Kl, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) with the exception of the Standard “K2”, which was a photocopy. From these original documents, I reproduced copies from my photocopier machine, which are attached to this report.
the results of my research findings may be presented, questioned, and clarified further—if need be—in any legal forum; I am willing and ready to present my research findings.
ALL SUBMITTED MATERIALS TO DO THIS REPORT RETURNED WITH THIS REPORT.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS 16th DAY
OF Jan, 1998.
^
(Notary public)
ROBEFTTNAGY Notary Public, State of New York No.4893447 Qualified In Nassau & Queans Counties Commission Expires JUNE 30,1998
Julia Bevacqua
Forensic Document Examiner JULIA BEVACQUA
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER COURT QUALIFIED. EXPERT Witness
140-65 BEECH AVENUE TEL: (718) 358-6359
FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11355: FAX (718) 359-0103
CURRICULUM VITAE
Engaged in the profession of Handwriting Expertise since 1981.
Have accomplished well over four hundred reports in the areas of forged bank checks, altered personnel records, falsified business contracts, fraudulent credit card receipts, disputed signatures on Wills, anonymous annoyance mail, as well as verifying numerals and writing on medical doctors’ prescriptions and hospital notes.
Have been consulted by Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn; Citi¬bank’s Citicorp Leasing; Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co.; McAloon & Friedman; Judge Investigations; Queens borough Registry for Nurses; Local One—International Union Elevator Constructors; Healthcare Underwriters Mutual Insurance Company; Queens Legal Services; Sky Chefs; National Association of Letter Carriers; Geros Realty Company; Hawthorne Investigations; among many other’s.
Have testified as an Expert Witness in the State of New York at the following courts: Supreme Court, – Surrogate’s Court, and N.Y.C.
Civil Court, Small Claim’s Court; at the Grand Jury; and at union arbitrations for both the defendant and the plaintiff. My research findings contained in my reports and given in my testimony as an Expert Witness have resulted in the arrest and discharge—as well as the reinstatement—of employees.
Background instruction includes the completion of the training course and certification in Forensic Document Examination from Andrew Bradley & Associates, Denver, Colorado; tutorial lessons in Advanced Document Examination from Felix Klein, the founder of the National Bureau of Document Examiners, New York City; in addition to continual acquisition of equipment, professional periodicals and books for maintaining a current research library and laboratory. Further education holds a bachelors degree in human relations> Pace University, New York City, NY; twelve credits in criminal justice courses, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.
Have spoken—through an invitation—at an international handwriting conference for the Associazione Grafologica Italiana (A.G.I.) in Ancona, Italy, on September 12, 1993, as representative for the U.S.
Have taught the Document Examination Seminar certificate program, three-credit course, at Feliciano College, Lodi, New Jersey, in 1995.
Publications include “The Criteria of Comparison Between Questioned and Known Documents” (Attualita Grafologica), Journal 60, pp. 26-27, June-September 1996.).
Have appeared on “The People’s Court” as its Expert Witness (NBC tapings: July 15 and August 7, 1997).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
NATIONAL BUREAU OF DOCUMENT EXAMINERS (1992-1995)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DOCUMENT EXAMINERS (1992-present)
PART II OF 3 DOCUMENTS
chapter 6 should be added independently from other chapters
CHAPTER 6 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF HANDWRITTEN
LETTERS
However the first report of the investigation was very simple in scientific terms and requested the investigator to present the investigation in technical terms to eliminate any questions on the subject matter that was clearly related with the church affairs..
In response to the request, The Investigator presented the following scientific research data.
JULIA BEVACQUA January 15, 1998
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER COURT QUALIFIED • EXPERT WITNESSES: (718) 358-6359 FAX: (718) 359-0103
140-65 BEECH AVENUE FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11355
Report prepared for:
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report prepared for:
January 15, 1998
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Questioned Document Specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16. (photocopy)
Questioned Document Specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY? addressed to:
Sone, Chae S.
2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” in Korean.
(photocopy)
Known Documents
The following Standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examin¬ation principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the ties” imprinting at the bottom of page, with imprinted address (bottom, right side): Rev. Wontae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute 633 West 115th Street New York, NY 10025
(photocopy)
One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number; (212) 662-^1422 imprint (approximately) at top center.
THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS FROM HATE LETTER :
A group of handwritten letters were made comparative analysis in order to determine the hate latter writer
Ql. Questioned document specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16, (Photocopy)
Q1a. Questioned document specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY; Address to; Sone, .Chae S. 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801 with “return address” in Korean.
(Photocopy)
Report continued from page one of this report.
EXAMPLES:
• Known Documents (continued)
The following standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examination principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
k1. April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the titles” imprinting at the bottom of page with imprinted address (bottom, right side);
Rev. Won tae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute
633 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025
(Photocopy)
K2. One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number: (212) 662-1422 imprint (approximately) at top center. (Photocopy)
K3 • November 28th letter in Korean with Korean imprinting on top and left side of document and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address, telephone (both; hereinabove), and FAX;* (212) 662-9696 on bottom and right side of document.
(photocopy)
K3a • One envelope postmarked November 30, 1994; New York, NY; addressed to;
Dr. Chae S. Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” and “logo” imprint of “Korean Methodist Church and Institute”, with its telephone and FAX numbers (hereinabove). on upper left side of document.
(photocopy)
K4 • December 19th greeting card; “Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year”, with hand¬written message in Korean under card message (hereinabove) imprint and continued on opposite side of greeting card.
(photocopy)
K4a• One envelope postmarked December 19; Bronx, 104, PM (portion of postmark stamp is missing); addressed to:
Drs. Chae and Kyung Ok Sone (hereinabove address)
with handwritten “return address” of “Wontae Cha, 5125 Post Rd., Riverdale, NY 10471.”(photocopy)
Report continued from page two of this report.
QUESTION:
WERE THE JUNE 16TH LETTER AND/OR THE JUNE 17, 1997; WESTCHESTER, NY POSTMARKED ENVELOPE—QUESTIONED DOCUMENT SPECIMENS Ql AND Qla HEREINABOVE-WRITTEN BY THE SAME AUTHOR THAT WROTE THE STANDARDS: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, AND K4a?
ANSWER
Based upon my detailed forensic examination and compar¬isons of the documents hereinabove, according to the principles and techniques of handwriting identification and scientific research,
both Questioned Documents hereinabove, Ql and Qla, WERE written by the same person that wrote the Standards hereinabove: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a to do this report.
FINDINGS:
My forensic research disclosed the following criteria to substantiate the above conclusion.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page three of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
Distinct individual characteristics within the Korean shaped letters, as well as the American letters and numerals, were very similar and distinctive of the same writer.
The “arrangement” of the writing in both; the: r Questioned and Standards (Ql, Qla; Kl through K4a) was measurable.
The “alignment” of the individual letters and numbers in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove) was distinctive of one writer, and this characteristic was measurable.
The “ratio” of the writing, which is the relation between the heights of the short and long letters, was similar in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove).
The characteristic of “form” in the Questioned Document Specimens was significantly similar when com¬pared with the Standards submitted in its points of origin and termination in many letter and numeral formations.
The characteristics identified herein above indicated • ONLY. one and the same writer to have been the author of the Questioned Documents (Ql and Qla) and the Standards (Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) submitted to do this report.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page four of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
I derived the above results after studying the letter formations of the Questioned Documents and the Standards for identification and comparison by the use of a micro¬scope (20X magnification), a macroscope (30X) with mea¬suring reticles, enlargements (182 percent), and oblique lighting equipment (transmitted light table).
I had access to the original documents (Ql and Qla; Kl, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) with the exception of the Standard “K2”, which was a photocopy. From these original documents, I reproduced copies from my photocopier machine, which are attached to this report.
the results of my research findings may be presented, questioned, and clarified further—if need be—in any legal forum; I am willing and ready to present my research findings.
ALL SUBMITTED MATERIALS TO DO THIS REPORT RETURNED WITH THIS REPORT.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS 16th DAY
OF Jan, 1998.
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PART III 3 DOCEMENTS
II. SEARCH FOR SCAPEGOATS
CHAPTER 6. THE PLAN TO MAINTAIN DEVIANT MINISTRY
Please examine how deeply troubled church leadership is. Gospel according to Rev. Won Tae Cha would reveal the extend of Rev. Cha’s movement.
It could be said to be a phenomena of an Adam’s apple syndrome to destroy this historic tradition of Korean Methodist church and Institute under this ministry.
Eventually, Bishop Earnest Lyght removed the resisting Rev. Cha as of June, 2000 from the ministry. In 1999, Rev. Cha refused to retire although he once stated to the Bishop.
Soon his group filed three lawsuits against our family members in retaliation or in support of their church politics.
1. Korean United Methodist Church and institute, Inc., Won Tae Cha, Young So Kim, Ki duck Shin, Kyung Hee Shin, Hyuk Dal Kwon and Dong Gene Kim v. Chae S. Sone and Kyung Kim Sone. Demanded $4 million damages.
filed 8-25-00 Index No.118338-00
2. PARK V. SONE Index 9647/00
Demanded $4 million damages from Defendants, charging the father and son as mass murderers.
3.Korean United Methodist Church and
Institute, Inc. v. Chae S. Sone filed 6-29-01 To expel from the church. Index 603296/01
These lawsuits filed against our family members with false accusations, demanding $8 million damages from our family. How these Christians could act this way against their fellow church members?
These lawsuits caused great financial and emotional pains to me, my beloved son, and wife for many years. These unusual pressure caused costly great medical, psychological problems to our family.
On August 17, 2001, our attorney Brian Raum, Esq. questioned Mr. Steven H. Park about their lawsuits against our family in the name of the church during the afternoon deposition before his attorney Morton Povman, Esq.
.
But his court testimonies were absolutely false to destroy our family, accusing me and my beloved son as attempted mass murders which were absolutely false and malicious. He made us criminals falsely accusing that we threatened to kill Mr. Park, his family, his lawyer and other church members. He described me as an ugly criminal with obscenities. [2] How a church officer could plan such evil satanic lawsuit against the innocent same church members?
If he met my son, it should have occurred more than a quarter century ago at the Sunday day school. I once met Steve Park in 1987, when he came to my residence in Hicksville to give us an estimate for a home improvement project for his business. We never had any personal relations with him at all.
They used the false accusations successfully as their Bible in Jesus masks under the leadership of Rev. Won Tae Cha.
Excerpts of small portion from the transcripts of 235 pages long describe that Mr. Steve H. Park’s criminal lawsuits projects against our family was under the leadership of Rev. Won Tae Cha group since 1998 to take over the administration and to loot the church treasury.
