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Christian Theology Series– Shepherding Movement
Long Beach/LA/Downey UBF chapter– An Open Letter from an ex-UBF missionary
An open letter was sent to Downey UBF chapter and the rest of the UBF congregation by Rebekah Kim on July 13, 2011 that talks about UBF for what it really is behind close doors. [This letter was provided by a former member of the chapter]
Chicago UBF [City Evangelism]– Survivor Stories
The History of the American UBF reform movement part 4
2010 Schafer Survey Letter
This is a letter from Joe Schafer, a prominent UBF leader, chapter director and long-time staff member. The letter was ignored by the leadership.
The History of the American UBF reform movement part 3
This is a document on what happened right after the the third reform movement.
**Note: The emails on this document have been removed**
This is a letter which has been sent to the current UBF topmost leader, Sarah Barry, by the operator of this website in the name of many former UBF members by certified mail on January 28, 2003. According to the return receipt, Miss Barry received the letter on February 4, 2003. When after a month there was no answer, the letter was resent by email to Sarah Barry and the Chicago UBF webmaster and one week later once again to twelve official contact addresses given on UBF web pages with the request for forwarding. There never was any reaction to any of these letters, let alone any answer to the questions asked in the letter. This proves that Sarah Barry as a leader of UBF maintains the same arrogant and autocratic behavior as her predecessor Samuel Lee, who also was completely unaccountable and ignored any kind of critical inquiries. Even members who had given their hearts, time and money for the organization for years and decades are not even considered worthy of a short answer.
Is UBF really a “Bible fundamentalist” organization?
Is UBF really a “Bible fundamentalist organization,” as the German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” wrote in a 8/23/2002 article? Or should UBF be classified with the “word fundamentalism” groups, as the cult commissioner of the German Protestant church in Rhineland suggests in his book “Im Labyrinth der Seelenfänger” (“In the maze of the soul catchers”)? Outsiders to UBF may get the impression that UBF is a “Bible fundamentalist organization,” but this label is misleading, as it gives the impression that the Bible is read “too much” or taken “too seriously” in UBF. The real problem is that, although the Bible is read much in UBF, it is read in a one-sided, prejudiced and false way. Furthermore, the leaders in particular are clearly showing through their behavior that the opposite is true, that they do not take the Bible seriously, but only use it to further their own agenda, interpreting the Bible arbitrarily.