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by Steve Reinbrecht

Update

The Reading Eagle never lets the facts stand in the way of a good cliché.

Another citizen journalist sent the Eagle a letter about this article about the Presbyterian Church in Reading.

The writer, former pastor Melvin Sensenig, said church leaders decided to leave Reading only because of a financial problem connected to an outside lender. 

“Neither cultural/ethnic change, declining membership nor declining congregational giving were factors in the decision to close the church,” Sensenig wrote.

He said it started 11 years ago.

“Christ Presbyterian began with no members in 2005.”

The article sort of missed what Sensenig identified as the real story:

“Our 10 years of city ministry demonstrated that with reliable financial partners and a humble understanding of how issues of race, class and poverty affect the gospel in America, a church can grow and thrive in Reading.”

   
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Once again, the Reading Eagle depends on a citizen journalist's letter to the editor to get the facts straight.