Rev. Won Tae Cha and his group used the stolen church money for the three or more fake lawsuits against their scapegoats, cheating this small congregation, stealing the church money. Virtually they hijacked the church and still these elements are controlling their deviant church operations.
Rev. Won Tae Cha directed their court actions and participated in the trials. How a Christian minister could do act as he did for his evil project?
(Another significant issue is the valuable stolen antique bath tub of this historic church as revealed by Rev. Cha’s court interpreter, Mr. Pyun Sun Whan, who stated to me at the court that he once interpreted for Rev. Cha’s bath tub trial lawsuit, according to the interpreter,
“Rev. Cha testified at the trial that the bath tub valued for $2,000,000.”
Evidently they had disputes about the stolen bath tub from the church among Rev. Cha group. Yet nobody knows who owns it now.
Learn more than a quarter century old deviant leadership under the Rev. Won Tae Cha ministry for this historic Korean Methodist Church and Institute that is nothing more than an Adam’s apple syndrome. Is there anyone to say something for the Jesus causes of this historic church events?
CHAPTER 7. STEVE H. PARK’S COURT TESTIMONY REVEALED THE NATURE OF ORGANIZED CHURCH CRIMES [1]
THEIR BIBLE
Their 3 false lawsuits were filed in the same period, some of the all false Allegations were described in this deposition indicating their malice and falsehood.
It is so called Christians’ vicious court testimonies against the innocent family members, falsely accusing the father and his beloved son as attempted mass murderers in the church.
It was done under the conspiracies of Rev. Won Tae Cha and his followers. See how deeply corrupt his church group is to take over the church assets and the control.
Read how so called Christians do testify cruelly criminalizing the innocent members as such, quoted in this paper from their original costly court depositions. [1]
Remarks: PARK SUED DEFENDAT FOR OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR [See transcripts questioned by defendant’s attorney Brian Raum, Esq.(Mr. Park sued against Sone) Park’s testimony against Sone, as mass murderer at 114 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, August 17, 2001, 11:40 a.m. Total 232pp of the deposition.
This way so called church leaders tortured the innocent church family to loot the church. This costly long testimony consisted of the group’s premeditated fraudulent false testimony against the family by the church officers.
These testimonies revealed how deeply corrupted souls among the so called church leaders. Prayerfully asked Jesus would enlighten them spiritually.
TESTIMONIES ASA CHRISTIAN
Page 60; 9-13
Q That’s what I’m asking you. You said
you brought a lawsuit against him for outrageous
Behavior, he’s yelled at you before; right?
CHURCH ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD AUTHORIZED LAWSUIT
Page 124; 18-24.
ADB authorized the lawsuit against Dr. Sone in 1998(?)
18. Q So you’re testifying that in 1998,
19. A “There was a resolution passed which authorized or
20. Was
21. A “Requesting.”
22. Q requesting or recommending that a
23. Lawsuit is brought against Dr. Sone?
24, a “yes.”
PARK’S AFFIDAVIT ON MY MURDER PLAN
Park falsely sworn the affidavit that my son and I were going to kill him. Paragraph 4 of his affidavit;
“5. In the year 2000, the defendant Sone, without cause or provocation, approximately midyear, at the behest of the defendant, he sent his son, Paul Sone, who threatened to kill me and other church members,” 10-13. Paragraph 5 of Park’s affidavit 5, 25, of 2001
STEVE PARK CRIMINALIZED MY SON THREATENED TO KILL HIS LAWYER
Park lied that his lawyer, informed him that my son was going to kill his lawyer and his staff in his office. It was absolutely false testimony. He tried to ruin my son.
Page 148; 9-21
10 A Chae Sone’s son, walked into my defense
11 lawyer’s office using profanities, like, you know
12 fuck you and these were the words that were
relayed to me, you asshole, I’m going to kill you,
everybody in sight, kill you and everybody in
sight and he chuckled when he called me, he said
there’s a little lunatic running around here, he
claims to being his son, and that’s how I got this
name,
MR. PARK DID NOT
KNOW HIS LAWYER’S NAME
2 Q Do you remember the specific names of who is that attorney?
…….
….
7 A I don’t have that name in my memory right now.
8 I would be happy to forward that name.
to you.
STEVE PARK’S TESTIMONEY IN PROFANITIES
Page 76; 13-16.
His language indicates a corrupt sub-culture of so called Christians today, A shame. You can see what kind church is ours?
13 Q I would like you to tell me exactly
What you say Chae Sone said to you.
A “He said fuck you and asshole on a
routine basis , that’s basically what he said, day
In and day out. ..”
Page 78; 11-21
Q Do you recall what the first thing he
Said to you was?
A “Yes. Curses.”
Q Tell me exactly. This is?
15 A “F you and F you, you know, asshole, you
know, you better watch out your step,”
Q That was the first thing he said to
You?
A “Yes. Constant. Constant. It’s
Always regurgitation of same, same type of
Remarks, on and on and on.”
Page 86; 8-17
Q I want to know exactly what you say
that Dr. Sone said to you approximately six months
ago in connection with killing your family What
Did he say? What were his words?
A “He said watch out, you asshole,
Specifically said you asshole, you watch out, if
You don’t watch your step; I’m going to kill you.
That’s very specific. I can’t get much more
Specific than that. I just walked away. I just
Walked away.”
SONE’S THREAT TO KILL PARK AND HIS FAMILY
Page 65; 3-10
Q Did you ever report it to the police?
A No I did not.
Why is that?
A Because I tried to do it peacefully.
Q Dr. Sone threatened to kill you. Do you
Realize that’s a criminal offense?
Q Why didn’t you call the police about a threat to you
and your family?
23 A “Once again I knew the man. I wanted to resolve it amicably. So I did not want to get either the police or the legal system.”
Page 61; 5-7
A “I’m going to kill your whole family.”
Q That’s what Dr. Sone said to you?
A “Yes.”
PAGE 62; 9-17, 21-23.
Q You’re claiming that Dr. Sone
Threatened to kill you and your whole family?
A “Yes.”
Q When did he threaten to do that?
A “He did it on several occasions. I do
Remember several occasions very specifically. I
Think it was like 1998. I don’t know the dates
I don’t keep diary of these things.”
Q those are serious threats, right?
……
“MR. POVMAN 1998 and you said
There were other times?”
“Yes.”
(Mr. Povman lied too because it was absolutely false accusations as there were not such events)
PAGE 63; 9-25
9 A “It has not stopped.
This is now the year 2001. It is still
Continuing.”
Q When did he first threaten to kill
You and your family?
A “I mentioned that to you. I think that
Was like sometime in 1998.”
Q Sometime in 1998?
A “Yes.”
Q Was that the first time that he ever
Yelled you at you or acted outrageously?
REPORT THE THREAT TO ADB CHAIR MR.YOUNG SOO SHIN
PAGE 64; 19-25
19 Q Did you ever make a complaint to the
leadership of the church about Dr. Sone
Threatening to kill you?
A “Yes.”
Q Did you make a written complaint?
A “I verbally expressed that to the
Administrative Board Chair, Mr. Shin at that time.”
WITNESSES
PAGE 87; 21-25
Page 87
2 Q I want to know who witnessed Dr. Sone
3 threatening your life and the life of your family
4 approximately six months ago
….
….
21 A Y. S. KIM. K. D. Shin, former pastor
22 W.T Cha, Y.S. Shin, Y. H. Lee, Y. J. Kim, D. J. ,
22 Chun CHUN, Paul Choi, Y. J. Kwon,
24 K W O N, LC Lee. Those are few names I
25 remember right now.
I subpoenaed over 10 persons including them for the trial to testify for the false murder charges. Park withdrew his case because he could go to jail through the fraudulent process of judge shopping, deceiving. nearly 10 judges with their wise deceptions wasting the stolen church money in devilish ways. They demonstrated how our weak judicial system is weak and the deviant clergy ethics.
SONE SMACKED MY SHOULDER WITH HIS SHOULDER. HE TESTIFIED
“4. On or about January, 2000, the defendant, without cause or
provocation struck deponent of the shoulder while in the Korean
United Methodist Church and Institute, the causing an injury to my
Shoulder.” Paragraph 4 of Park’s affidavit.
Page 97; 18-20, 23-24, 98; 2-11.
A. I was
walking down, he just, just with his shoulder,
Just smacked me. I was very very startled…
…
23. Q So you‘re testifying that he hit you
With his shoulder on your shoulder?
…
2 A “Yes.”
Q which shoulder did he hit into?
A “This side.”
Q your left shoulder?
A “So it’s my left shoulder.”
Q Which shoulder did he use to hit you?
A “I do not know.”
Q You don’t know?
A “I don’t know. I wasn’t looking at
Him.”
D. J. CHUN AND Y. J. KIM SAW IT
Page101; 10
9. A D. J. Chun was right behind me and
10. another individual that was Kim Y. J. We usually
11. hang around together in church, so that’s…”
PAGE 102; 11-15
11. Q Did either Mr. Chun or Mr. Kim
Indicated that they had seen the incident?
A “ Oh, they said what the hell is this guy
doing is literally their expression.”
PAGE104; 18-24.
18 Q What did Mr. Chun say as far as what
he saw?
A “I can’t believe that guy did that.
That’s it. We didn’t curse We didn’t do
Anything…”
MISSING ITEMS IN HIS FAKE AFFIDAVIT
Page 105, 106, 107
11. Q Well, did you state in your sworn
Affidavit that it took
place in January of 2000?
A “I don’t recall that. I don’t.”
…
A “Okay. So it must be January 2000.”
PAGE 91; 11-24 – 92; 912-23.
Q I’m asking you whether that affidavit
Reflects, number one, the incident you must testified to that took
place (Threat to kill), allegedly took place
Between you and Dr. Sone six months ago. Is that
In the affidavit?
A Do you know what? It’s not in there.
Do you know what? If you like, I will add it.
A No. It’s not in there.
Q Are any of the incidents, the
numerous incidents where Dr. Sone allegedly
threatened your life, contained in that affidavit?
24 A No.
LIST OF EXHIBITS (omitted SEE REFERENCE)
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park could have rescued the poor souls from the dungeons. [4]
Comments, remarkably some of them are working today in the church control group as victors. See Website references.
CHAPTGER 8. CHONG KUL KIM GROUP PREMEDITAED FAKE LAWSUITS
Mr. Kim’s public accusations against Defendant in the church services on July 28, 2001.
Then Mr. Kim Chong Kul, some officers and their factions took organized actions in order to discredit the newly appointed Rev. Kunnae Lee to challenge the Bishop’s new appointment, reflecting the faithless souls of Rev. Cha faction.
