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With each new publication about Mars Hill Global, it seems that church leaders verify my suspicion that much of the money donated for international outreach over the past couple of years has been spent on expanding Mars Hill United States franchises. In a new video, executive pastor Sutton Turner defines Mars Hill Global as a … Continue reading “Sutton Turner and the Tale of Two Mars Hill Globals”
Now we know one thing that the donations to Mars Hill Global purchased. In a post on the Mars Hill Church website, Mars Hill Everett franchise lead pastor Ryan Williams thanked Mars Hill Global for financial help with the down payment and restoration costs for the old Washington National Guard Armory building now occupied by the … Continue reading “Mars Hill Global Helped Pay For Mars Hill Everett's Building”
In my prior posts on Mars Hill Global, I have established that in 2011 Mars Hill leaders reworked Mars Hill Global into a means of raising revenue and that nearly $2.3 million was donated toward the Mars Hill Global Fund in the fiscal year from July 2o12 to June 2013. From the Mars Hill Church 2013 Annual … Continue reading “Question for the Leaders of Mars Hill Church: Where Did the Global Fund Go?”
Without admission or acknowledgment, Mars Hill Church continues to change the focus of Mars Hill Global. Previously, I have raised questions about where Mars Hill Global funds go. Church sources have told me on condition of anonymity that very little of the money designated as Mars Hill Global donations (nearly $2.3 million from July 2012 … Continue reading “Website Changes: Donations to Mars Hill Global Are Now Donations to Mars Hill Church General Fund”
Those in charge of Mars Hill Global seem to agree with me that Mars Hill Global is really Mars Hill Church. Last week, I posted a 2011 document about the rebranding of Mars Hill Global (among other things, “cultivate an international audience and giving base”) and a slide showing the dramatic rise in giving on behalf of … Continue reading “Megachurch Methods: Apparently Mars Hill Global Money Can Be Spent Anywhere”