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Steve / Joan Thompson

1134 Partridge Dr.

Wadsworth, OH 44281-8805

Darrell / Brenda Gaug2012 Katherines Lane

Copley, OH 44321

November 9, 1999

Mr. Arlen Burke

600 Norton Lane

McMinnville, OR 97128

Mr. Peter DeneeRR#2 1006 E/W Line

N.O.T.L. Ontario,

Canada L0S 1J0

Mr. Ron Laughland

401 Mosstrail

Goodlettsville TN 37072

SUBJECT: Mat 18:15-17, I Tim 5:19-21 vs. Mr. David C. Pack

Dear Gentlemen:

We are bringing a matter to you that is quite serious. As peers [you gentlemen] to Mr. Pack, and as ministers,

we are presenting a situation to you in light of Mat 18 and I Tim 5 as we have already gone before Mr. Pack

with witnesses.

The gravity of the situation is such that the following two things have occurred in the Akron Ohio area as a

result of Mr. Packs behavior:

Of all the people hired to work for Restored Church of God (USA), prior to the FOT 99, only one is left

Of all the leading men in the Akron OH congregation (those who were in the Deacons & Elders meetings),

only one is left

Again, both of the above situations are the direct result of Mr. Packs behavior. Since the letters of resignation

and/or termination (attached) by Darrell Gaug, Joan Thompson and Steve Thompson are quite explicit covering

Mr. Packs problems, we will only summarize them here Mr. David C. Pack is causing division within the

Body of Christ.

The letters that we wrote were presented to Mr. David C. Pack on Monday, October 11, 1999 as the first step of

a Matt. 18:15 process.

Immediately upon receiving those letters, Mr. Pack went to the Gaugs home. He [Mr. Pack] effectively

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escalated this to a review before witnesses (making this the second step in Matthew 18:15-17), by allowing

Mr./Mrs. Bill Sheppard Jr., Mrs. Nancy Sheppard, and Mr. Tim Mobley to come over to the Gaugs home to

discuss various problems. Mr./Mrs. Thompson arrived later that evening.

The end result of the meetings that day was that several of us heard Mr. Pack say the following:

I am guilty of all points in all three letters.

It needs to be noted that while talking with Mr. Pack during discussions on October 11 about the letters and

other allegations, he lied. Specific examples are: he said he had nothing to do with the selection of who was on

the opening and closing prayer lists, song leaders, and speakers at the Feast sites (Mr. Pack is the one that

specifically approved the lists prior to sending them to the co-ordinators). He also denied calling Steve an

unbalanced fool (note that he started with being guilty of the contents of the letters) to Darrell Gaug and then

justified such a thing if he had done it by telling us that Mr. Armstrong had done similarly to Mr. Raymond

McNair. Notice this last thing carefully every time something was pointed out to him, he pointed to Mr.

Armstrong and says he did no more than did Mr. Armstrong in a similar situation.

Mr. Pack asserted over and over in these meetings that we had to forgive him (70 times 7) while continuing to

lie about things!

Most of the witnesses (all the leaders of the local congregation) had decided to leave RCG permanently prior tothis point. However, after Mr. Pack had left, it was discussed that we should give him one to two weeks to

show fruits of repentance. The result was his spin doctoring in the updates of October 15 & 22, 1999 placed on

the RCG website http://www.restoredcog.org -- copies attached (October 15 Update - October 22 Update). He

then started rumors about different persons. He claimed that Steve Thompson emailed the world about the

problems, but when challenged by Steve, immediately backed down. He has claimed that Darrell and Joan

embezzled funds on the day they left.

Due to the number of lies that Mr. Pack has been caught in, we have begun reviewing several things Mr. Pack

has told us over the past several months. One such topic concerned the events surrounding his departure from

Global in early May of this year. Please find enclosed a letter from what was the Global Church of God, dated

May 3, 1999, wherein Mr. Pack was not only disfellowshipped and his employment was terminated, but he was

also removed from the ministry for causing division.

He now claims to be the author of the two books, Except the Lord Build the House and Except There Come

a Falling Away. At one time he said he did not author these. So Steve Thompson contacted Karen Ray. What

she says is what he use to tell people in Akron -- he had not written those books, but at best was a co-author.

We continue to discover things are not the way he remembers them.

In addition, we have uncovered a lengthy string of current and former members of RCG and GCG who have

been treated in a similar manner by Mr. Pack as we are being.

Meanwhile, during the two weeks that we have sat out of RCGs services (giving Mr. Pack an opportunity to

show fruits of repentance), Mr. Packs actions need to be reviewed. On Monday morning October 11, Mr. Packsaid he was responsible for everything in the letters. By Monday evening, he was only 90% responsible. By

late Thursday evening of that week, he was maybe responsible for a small amount. While doing this, he

showed partiality working to get Darrell Gaug and family to come back, while slandering everyone else.

Let us be perfectly clear. Mr. Pack has been trying to get Darrell Gaug and family to return to RCG, while

ignoring ALL the others he has offended this year.

We are now into week three and there have been some pretty wild rumors that have been going around. Mr.

Pack was found to be the source of several of them, such as Steve Thompson wanted the church to pay him

$125/hr, Bill Ambrose was writing checks to himself and embezzling funds, and, Steve Thompson said that

Mr. Pack would file a suit against us in three weeks. We (collectively) have been accused of calling and

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writing members of RCG to get them to leave.

It has occurred to us that Mr. Pack may be spreading these rumors [lies] to give him an opportunity for a

preemptive strike so that he may disfellowship and mark all of us for cause wherein none of the Akron

congregation would ask questions. This would then discredit us in this Mat. 18 and I Tim 5 situation as far as

the Akron congregation is concerned.

Darrell, Joan, and I, therefore, with regret, have no other option other than to bring this to you as the next step in

the process of rebuking an elder (I Tim. 5:19-21). Considering Mr. Pack:

said before witnesses that he does not qualify to be a minister as stated in I Tim. 3:2-7 and Titus 1:6-16, and

admits he is guilty of all points in the attached resignation/termination letters, and

considering that he has already been removed from the ministry by Global for cause, we must regrettably

request that you take the same action against him as did Global.

We understand the gravity of what we are asking, but we believe that this request is necessary to protect the

flock from further damage. Therefore, we must ask that you reply with your decisions and/or actions to be

taken no later than November 30, 1999.

________________________________ _________________________________

Brenda Gaug Darrell Gaug

_______________________________ _________________________________

Joan Thompson Steve Thompson

Enclosures:

-- an original signed copy of this cover letter will follow via the mails --

Witness Contact Data

Nancy Sheppard

Leah & William Sheppard Jr.

Tim Mobley

Brenda & Darrell Gaug

Joan & Steve Thompson

Daryl & William Ambrose

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