By this time they already send out the protesting letters against the new pastor Lee to 490 member churches in this area. It was a prelude to follow additional distortions to disturb the unstable church. It is a good material to study how deviant Christian minds function irrationally in support of ill faiths as rotten Adam’s apple syndromes. Please study his memo for mental health!
of this historic church!
Dear Members:
Mr. Kim Chong Kul issued this prepared memo to the members following the Administrative Board meeting on May 20, 2001 (Large part is quoted)
It gives an impression that the meeting had not been done smoothly as usual. Mr. Kim wants additional information to complete the minutes rationally in detail as it was actually happened.
He raised the following questions in the memo:
1. Why they always hesitate to treat the church financial matters openly?
2. Why he should write to 490 churches about the problems in the church?
3. Why he should not reveal the content of the letter to
the church members if it was not a personal letter?
4. Why this small congregation needs an outside help as long
as we are not idiots? A rational group or God fearing group should rise up to clean up the church. The church hierarchies have helped present elements to build up its own power bases in the church, which is being looted now.
5. The down fall of the church was originated by the
promotion and practice of illegal elections under the superintendent who could be impeached by the church law.
6. The congregation needs free self-examinations by every one in a free atmosphere.
7. If the church secedes from the main body of the United
Methodist Church, how long this church could stand-alone? Do they have a capacity to be independent?
8. The church is already in the state of financial and moral
bankruptcy by the people alien to the civility or the values of Christian teaching.
9. A church is public institute, not a private business
establishment like a vegetable Store and the officers should administer its business openly without any secrecy.
10. The pastor’s sermons were criticized: Did she preach
Buddhism or shamanism? Did she promote profanities? Did she preach censorship? Did she preach how to lie? Did she preach how to double talk? Or did she preach how to cover-up? Is she morally ambivalent? Did she promote the brute majority rule of mob? Or did anyone cheat her? etc. Any honest criticism will be creative for all.
11. The lawsuits caused by individual misconducts but the
Church…It is nothing to do with the church work. The church is victimized by the misconducts. The result is not being proud.
12. A church is public institute, not a private business establishment like a vegetable Store and the officers should administer its business openly without any secrecy.
13. The pastor’s sermons were criticized: Did she preach Buddhism or shamanism? Did she promote profanities? Did she preach censorship? Did she preach how to lie? Did she preach how to double talk? Or did she preach how to cover-up? Is she morally ambivalent? Did she promote the brute majority rule of mob? Or did anyone cheat her? etc. Any honest criticism will be creative for all.
14. The lawsuits caused by individual misconducts but
the church…It is nothing to do with the church affairs. The church is victimized by the misconducts. The result is not being proud.
The recipients of this e-mail may e-mail it to the Bishop with comments. It is a free country. Try to tell him as it is as you can see or feel. He shall be glad to be informed by the members how a local church feels about his policy directions. Let us help him for his shortcomings. Open dialogues will be mutually beneficial. If you believe you are a Christian, feel free to write to the Bishop about your own image of this church. It is your church
Dear God help us not to double talk. +
CHAPTER 9. TWO CONTRASTING SUPPORTS OF TWO PASTORS
According to the sources, the atmosphere of the Administrative Board meeting (Interim) was very hostile, controversial and secretive, on May 20, 2001, as they handled very complex church problems caused by the former pastor. The hidden issues were their opposition related with the removal of Rev. Won Tae Cha and the new appointment. Following two positions were well indicated on the issues.
1. Newly appointed Rev. Kunnae Lee expressed to it her need for the ministry as there are special needs for family education, training, guidelines, etc. (for the staff) as she learned the problems of this historic church.
2. Young So Kim expressed his idea to help the young student congregation. Thus, for sometime they misled the English Congregation in order to get their support for the litigations. However, the English congregation faced extensive embezzlement troubles of the so called officers.
The major hidden issue of them seemed “how to restore Rev. Won Tae Cha ministry in support of him against the newly appoint pastor.”
3. Kim young So’s hidden projects:
Fake M.D. Young Kim mentioned to the church meeting that he was threatened with lawsuits. But it was false.
However, in contrary, Rev. Cha group already were preparing three torturous lawsuits against their scapegoats – our family members – with false accusations, especially one for the attempted mass murders against the father and his beloved son, wasting the stolen money from the anarchic church. According to fake Columbia M. B.A. Steve H. Park, they planned such litigation against Defendant since around 1997 in Rev. Cha period. (See his depositions)
Dr. Young Kim stated three objectives in his plan for ELM.
Future ministry requires a special attention.
Transition ministry – To consider an independence of ELM from the main body, a task force committee needs to be formed.
Korean language ministry has serious problems. We are always under the legal threat that they created for their evil causes. In the church there should be love, forgiveness and repentance.
Up to the time this group utilized the ELM group for their malicious lawsuit projects against the innocent victims. (See New York State Attorney General’s investigation of their embezzlement of the church money)
However, they misreported the church events to the Bishop, who already knew the real status of the ministry at the time, in order to cover up the failed ministry of Rev. Won Tae Cha group.
According to Dr. Kim, a recent letter from the Bishop Earnest E. Lyght stated that “I harassed the new pastor.” I cannot accept such a letter from the Bishop.
I am going to write to him a protesting letter. I will send the letter to 490 churches. It will be mailed out on June 16th. I will let 490 churches know our problems. There should be a resolution. I will write to 490 churches. I will appeal to them, “We need help.”
Displaying an e-mail, he stated “I was threatened with a lawsuit in this e-mail.” It was absolutely false accusation. By this time they already filed three lawsuits against our family –their scapegoats – with false accusations, including the false mass murder charges against the father and his beloved son. However, the disputes with the Bishop were very seriously complicated with their opposition to the new appointee, reflecting the malicious faithless actions under the guidance of Rev. Won Tae Cha who wanted to return to his old position if the new pastor removed.
III. CHALLEGE TO BISHOP’S AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 10. BISHOP LYGHT-ELDER DISPUTES ON REV. LEE’S PASTORAL ASSIGNEMENT
They challenged the Bishop Lyght against the newly appointed Rev. Lee. The Young So Kim group disputed with the Bishop against the newly appointed pastor to replace Rev. Won Tae Cha. Their disputes did not benefit the church at all. How could they try to continue conscientiously the Rev. Cha’s deviant ministry that ruined this historic church?
These letters to bishop Lyght against new appointee
Rev. Koonae Lee revealed how they were so deeply
misdirected for the church members without believer’s
self respect at all.
According to the disputes with the bishop, it clearly revealed their disagreement. See their letter campaign. Korean Methodist Church and Institute
633 WEST 115th STREET NEW YORK. NEW YORK
(212) 662-1422
May 21, 2001
Pastors, Lay Leaders and Congregants;
We call upon your Christian spiritual value and faith to help us resolve the tormenting problems that are affecting our church. We need guidance in our continuous struggle to do God’s work through Methodist Church.
In Cod’s Service,
Ki Duck Shin
L ay Leader
Steve Park
Chairman of ADB Committee
Korean Methodist Church and Institute
,’ 633 WEST I15TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK I0025
(212) 662-1422
May 21, 2001
Bishop Ernest S. Lyght
the New York Conference of The United Methodist Church
252 Bryant Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
Dear Bishop Lyght:
Grace and Peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ.
The Korean Methodist Church-and- Institute, which just celebrated its 80th anniversary, is The Mother Church- for all of the Korean churches in the United States, throughout our proud and glorious history, our church has provided spiritual guidance for many of the future leaders of Korea. Over the years, hundreds of young- Korean men and women, who are studying in this country and developing their leadership skills^ have attended our services lo be stimulated by-high caliber sermons from the prominent ministers who have served us as pastor.
In addition, the Korean Methodist Church and Institute was the first Korean Church to develop an English Language Ministry to-supplement and enhance our long standing Korean Language Ministries – along with Transitional Ministries-for young people temporarily studying here–are essential to the success of Korean churches in the United States.
As you know, the Korean Methodist Church and Institute has-been in constant turmoil for the last four years, largely due to divisive legal actions brought against our church, its officers and its minister. During this period, we realized that the Book: of Discipline holds the answer to preventing conflicts in the-years-ahead. Therefore, despite the resistance of the old-guard, we-changed the very foundation of our church by abolishing our bylaws on March 19, 2000,-thereby eliminating-the ineffective, hypocritical Eldership System, Our fervent hope was that we would achieve a democratic process to govern our affairs and enter an era of peace and healing that everyone would cherish.
Unexpected obstacles, however, dashed-this expectation and the discord continued. With the survival of o«p church now at-stake, we see to find Christian solutions that will-restore reconciliation, harmony dignity. To assist us in achieving this objective, we respectful request that you address some of the issues raised in your- recent letters by answering the following questions;
litigation and Intervention
In May 1997, when our church, leadership and Pastor Wontae Cha were sued by one of the church’s, congregants, we immediately asked to your guidance and help-by approaching District Superintendent Carol Cox In December 1998,. Our Pastor Parish Relations Committee had an opportunity to meet with you in order to discuss this matter. We asked you to send an intervention team to mediate-the ongoing differences among our members and you responded by appointing Reverend Ahn and Reverend Waif. We never heard-anything again from you about this team until your letter arrived last month.
Why didn’t you demonstrate your strong support when our church, officers and minister were subjected to unnecessary litigation?
When unseemly accusations were made against Pastor Cha, why did you decline to publicly uphold his position?
Why was no action ever taken by the intervention team appointed in 1998?
4) By selecting anew intervention team-now, four years after he crisis erupted, are you indicating that Pastor Lee cannot solve our church’s existing problems?
`Rescinding the Church Bylaws 4
When we abolished our bylaws by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the membership – becoming the first Korean church to do so-we rejected the concept of ranking individuals in a-church setting and fostering the Christian principle of inclusiveness. This revolutionary change had a major impact on-the other Korean-churches in the United States that may eventually follow our lead. Yet, you did not give us positive comments to our decision at any time throughout this arduous process.
5) Why did you allow Reverend Cox to modify our traditional practice of permitting every member on the rolls of our church to vote during elections?
6) Why didn’t you back the efforts-to return the governance of our church to its roots in the Book of Discipline?
Why do you let the-Eldership System-remain in force at other Korean churches throughout the conference?
Appointment and Reappointment of Reverend Lee
In the spring of 2000 with-the situation, at our church-deteriorating rapidly, we asked you appoint a-new past«p with specific qualifications: the ability to deliver stimulating sermons- with depth and spirituality, the skill to meet the needs .of young congregants who wish to participate in morning services, the-understanding of the importance of an English Language Ministry and the-experience to-perceive our complex- problems and recommend appropriate strategies. Nevertheless, on July T, 2000, Reverend Koonae Lee was named pastor of the. Korean Methodist Church and Institute, despite the-formal opposition of-our PPRC to the appointment. Furthermore^ the evaluation report of Pastor Lee by our PPRC in December 2000- prior to your reappointment decision was a-negative one and indicated that no improvement seemed likely by June 30, 2001.
Did you study the qualifications desired by our congregants,
as evidenced by a survey of the membership, before appointing
2Pastor Lee?
9) Why did you make the final appointment before the PPRC
bad a chance to interview her?
10) After you learned of the PPRC’s concerns and doubts
about Reverend Lee’s leadership abilities, why didn’t you review
the Appointment?
11) Why did you shortcut the introductory consultation
process in the course of appointing Reverend Lee as pastor
and merely notify us of your decision afterwards?
Because of lower membership and the reluctance of many members to fulfill their pledges, contributions to our church-have been reduced the year by approximately 70 percent. As-a-result of these grim-conditions, it is unlikely that we will-be able to achieve our- financial goal for 2001. The prospects are, moreover, that we will be unable to make our requested apportionment to the-conference or pay the full amount of the pastor’s salary.
12) What is the basis for the inflammatory implication in your letter of April 23, 2901 that certain-members of the Korean .Methodist Church and Institute are harassing Pastor Lee?
13) What do you believe-to be- the major problems facing our church at this time?
14) Why didn’t you follow up when it became apparent that the original intervention team did not work effectively enough to bring the parties together, as anticipated when the team was established?
15) Why hasn’t the Cabinet taken an active role in resolving the difficulties currently confronting our church?
16) In which ways do you believe that Reverend Lee meets the criteria for a pastor desired by our congregants?
17) Would you please explain what you mean by a) willing to be
on God’s team and by willing- to be a partner with one of God’s
servants, -Pastor Lee?
We sincerely hope-that you will respond to these questions,
your earliest convenience in- an effort to further a dialogue between us
and to bring us closer together. As an initial step,
we recomm
PART I OF 3
I. HIDDEN PASTORAL PLAN
CHAPTER 1. GENESIS OF REV. WON TAE CHA GROUP HOLY MISSION
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In the middle of various accusations against an innocent family members, we received a handwritten letter in Korean from an unknown member, dated June 16, 1997, (post marked 6/17/1997) the mailer noted as a sympathizer 동정자 at the address of Korean church 633 West 115th Street, New York.
Since Rev. Won Tae Cha assigned to this church, our family had very good cordial relations with him. Often he visited our residence in Long Island. Very often we exchanged very friendly cordial greeting cards in civility. However, there appeared some disagreements among the church leaders how to properly manage the Building Trust Fund of the Church.
Unexpectedly this anonymous hate letter to an innocent church leader seemed to suggest their hidden plans for the ministry plan.
It was a threatening as well as an insulting letter to curse our family, especially our children. How could happen this kind insults to the innocent church family members in this church.
The handwritten envelope from the church address.
The writer surprisingly stated “we were mentally ill and our Children were pitiful as they were born from such mentally ill parents.”
Surprisingly some one from the church sent this frightening cursing hate letter to the recipient church family against our faith.
In order to prevent further unpredictable violence against the church and its innocent family, it was necessary to find out the sources. So we hired an expert investigator of the handwritings to determine the identity of the real writer of this ominous dangerous hate letter.
At the time, Rev. Cha group was offensive to the church rules on the trust fund. The hate letter was mailed to my residence from the dear church address.
Suddenly it hinted to investigate this hate letter comparatively with other handwritten letters from the pastor. For no one would dearly use this historic church address for such evil letter.
Translated text of the hate letter from Korean.
”Simply I thought you are normal persons, but I know now you are seriously ill mental patient…If you are old, prepare for your dead. You are more pitiful than just crazy old ones… Even your children from such parents like you – they are really pitiful.” (Post Marked 17 Jun 1997)
1 ) Korean handwritten text of the hate letter
We were so shocked and frightened to have received such insulting letter from an unknown church member and we tried to identify the letter writer by a hiring a specialist.
So we hired a costly Forensic Document Examiner, Julia Bevacqua, who is a court approved specialist to identify such crime oriented letters, to identify the threatening handwritten letter in comparison with the Korean letters previously received from Rev. Cha in the past.
At the time Rev. Cha and his group was most antagonist to our family as they could not abuse the Trust Fund freely as the trustee’s tight control of the Trust Fund under the Chairman Sone according to the church rules and the state law.
It was frightening to receive such insulting letter from an unknown person or persons. It was necessary to find out who did this in order to protect the congregation from the anti-Christian actions. A costly handwriting investigator was hired by our family.
The Specialist Julia Bevacqua used the original handwritten letter of June 16th and its envelope for comparative analysis with the 6 other closely related old hand written letters from Rev. Won Tae Cha.
The specialist concluded,
“The letter was written by Rev. Won Tae Cha.”
The investigator stated,
“I derived the above results after studying the letters for identification and comparison by the use of a microscope (20 x magnifications), a microscope (30x) with measuring reticules, enlargement 182 percent, and oblique lighting equipment (transmitted light tables).” (1/15/1998)
In light of the findings, now we naturally could conclude that Young Kim, Steve H. Park and Rev. Cha group was applying the evil bully tactics against our family in order to maintain their off beat ministry as their group activities indicated. It was the beginning of their organized hate letter campaign against the innocent church members.
Eventually this group took over the church treasury, purging the church officers, trustees and so on through multiple hidden or open projects to push out good church members under Rev. Cha’s conjectures.
the anonymous hate letter investigated in comparison with eight other documents (translated from the Korean language. the result of it revealed the deeply seated illness of the church
However, the forensic document examiner did not present the investigation results in detail scientifically to avoid any misunderstanding. I urged her to present scientifically full details to the church leaders and members.
But, the circumstances in the crucial church moral required presenting the academically or scientifically correct report of the criminal investigation results in order to avoid any illogical misunderstanding on it by the concerned members.
This anonymous hate letter hinted obviously Rev. Won Tae Cha had a dream plan for his ministry with his own group. Please review his very good relations with the staff as the letters to my family indicated. He was friendly with the victim, the Board Chairman in honorable ways.
However, some how, his pastoral ideas changed in hidden ways in order to establish his own way of the ministry for this historic Korean Methodist Church and Institute, misleading this Christian community. Eventually this toxic virus injured the spiritual health of this church since then.
It concluded that her investigation proved it was written by Rev. Won Tae Cha of Korean Methodist Church and Institute according to the Special Forensic Document Examiner, Julia Bevacqua.
The report should be a academically correct good educational data for good leadership, or any leadership to learn the nature of human behaviors in the Christian community.
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See the following logical presentations.
. CHAPTER 2. REQUESTED DETAILED INVESTIGATION OF HATE LETTER
Although investigator Julia Bevacqua researched the hate letter, her presentation was superficial and not satisfactory. And I demanded the details of it.
2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, New York 11801 (516)931-1067/ 931-0424 Fax (516)938-5580
January 23, 1998
Ms. Julia Bevacqua Forensic Document Examiner 140-65 Beach Ave.
Flushing, New York 11355
Dear Ms. Julia Bevacqua:
I have read carefully your examination of the letters. It gives an impression the report presents an outline what you did find from the investigation, without giving any examples. Without supporting examples it seems to be imperfect and not convincing.
When I met with you, you explained to me the findings showing certain characters. I believe the report should have included such examples.
Please let me ask you to supplement the report with proper exam¬ples to authenticate the findings – “arrangement”, “alignment”, “ration”, “microscopic examinations”, etc.
It may be difficult for you to write Korean characters.
To make examples, cut off relevant characters or numbers and
paste up on the paper and copy them.
I might present the complete report to other party about a month later.
I would appreciate your help. Sincerely yours.
I
CHAPTER 3. HAND WRITTEN HATE LETTER
In response to the request, the Investigator presented the following research on the hate letter, pastoral letters and detailed technical reports
TRANSLATED TEXT: DEROGATORY HATE LETTER TO DR.CHAE S. SONE, JUNE 16, [1997]
“Sone couple!
While attending the Church for many years, first time in my
life, I heard a rare news (legal action to get money from the
Church). And I am writing to you.
I do not know you very well what you are doing or if you had
a formal education. I just thought you were healthy persons.
But now I understand that you are seriously ill, awful mental
patients.
Perhaps you would not understand what I am going to tell
m going to tell you.
You are old. Better, ready for the death! You are really
much more pitiful than in that situation of olden crazy.
And if you are covetous of money, you need to repent more than
Go to the Church regularly. Beg money from the church
members (as beggars). Don’t act like bogus Christians! Go see a
physician as soon as possible and try to cure your mental disease.
You, two people! Don’t make your children experience the
terrible shame! Go, hurry! See a physician for help.
If your children do not understand what I am going tell about
you, naturally it may be so for them too because they are
offspring of such parents (mental patients). You are really
pitiful.
I end my letter at here. Try to have a good treatment!”
(Signed) By a Sympathizer Korean text of the handwritten hate letter
It was mailed out from the church address to the victim.
These letters comparatively analyzed with the anonymous one.
CHAPTER 4. HAND WRITTEN PASTORAL LETTERS REVEALED FINE RELATIONS
The hand written pastoral letters were analyzed by the investigator. The letters truly demonstrated good pastoral relations with our family.
The investigator comparatively analyzed the handwritten letters in comparison with the hate letter in detail.
The forensic investigator found the style of the hate letter writer to be the same writers as the incumbent pastor’s.
See the nice well written friendly letters.
k1. TRANSLATED TEXT of Rev. Cha’s inquiry letter.
Dear Dr. Sone: 4/3/91
I appreciate very much for your diligent cooperation with the ministry. To day, I receive the enclosed mail. I would appreciate if you response to it. I would like to know Dr. Sone’s proposals.
It is necessary to have a responsible counter strategy, but I worry about it as I do not have ability to push them to do so.
Respectively yours, Rev. Won Tae Cha.
——
k2. TRANSLATED TEXT of Rev. Cha’s letter on church problems. k2
KOREAN METHODIST CHURCH AND INSTITUT
633West 115th Street, New York, New York 10025 (212) 662-1422625
Dear Stewart Kyung Ok Kim:
Greeting in peace. I missed you for few weeks. I believe the rumors in the church would disappear after some time. Even now, as I am the minister of this church, I can not hide my concern and worry about Steward Kim. I think there could not be lasting enmities in Christ; there are plenty amicable strings of resolutions of the church problems.
Let us have the strong dream that the faithful body could be established, shaking off the past wrongs. I cannot forget that past few months about the church problems. The painful experiences in the church reminded us and educated us to rethink about our deviant deeds.
We shall overcome the force trying to divide us with the power to tie us together. Hope to see you next week. September 11, 1977. Respectively Rev. Cha Won tae
k3. TRANSLATED TEXT of Rev. Cha’s happy birthday card
k3.
Dear Dr. Sone: Sincere celebrations
Happy birthday to you. It was only yesterday when we celebrated your birthday at Dae Dong Restaurant. Time goes by too fast. It is already 6 years past since I was appointed to Manhattan (Church).
In the past, you celebrated even this humble servant like me with your precious gift. I am re-examining my life and my ministry. I became very seriously humble about my own life before my life time runs out.
Again I sincerely celebrate your birth
k4. TRANSLATED TEXT of Merry Christmas card from Rev. Cha and Mrs. Cha k4
Dear Dr. Sone family:
I wish you very happy Christmas and New Year.
I really do appreciate your advices and encouragement in many ways. Under such encouragements, this humble servant will do the best with the assistance of the faithful.
Unhappy past events shall be berried forever with the past gone year and will do effort to create new events in the coming days. Surging vicious events to us will be replaced with the good events according to the power of our good faith.
All of the thorny conversations will be replaced with peaceful ones. I would like to cooperate with such new plans. Offering the new greetings again.
Merry Christmas and Happy a New Year!
December 12, 19,
Rev. Won Tae and Cha Tae Ok
PART II OF 3
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CHAPTER 6 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF HANDWRITTEN
LETTERS
However the first report of the investigation was very simple in scientific terms and requested the investigator to present the investigation in technical terms to eliminate any questions on the subject matter that was clearly related with the church affairs..
In response to the request, The Investigator presented the following scientific research data.
JULIA BEVACQUA January 15, 1998
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER COURT QUALIFIED • EXPERT WITNESSES: (718) 358-6359 FAX: (718) 359-0103
140-65 BEECH AVENUE FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11355
Report prepared for:
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report prepared for:
January 15, 1998
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Questioned Document Specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16. (photocopy)
Questioned Document Specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY? addressed to:
Sone, Chae S.
2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” in Korean.
(photocopy)
Known Documents
The following Standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examin¬ation principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the ties” imprinting at the bottom of page, with imprinted address (bottom, right side): Rev. Wontae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute 633 West 115th Street New York, NY 10025
(photocopy)
One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number; (212) 662-^1422 imprint (approximately) at top center.
THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS FROM HATE LETTER :
A group of handwritten letters were made comparative analysis in order to determine the hate latter writer
Ql. Questioned document specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16, (Photocopy)
Q1a. Questioned document specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY; Address to; Sone, .Chae S. 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801 with “return address” in Korean.
(Photocopy)
Report continued from page one of this report.
EXAMPLES:
• Known Documents (continued)
The following standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examination principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
k1. April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the titles” imprinting at the bottom of page with imprinted address (bottom, right side);
Rev. Won tae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute
633 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025
(Photocopy)
K2. One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number: (212) 662-1422 imprint (approximately) at top center. (Photocopy)
K3 • November 28th letter in Korean with Korean imprinting on top and left side of document and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address, telephone (both; hereinabove), and FAX;* (212) 662-9696 on bottom and right side of document.
(photocopy)
K3a • One envelope postmarked November 30, 1994; New York, NY; addressed to;
Dr. Chae S. Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” and “logo” imprint of “Korean Methodist Church and Institute”, with its telephone and FAX numbers (hereinabove). on upper left side of document.
(photocopy)
K4 • December 19th greeting card; “Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year”, with hand¬written message in Korean under card message (hereinabove) imprint and continued on opposite side of greeting card.
(photocopy)
K4a• One envelope postmarked December 19; Bronx, 104, PM (portion of postmark stamp is missing); addressed to:
Drs. Chae and Kyung Ok Sone (hereinabove address)
with handwritten “return address” of “Wontae Cha, 5125 Post Rd., Riverdale, NY 10471.”(photocopy)
Report continued from page two of this report.
QUESTION:
WERE THE JUNE 16TH LETTER AND/OR THE JUNE 17, 1997; WESTCHESTER, NY POSTMARKED ENVELOPE—QUESTIONED DOCUMENT SPECIMENS Ql AND Qla HEREINABOVE-WRITTEN BY THE SAME AUTHOR THAT WROTE THE STANDARDS: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, AND K4a?
ANSWER
Based upon my detailed forensic examination and compar¬isons of the documents hereinabove, according to the principles and techniques of handwriting identification and scientific research,
both Questioned Documents hereinabove, Ql and Qla, WERE written by the same person that wrote the Standards hereinabove: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a to do this report.
FINDINGS:
My forensic research disclosed the following criteria to substantiate the above conclusion.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page three of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
Distinct individual characteristics within the Korean shaped letters, as well as the American letters and numerals, were very similar and distinctive of the same writer.
The “arrangement” of the writing in both; the: r Questioned and Standards (Ql, Qla; Kl through K4a) was measurable.
The “alignment” of the individual letters and numbers in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove) was distinctive of one writer, and this characteristic was measurable.
The “ratio” of the writing, which is the relation between the heights of the short and long letters, was similar in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove).
The characteristic of “form” in the Questioned Document Specimens was significantly similar when com¬pared with the Standards submitted in its points of origin and termination in many letter and numeral formations.
The characteristics identified herein above indicated • ONLY. one and the same writer to have been the author of the Questioned Documents (Ql and Qla) and the Standards (Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) submitted to do this report.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page four of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
I derived the above results after studying the letter formations of the Questioned Documents and the Standards for identification and comparison by the use of a micro¬scope (20X magnification), a macroscope (30X) with mea¬suring reticles, enlargements (182 percent), and oblique lighting equipment (transmitted light table).
I had access to the original documents (Ql and Qla; Kl, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) with the exception of the Standard “K2”, which was a photocopy. From these original documents, I reproduced copies from my photocopier machine, which are attached to this report.
the results of my research findings may be presented, questioned, and clarified further—if need be—in any legal forum; I am willing and ready to present my research findings.
ALL SUBMITTED MATERIALS TO DO THIS REPORT RETURNED WITH THIS REPORT.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS 16th DAY
OF Jan, 1998.
^
(Notary public)
ROBEFTTNAGY Notary Public, State of New York No.4893447 Qualified In Nassau & Queans Counties Commission Expires JUNE 30,1998
Julia Bevacqua
Forensic Document Examiner JULIA BEVACQUA
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER COURT QUALIFIED. EXPERT Witness
140-65 BEECH AVENUE TEL: (718) 358-6359
FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11355: FAX (718) 359-0103
CURRICULUM VITAE
Engaged in the profession of Handwriting Expertise since 1981.
Have accomplished well over four hundred reports in the areas of forged bank checks, altered personnel records, falsified business contracts, fraudulent credit card receipts, disputed signatures on Wills, anonymous annoyance mail, as well as verifying numerals and writing on medical doctors’ prescriptions and hospital notes.
Have been consulted by Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn; Citi¬bank’s Citicorp Leasing; Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co.; McAloon & Friedman; Judge Investigations; Queens borough Registry for Nurses; Local One—International Union Elevator Constructors; Healthcare Underwriters Mutual Insurance Company; Queens Legal Services; Sky Chefs; National Association of Letter Carriers; Geros Realty Company; Hawthorne Investigations; among many other’s.
Have testified as an Expert Witness in the State of New York at the following courts: Supreme Court, – Surrogate’s Court, and N.Y.C.
Civil Court, Small Claim’s Court; at the Grand Jury; and at union arbitrations for both the defendant and the plaintiff. My research findings contained in my reports and given in my testimony as an Expert Witness have resulted in the arrest and discharge—as well as the reinstatement—of employees.
Background instruction includes the completion of the training course and certification in Forensic Document Examination from Andrew Bradley & Associates, Denver, Colorado; tutorial lessons in Advanced Document Examination from Felix Klein, the founder of the National Bureau of Document Examiners, New York City; in addition to continual acquisition of equipment, professional periodicals and books for maintaining a current research library and laboratory. Further education holds a bachelors degree in human relations> Pace University, New York City, NY; twelve credits in criminal justice courses, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.
Have spoken—through an invitation—at an international handwriting conference for the Associazione Grafologica Italiana (A.G.I.) in Ancona, Italy, on September 12, 1993, as representative for the U.S.
Have taught the Document Examination Seminar certificate program, three-credit course, at Feliciano College, Lodi, New Jersey, in 1995.
Publications include “The Criteria of Comparison Between Questioned and Known Documents” (Attualita Grafologica), Journal 60, pp. 26-27, June-September 1996.).
Have appeared on “The People’s Court” as its Expert Witness (NBC tapings: July 15 and August 7, 1997).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
NATIONAL BUREAU OF DOCUMENT EXAMINERS (1992-1995)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DOCUMENT EXAMINERS (1992-present)
PART II OF 3 DOCUMENTS
chapter 6 should be added independently from other chapters
CHAPTER 6 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF HANDWRITTEN
LETTERS
However the first report of the investigation was very simple in scientific terms and requested the investigator to present the investigation in technical terms to eliminate any questions on the subject matter that was clearly related with the church affairs..
In response to the request, The Investigator presented the following scientific research data.
JULIA BEVACQUA January 15, 1998
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER COURT QUALIFIED • EXPERT WITNESSES: (718) 358-6359 FAX: (718) 359-0103
140-65 BEECH AVENUE FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11355
Report prepared for:
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report prepared for:
January 15, 1998
Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Questioned Document Specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16. (photocopy)
Questioned Document Specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY? addressed to:
Sone, Chae S.
2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” in Korean.
(photocopy)
Known Documents
The following Standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examin¬ation principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the ties” imprinting at the bottom of page, with imprinted address (bottom, right side): Rev. Wontae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute 633 West 115th Street New York, NY 10025
(photocopy)
One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number; (212) 662-^1422 imprint (approximately) at top center.
THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS FROM HATE LETTER :
A group of handwritten letters were made comparative analysis in order to determine the hate latter writer
Ql. Questioned document specimen
One page letter in Korean dated June 16, (Photocopy)
Q1a. Questioned document specimen
One envelope postmarked June 17, 1997; Westchester, NY; Address to; Sone, .Chae S. 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801 with “return address” in Korean.
(Photocopy)
Report continued from page one of this report.
EXAMPLES:
• Known Documents (continued)
The following standards were tested in accordance with forensic document examination principles and these documents were proven to be the same writer.
k1. April 3, 1991 letter in Korean with “Blest be” imprinting at the top of page and “the titles” imprinting at the bottom of page with imprinted address (bottom, right side);
Rev. Won tae Cha
The Korean Church and Institute
633 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025
(Photocopy)
K2. One page FAX in Korean dated September 11, 1997, with “United Methodist” logo on top left side of page and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address (hereinabove) and telephone number: (212) 662-1422 imprint (approximately) at top center. (Photocopy)
K3 • November 28th letter in Korean with Korean imprinting on top and left side of document and “Korean Methodist Church and Institute” address, telephone (both; hereinabove), and FAX;* (212) 662-9696 on bottom and right side of document.
(photocopy)
K3a • One envelope postmarked November 30, 1994; New York, NY; addressed to;
Dr. Chae S. Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
with “return address” and “logo” imprint of “Korean Methodist Church and Institute”, with its telephone and FAX numbers (hereinabove). on upper left side of document.
(photocopy)
K4 • December 19th greeting card; “Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year”, with hand¬written message in Korean under card message (hereinabove) imprint and continued on opposite side of greeting card.
(photocopy)
K4a• One envelope postmarked December 19; Bronx, 104, PM (portion of postmark stamp is missing); addressed to:
Drs. Chae and Kyung Ok Sone (hereinabove address)
with handwritten “return address” of “Wontae Cha, 5125 Post Rd., Riverdale, NY 10471.”(photocopy)
Report continued from page two of this report.
QUESTION:
WERE THE JUNE 16TH LETTER AND/OR THE JUNE 17, 1997; WESTCHESTER, NY POSTMARKED ENVELOPE—QUESTIONED DOCUMENT SPECIMENS Ql AND Qla HEREINABOVE-WRITTEN BY THE SAME AUTHOR THAT WROTE THE STANDARDS: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, AND K4a?
ANSWER
Based upon my detailed forensic examination and compar¬isons of the documents hereinabove, according to the principles and techniques of handwriting identification and scientific research,
both Questioned Documents hereinabove, Ql and Qla, WERE written by the same person that wrote the Standards hereinabove: Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a to do this report.
FINDINGS:
My forensic research disclosed the following criteria to substantiate the above conclusion.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page three of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
Distinct individual characteristics within the Korean shaped letters, as well as the American letters and numerals, were very similar and distinctive of the same writer.
The “arrangement” of the writing in both; the: r Questioned and Standards (Ql, Qla; Kl through K4a) was measurable.
The “alignment” of the individual letters and numbers in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove) was distinctive of one writer, and this characteristic was measurable.
The “ratio” of the writing, which is the relation between the heights of the short and long letters, was similar in both the Questioned and Standards (hereinabove).
The characteristic of “form” in the Questioned Document Specimens was significantly similar when com¬pared with the Standards submitted in its points of origin and termination in many letter and numeral formations.
The characteristics identified herein above indicated • ONLY. one and the same writer to have been the author of the Questioned Documents (Ql and Qla) and the Standards (Kl, K2, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) submitted to do this report.
Report prepared for Mr. Chae Sone 2 Woodbury Court Hicksville, NY 11801
Report continued from page four of this report.
FINDINGS: (continued)
I derived the above results after studying the letter formations of the Questioned Documents and the Standards for identification and comparison by the use of a micro¬scope (20X magnification), a macroscope (30X) with mea¬suring reticles, enlargements (182 percent), and oblique lighting equipment (transmitted light table).
I had access to the original documents (Ql and Qla; Kl, K3, K3a, K4, and K4a) with the exception of the Standard “K2”, which was a photocopy. From these original documents, I reproduced copies from my photocopier machine, which are attached to this report.
the results of my research findings may be presented, questioned, and clarified further—if need be—in any legal forum; I am willing and ready to present my research findings.
ALL SUBMITTED MATERIALS TO DO THIS REPORT RETURNED WITH THIS REPORT.
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OF Jan, 1998.
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PART III 3 DOCEMENTS
II. SEARCH FOR SCAPEGOATS
CHAPTER 6. THE PLAN TO MAINTAIN DEVIANT MINISTRY
Please examine how deeply troubled church leadership is. Gospel according to Rev. Won Tae Cha would reveal the extend of Rev. Cha’s movement.
It could be said to be a phenomena of an Adam’s apple syndrome to destroy this historic tradition of Korean Methodist church and Institute under this ministry.
Eventually, Bishop Earnest Lyght removed the resisting Rev. Cha as of June, 2000 from the ministry. In 1999, Rev. Cha refused to retire although he once stated to the Bishop.
Soon his group filed three lawsuits against our family members in retaliation or in support of their church politics.
1. Korean United Methodist Church and institute, Inc., Won Tae Cha, Young So Kim, Ki duck Shin, Kyung Hee Shin, Hyuk Dal Kwon and Dong Gene Kim v. Chae S. Sone and Kyung Kim Sone. Demanded $4 million damages.
filed 8-25-00 Index No.118338-00
2. PARK V. SONE Index 9647/00
Demanded $4 million damages from Defendants, charging the father and son as mass murderers.
3.Korean United Methodist Church and
Institute, Inc. v. Chae S. Sone filed 6-29-01 To expel from the church. Index 603296/01
These lawsuits filed against our family members with false accusations, demanding $8 million damages from our family. How these Christians could act this way against their fellow church members?
These lawsuits caused great financial and emotional pains to me, my beloved son, and wife for many years. These unusual pressure caused costly great medical, psychological problems to our family.
On August 17, 2001, our attorney Brian Raum, Esq. questioned Mr. Steven H. Park about their lawsuits against our family in the name of the church during the afternoon deposition before his attorney Morton Povman, Esq.
.
But his court testimonies were absolutely false to destroy our family, accusing me and my beloved son as attempted mass murders which were absolutely false and malicious. He made us criminals falsely accusing that we threatened to kill Mr. Park, his family, his lawyer and other church members. He described me as an ugly criminal with obscenities. [2] How a church officer could plan such evil satanic lawsuit against the innocent same church members?
If he met my son, it should have occurred more than a quarter century ago at the Sunday day school. I once met Steve Park in 1987, when he came to my residence in Hicksville to give us an estimate for a home improvement project for his business. We never had any personal relations with him at all.
They used the false accusations successfully as their Bible in Jesus masks under the leadership of Rev. Won Tae Cha.
Excerpts of small portion from the transcripts of 235 pages long describe that Mr. Steve H. Park’s criminal lawsuits projects against our family was under the leadership of Rev. Won Tae Cha group since 1998 to take over the administration and to loot the church treasury.
Rev. Won Tae Cha and his group used the stolen church money for the three or more fake lawsuits against their scapegoats, cheating this small congregation, stealing the church money. Virtually they hijacked the church and still these elements are controlling their deviant church operations.
Rev. Won Tae Cha directed their court actions and participated in the trials. How a Christian minister could do act as he did for his evil project?
(Another significant issue is the valuable stolen antique bath tub of this historic church as revealed by Rev. Cha’s court interpreter, Mr. Pyun Sun Whan, who stated to me at the court that he once interpreted for Rev. Cha’s bath tub trial lawsuit, according to the interpreter,
“Rev. Cha testified at the trial that the bath tub valued for $2,000,000.”
Evidently they had disputes about the stolen bath tub from the church among Rev. Cha group. Yet nobody knows who owns it now.
Learn more than a quarter century old deviant leadership under the Rev. Won Tae Cha ministry for this historic Korean Methodist Church and Institute that is nothing more than an Adam’s apple syndrome. Is there anyone to say something for the Jesus causes of this historic church events?
CHAPTER 7. STEVE H. PARK’S COURT TESTIMONY REVEALED THE NATURE OF ORGANIZED CHURCH CRIMES [1]
THEIR BIBLE
Their 3 false lawsuits were filed in the same period, some of the all false Allegations were described in this deposition indicating their malice and falsehood.
It is so called Christians’ vicious court testimonies against the innocent family members, falsely accusing the father and his beloved son as attempted mass murderers in the church.
It was done under the conspiracies of Rev. Won Tae Cha and his followers. See how deeply corrupt his church group is to take over the church assets and the control.
Read how so called Christians do testify cruelly criminalizing the innocent members as such, quoted in this paper from their original costly court depositions. [1]
Remarks: PARK SUED DEFENDAT FOR OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR [See transcripts questioned by defendant’s attorney Brian Raum, Esq.(Mr. Park sued against Sone) Park’s testimony against Sone, as mass murderer at 114 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, August 17, 2001, 11:40 a.m. Total 232pp of the deposition.
This way so called church leaders tortured the innocent church family to loot the church. This costly long testimony consisted of the group’s premeditated fraudulent false testimony against the family by the church officers.
These testimonies revealed how deeply corrupted souls among the so called church leaders. Prayerfully asked Jesus would enlighten them spiritually.
TESTIMONIES ASA CHRISTIAN
Page 60; 9-13
Q That’s what I’m asking you. You said
you brought a lawsuit against him for outrageous
Behavior, he’s yelled at you before; right?
CHURCH ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD AUTHORIZED LAWSUIT
Page 124; 18-24.
ADB authorized the lawsuit against Dr. Sone in 1998(?)
18. Q So you’re testifying that in 1998,
19. A “There was a resolution passed which authorized or
20. Was
21. A “Requesting.”
22. Q requesting or recommending that a
23. Lawsuit is brought against Dr. Sone?
24, a “yes.”
PARK’S AFFIDAVIT ON MY MURDER PLAN
Park falsely sworn the affidavit that my son and I were going to kill him. Paragraph 4 of his affidavit;
“5. In the year 2000, the defendant Sone, without cause or provocation, approximately midyear, at the behest of the defendant, he sent his son, Paul Sone, who threatened to kill me and other church members,” 10-13. Paragraph 5 of Park’s affidavit 5, 25, of 2001
STEVE PARK CRIMINALIZED MY SON THREATENED TO KILL HIS LAWYER
Park lied that his lawyer, informed him that my son was going to kill his lawyer and his staff in his office. It was absolutely false testimony. He tried to ruin my son.
Page 148; 9-21
10 A Chae Sone’s son, walked into my defense
11 lawyer’s office using profanities, like, you know
12 fuck you and these were the words that were
relayed to me, you asshole, I’m going to kill you,
everybody in sight, kill you and everybody in
sight and he chuckled when he called me, he said
there’s a little lunatic running around here, he
claims to being his son, and that’s how I got this
name,
MR. PARK DID NOT
KNOW HIS LAWYER’S NAME
2 Q Do you remember the specific names of who is that attorney?
…….
….
7 A I don’t have that name in my memory right now.
8 I would be happy to forward that name.
to you.
STEVE PARK’S TESTIMONEY IN PROFANITIES
Page 76; 13-16.
His language indicates a corrupt sub-culture of so called Christians today, A shame. You can see what kind church is ours?
13 Q I would like you to tell me exactly
What you say Chae Sone said to you.
A “He said fuck you and asshole on a
routine basis , that’s basically what he said, day
In and day out. ..”
Page 78; 11-21
Q Do you recall what the first thing he
Said to you was?
A “Yes. Curses.”
Q Tell me exactly. This is?
15 A “F you and F you, you know, asshole, you
know, you better watch out your step,”
Q That was the first thing he said to
You?
A “Yes. Constant. Constant. It’s
Always regurgitation of same, same type of
Remarks, on and on and on.”
Page 86; 8-17
Q I want to know exactly what you say
that Dr. Sone said to you approximately six months
ago in connection with killing your family What
Did he say? What were his words?
A “He said watch out, you asshole,
Specifically said you asshole, you watch out, if
You don’t watch your step; I’m going to kill you.
That’s very specific. I can’t get much more
Specific than that. I just walked away. I just
Walked away.”
SONE’S THREAT TO KILL PARK AND HIS FAMILY
Page 65; 3-10
Q Did you ever report it to the police?
A No I did not.
Why is that?
A Because I tried to do it peacefully.
Q Dr. Sone threatened to kill you. Do you
Realize that’s a criminal offense?
Q Why didn’t you call the police about a threat to you
and your family?
23 A “Once again I knew the man. I wanted to resolve it amicably. So I did not want to get either the police or the legal system.”
Page 61; 5-7
A “I’m going to kill your whole family.”
Q That’s what Dr. Sone said to you?
A “Yes.”
PAGE 62; 9-17, 21-23.
Q You’re claiming that Dr. Sone
Threatened to kill you and your whole family?
A “Yes.”
Q When did he threaten to do that?
A “He did it on several occasions. I do
Remember several occasions very specifically. I
Think it was like 1998. I don’t know the dates
I don’t keep diary of these things.”
Q those are serious threats, right?
……
“MR. POVMAN 1998 and you said
There were other times?”
“Yes.”
(Mr. Povman lied too because it was absolutely false accusations as there were not such events)
PAGE 63; 9-25
9 A “It has not stopped.
This is now the year 2001. It is still
Continuing.”
Q When did he first threaten to kill
You and your family?
A “I mentioned that to you. I think that
Was like sometime in 1998.”
Q Sometime in 1998?
A “Yes.”
Q Was that the first time that he ever
Yelled you at you or acted outrageously?
REPORT THE THREAT TO ADB CHAIR MR.YOUNG SOO SHIN
PAGE 64; 19-25
19 Q Did you ever make a complaint to the
leadership of the church about Dr. Sone
Threatening to kill you?
A “Yes.”
Q Did you make a written complaint?
A “I verbally expressed that to the
Administrative Board Chair, Mr. Shin at that time.”
WITNESSES
PAGE 87; 21-25
Page 87
2 Q I want to know who witnessed Dr. Sone
3 threatening your life and the life of your family
4 approximately six months ago
….
….
21 A Y. S. KIM. K. D. Shin, former pastor
22 W.T Cha, Y.S. Shin, Y. H. Lee, Y. J. Kim, D. J. ,
22 Chun CHUN, Paul Choi, Y. J. Kwon,
24 K W O N, LC Lee. Those are few names I
25 remember right now.
I subpoenaed over 10 persons including them for the trial to testify for the false murder charges. Park withdrew his case because he could go to jail through the fraudulent process of judge shopping, deceiving. nearly 10 judges with their wise deceptions wasting the stolen church money in devilish ways. They demonstrated how our weak judicial system is weak and the deviant clergy ethics.
SONE SMACKED MY SHOULDER WITH HIS SHOULDER. HE TESTIFIED
“4. On or about January, 2000, the defendant, without cause or
provocation struck deponent of the shoulder while in the Korean
United Methodist Church and Institute, the causing an injury to my
Shoulder.” Paragraph 4 of Park’s affidavit.
Page 97; 18-20, 23-24, 98; 2-11.
A. I was
walking down, he just, just with his shoulder,
Just smacked me. I was very very startled…
…
23. Q So you‘re testifying that he hit you
With his shoulder on your shoulder?
…
2 A “Yes.”
Q which shoulder did he hit into?
A “This side.”
Q your left shoulder?
A “So it’s my left shoulder.”
Q Which shoulder did he use to hit you?
A “I do not know.”
Q You don’t know?
A “I don’t know. I wasn’t looking at
Him.”
D. J. CHUN AND Y. J. KIM SAW IT
Page101; 10
9. A D. J. Chun was right behind me and
10. another individual that was Kim Y. J. We usually
11. hang around together in church, so that’s…”
PAGE 102; 11-15
11. Q Did either Mr. Chun or Mr. Kim
Indicated that they had seen the incident?
A “ Oh, they said what the hell is this guy
doing is literally their expression.”
PAGE104; 18-24.
18 Q What did Mr. Chun say as far as what
he saw?
A “I can’t believe that guy did that.
That’s it. We didn’t curse We didn’t do
Anything…”
MISSING ITEMS IN HIS FAKE AFFIDAVIT
Page 105, 106, 107
11. Q Well, did you state in your sworn
Affidavit that it took
place in January of 2000?
A “I don’t recall that. I don’t.”
…
A “Okay. So it must be January 2000.”
PAGE 91; 11-24 – 92; 912-23.
Q I’m asking you whether that affidavit
Reflects, number one, the incident you must testified to that took
place (Threat to kill), allegedly took place
Between you and Dr. Sone six months ago. Is that
In the affidavit?
A Do you know what? It’s not in there.
Do you know what? If you like, I will add it.
A No. It’s not in there.
Q Are any of the incidents, the
numerous incidents where Dr. Sone allegedly
threatened your life, contained in that affidavit?
24 A No.
LIST OF EXHIBITS (omitted SEE REFERENCE)
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park could have rescued the poor souls from the dungeons. [4]
Comments, remarkably some of them are working today in the church control group as victors. See Website references.
CHAPTGER 8. CHONG KUL KIM GROUP PREMEDITAED FAKE LAWSUITS
Mr. Kim’s public accusations against Defendant in the church services on July 28, 2001.
Then Mr. Kim Chong Kul, some officers and their factions took organized actions in order to discredit the newly appointed Rev. Kunnae Lee to challenge the Bishop’s new appointment, reflecting the faithless souls of Rev. Cha faction.
By this time they already send out the protesting letters against the new pastor Lee to 490 member churches in this area. It was a prelude to follow additional distortions to disturb the unstable church. It is a good material to study how deviant Christian minds function irrationally in support of ill faiths as rotten Adam’s apple syndromes. Please study his memo for mental health!
of this historic church!
Dear Members:
Mr. Kim Chong Kul issued this prepared memo to the members following the Administrative Board meeting on May 20, 2001 (Large part is quoted)
It gives an impression that the meeting had not been done smoothly as usual. Mr. Kim wants additional information to complete the minutes rationally in detail as it was actually happened.
He raised the following questions in the memo:
1. Why they always hesitate to treat the church financial matters openly?
2. Why he should write to 490 churches about the problems in the church?
3. Why he should not reveal the content of the letter to
the church members if it was not a personal letter?
4. Why this small congregation needs an outside help as long
as we are not idiots? A rational group or God fearing group should rise up to clean up the church. The church hierarchies have helped present elements to build up its own power bases in the church, which is being looted now.
5. The down fall of the church was originated by the
promotion and practice of illegal elections under the superintendent who could be impeached by the church law.
6. The congregation needs free self-examinations by every one in a free atmosphere.
7. If the church secedes from the main body of the United
Methodist Church, how long this church could stand-alone? Do they have a capacity to be independent?
8. The church is already in the state of financial and moral
bankruptcy by the people alien to the civility or the values of Christian teaching.
9. A church is public institute, not a private business
establishment like a vegetable Store and the officers should administer its business openly without any secrecy.
10. The pastor’s sermons were criticized: Did she preach
Buddhism or shamanism? Did she promote profanities? Did she preach censorship? Did she preach how to lie? Did she preach how to double talk? Or did she preach how to cover-up? Is she morally ambivalent? Did she promote the brute majority rule of mob? Or did anyone cheat her? etc. Any honest criticism will be creative for all.
11. The lawsuits caused by individual misconducts but the
Church…It is nothing to do with the church work. The church is victimized by the misconducts. The result is not being proud.
12. A church is public institute, not a private business establishment like a vegetable Store and the officers should administer its business openly without any secrecy.
13. The pastor’s sermons were criticized: Did she preach Buddhism or shamanism? Did she promote profanities? Did she preach censorship? Did she preach how to lie? Did she preach how to double talk? Or did she preach how to cover-up? Is she morally ambivalent? Did she promote the brute majority rule of mob? Or did anyone cheat her? etc. Any honest criticism will be creative for all.
14. The lawsuits caused by individual misconducts but
the church…It is nothing to do with the church affairs. The church is victimized by the misconducts. The result is not being proud.
The recipients of this e-mail may e-mail it to the Bishop with comments. It is a free country. Try to tell him as it is as you can see or feel. He shall be glad to be informed by the members how a local church feels about his policy directions. Let us help him for his shortcomings. Open dialogues will be mutually beneficial. If you believe you are a Christian, feel free to write to the Bishop about your own image of this church. It is your church
Dear God help us not to double talk. +
CHAPTER 9. TWO CONTRASTING SUPPORTS OF TWO PASTORS
According to the sources, the atmosphere of the Administrative Board meeting (Interim) was very hostile, controversial and secretive, on May 20, 2001, as they handled very complex church problems caused by the former pastor. The hidden issues were their opposition related with the removal of Rev. Won Tae Cha and the new appointment. Following two positions were well indicated on the issues.
1. Newly appointed Rev. Kunnae Lee expressed to it her need for the ministry as there are special needs for family education, training, guidelines, etc. (for the staff) as she learned the problems of this historic church.
2. Young So Kim expressed his idea to help the young student congregation. Thus, for sometime they misled the English Congregation in order to get their support for the litigations. However, the English congregation faced extensive embezzlement troubles of the so called officers.
The major hidden issue of them seemed “how to restore Rev. Won Tae Cha ministry in support of him against the newly appoint pastor.”
3. Kim young So’s hidden projects:
Fake M.D. Young Kim mentioned to the church meeting that he was threatened with lawsuits. But it was false.
However, in contrary, Rev. Cha group already were preparing three torturous lawsuits against their scapegoats – our family members – with false accusations, especially one for the attempted mass murders against the father and his beloved son, wasting the stolen money from the anarchic church. According to fake Columbia M. B.A. Steve H. Park, they planned such litigation against Defendant since around 1997 in Rev. Cha period. (See his depositions)
Dr. Young Kim stated three objectives in his plan for ELM.
Future ministry requires a special attention.
Transition ministry – To consider an independence of ELM from the main body, a task force committee needs to be formed.
Korean language ministry has serious problems. We are always under the legal threat that they created for their evil causes. In the church there should be love, forgiveness and repentance.
Up to the time this group utilized the ELM group for their malicious lawsuit projects against the innocent victims. (See New York State Attorney General’s investigation of their embezzlement of the church money)
However, they misreported the church events to the Bishop, who already knew the real status of the ministry at the time, in order to cover up the failed ministry of Rev. Won Tae Cha group.
According to Dr. Kim, a recent letter from the Bishop Earnest E. Lyght stated that “I harassed the new pastor.” I cannot accept such a letter from the Bishop.
I am going to write to him a protesting letter. I will send the letter to 490 churches. It will be mailed out on June 16th. I will let 490 churches know our problems. There should be a resolution. I will write to 490 churches. I will appeal to them, “We need help.”
Displaying an e-mail, he stated “I was threatened with a lawsuit in this e-mail.” It was absolutely false accusation. By this time they already filed three lawsuits against our family –their scapegoats – with false accusations, including the false mass murder charges against the father and his beloved son. However, the disputes with the Bishop were very seriously complicated with their opposition to the new appointee, reflecting the malicious faithless actions under the guidance of Rev. Won Tae Cha who wanted to return to his old position if the new pastor removed.
III. CHALLEGE TO BISHOP’S AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 10. BISHOP LYGHT-ELDER DISPUTES ON REV. LEE’S PASTORAL ASSIGNEMENT
They challenged the Bishop Lyght against the newly appointed Rev. Lee. The Young So Kim group disputed with the Bishop against the newly appointed pastor to replace Rev. Won Tae Cha. Their disputes did not benefit the church at all. How could they try to continue conscientiously the Rev. Cha’s deviant ministry that ruined this historic church?
These letters to bishop Lyght against new appointee
Rev. Koonae Lee revealed how they were so deeply
misdirected for the church members without believer’s
self respect at all.
According to the disputes with the bishop, it clearly revealed their disagreement. See their letter campaign. Korean Methodist Church and Institute
633 WEST 115th STREET NEW YORK. NEW YORK
(212) 662-1422
May 21, 2001
Pastors, Lay Leaders and Congregants;
We call upon your Christian spiritual value and faith to help us resolve the tormenting problems that are affecting our church. We need guidance in our continuous struggle to do God’s work through Methodist Church.
In Cod’s Service,
Ki Duck Shin
L ay Leader
Steve Park
Chairman of ADB Committee
Korean Methodist Church and Institute
,’ 633 WEST I15TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK I0025
(212) 662-1422
May 21, 2001
Bishop Ernest S. Lyght
the New York Conference of The United Methodist Church
252 Bryant Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
Dear Bishop Lyght:
Grace and Peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ.
The Korean Methodist Church-and- Institute, which just celebrated its 80th anniversary, is The Mother Church- for all of the Korean churches in the United States, throughout our proud and glorious history, our church has provided spiritual guidance for many of the future leaders of Korea. Over the years, hundreds of young- Korean men and women, who are studying in this country and developing their leadership skills^ have attended our services lo be stimulated by-high caliber sermons from the prominent ministers who have served us as pastor.
In addition, the Korean Methodist Church and Institute was the first Korean Church to develop an English Language Ministry to-supplement and enhance our long standing Korean Language Ministries – along with Transitional Ministries-for young people temporarily studying here–are essential to the success of Korean churches in the United States.
As you know, the Korean Methodist Church and Institute has-been in constant turmoil for the last four years, largely due to divisive legal actions brought against our church, its officers and its minister. During this period, we realized that the Book: of Discipline holds the answer to preventing conflicts in the-years-ahead. Therefore, despite the resistance of the old-guard, we-changed the very foundation of our church by abolishing our bylaws on March 19, 2000,-thereby eliminating-the ineffective, hypocritical Eldership System, Our fervent hope was that we would achieve a democratic process to govern our affairs and enter an era of peace and healing that everyone would cherish.
Unexpected obstacles, however, dashed-this expectation and the discord continued. With the survival of o«p church now at-stake, we see to find Christian solutions that will-restore reconciliation, harmony dignity. To assist us in achieving this objective, we respectful request that you address some of the issues raised in your- recent letters by answering the following questions;
litigation and Intervention
In May 1997, when our church, leadership and Pastor Wontae Cha were sued by one of the church’s, congregants, we immediately asked to your guidance and help-by approaching District Superintendent Carol Cox In December 1998,. Our Pastor Parish Relations Committee had an opportunity to meet with you in order to discuss this matter. We asked you to send an intervention team to mediate-the ongoing differences among our members and you responded by appointing Reverend Ahn and Reverend Waif. We never heard-anything again from you about this team until your letter arrived last month.
Why didn’t you demonstrate your strong support when our church, officers and minister were subjected to unnecessary litigation?
When unseemly accusations were made against Pastor Cha, why did you decline to publicly uphold his position?
Why was no action ever taken by the intervention team appointed in 1998?
4) By selecting anew intervention team-now, four years after he crisis erupted, are you indicating that Pastor Lee cannot solve our church’s existing problems?
`Rescinding the Church Bylaws 4
When we abolished our bylaws by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the membership – becoming the first Korean church to do so-we rejected the concept of ranking individuals in a-church setting and fostering the Christian principle of inclusiveness. This revolutionary change had a major impact on-the other Korean-churches in the United States that may eventually follow our lead. Yet, you did not give us positive comments to our decision at any time throughout this arduous process.
5) Why did you allow Reverend Cox to modify our traditional practice of permitting every member on the rolls of our church to vote during elections?
6) Why didn’t you back the efforts-to return the governance of our church to its roots in the Book of Discipline?
Why do you let the-Eldership System-remain in force at other Korean churches throughout the conference?
Appointment and Reappointment of Reverend Lee
In the spring of 2000 with-the situation, at our church-deteriorating rapidly, we asked you appoint a-new past«p with specific qualifications: the ability to deliver stimulating sermons- with depth and spirituality, the skill to meet the needs .of young congregants who wish to participate in morning services, the-understanding of the importance of an English Language Ministry and the-experience to-perceive our complex- problems and recommend appropriate strategies. Nevertheless, on July T, 2000, Reverend Koonae Lee was named pastor of the. Korean Methodist Church and Institute, despite the-formal opposition of-our PPRC to the appointment. Furthermore^ the evaluation report of Pastor Lee by our PPRC in December 2000- prior to your reappointment decision was a-negative one and indicated that no improvement seemed likely by June 30, 2001.
Did you study the qualifications desired by our congregants,
as evidenced by a survey of the membership, before appointing
2Pastor Lee?
9) Why did you make the final appointment before the PPRC
bad a chance to interview her?
10) After you learned of the PPRC’s concerns and doubts
about Reverend Lee’s leadership abilities, why didn’t you review
the Appointment?
11) Why did you shortcut the introductory consultation
process in the course of appointing Reverend Lee as pastor
and merely notify us of your decision afterwards?
Because of lower membership and the reluctance of many members to fulfill their pledges, contributions to our church-have been reduced the year by approximately 70 percent. As-a-result of these grim-conditions, it is unlikely that we will-be able to achieve our- financial goal for 2001. The prospects are, moreover, that we will be unable to make our requested apportionment to the-conference or pay the full amount of the pastor’s salary.
12) What is the basis for the inflammatory implication in your letter of April 23, 2901 that certain-members of the Korean .Methodist Church and Institute are harassing Pastor Lee?
13) What do you believe-to be- the major problems facing our church at this time?
14) Why didn’t you follow up when it became apparent that the original intervention team did not work effectively enough to bring the parties together, as anticipated when the team was established?
15) Why hasn’t the Cabinet taken an active role in resolving the difficulties currently confronting our church?
16) In which ways do you believe that Reverend Lee meets the criteria for a pastor desired by our congregants?
17) Would you please explain what you mean by a) willing to be
on God’s team and by willing- to be a partner with one of God’s
servants, -Pastor Lee?
We sincerely hope-that you will respond to these questions,
your earliest convenience in- an effort to further a dialogue between us
and to bring us closer together. As an initial step,
we recomm
In 1999 I was asked to move from the Pacific Northwest to upstate Pennsylvania to help a ministry and also to be an assistant pastor in a small country church. The requested column from the only pastor of the church. After discussing that with my new life we don’t been married about six months at the time, and after praying about it as well we decided to move back And moved about 3200 miles. My first Sunday in the church I taught Sunday school to the adults there were 14 people there, I was 41 years old, my wife was 22, we were the youngest people in the church. After the service the senior pastor and our wives went out for lunch. In the course of our discussion of the service and how things went I asked a question as to if the board knew that I was coming out and what my purpose was to be there. The pastor told me he hadn’t told the board yet I was coming because he knew that they would not approve of my being there, but that he had planned on talking to the board in the next few days. At first it wasn’t for sure as to the decision being a good one to have made the move.
On Tuesday and that week I got a phone call from one of the members of the church, her husband had just had a heart attack and was in critical condition in the hospital could I please come and pray with him. I dropped what I was doing and went to meet with the family and with him and pray with him. After I left the hospital I called the senior pastor and asked him why he had not gone, he was surprised to hear that I was called first he didn’t even know about the heart attack, but even after my telling him he still didn’t contact the family until the following Sunday at church. That Sunday I taught and preached. The next Tuesday I was told that I would be doing all of the pastoral duties for the foreseeable future, without pay as the board was told that I was only there for a year or so, and needed a place to minister. He never did ask the board for permission for me to be there, and wanted me to take on the full responsibilities as a pastor without pay. When I told him that I couldn’t do that he told me he didn’t think I was committed enough to HIS ministry, (this was after We moved on our money, and time.) and that he decided he didn’t want me there after all but asked that I stay at least a month so that he could get a break from preaching, I agreed within that month’s time the church went from 35 people to 75 people. When we returned to the West Coast the church closed its doors.