First Faith Pentecostal Church of Richmond Virginia

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The First Faith Pentecostal Church of Richmond Virgina is a mega church along side 1-64 in the Richmond area. They practice a mild form of Pentecostalism that neither drinks poison nor abuses animals. 
The Church founded in 1954 went along it's merry way as yet another small southern church until a parishioner built a new pulpit for the church. He incorporated an old sword he bought at the flea market that had Christian iconography. It was an evil artifact called The Sword of Gabriel. Everyone considered it a fine addition. The Rev. William Randal Curtis caught fire. He finally found his voice and really started to preach. The church grew by leaps and bounds. In the next five years the small church became huge. They twice had to move to accommodate the congregation. Additional minsters were hired. In 2005 the current church complex was sanctified.
The current church has seating for 16,000 in the main sanctuary, two side chapels of more modest proportion, a TV studio, Christan health center, day care facilities and a K-12 school. 
During The Trial for Peoplehood the Internet war between the pro-people side and the anti-people sides heated up. Bureau 13 sent a team in when members of the Church tried a DoS attack on pro-people websites using Church equipment. The sword was among the items seized. 
With the sword no longer influencing them they are having doubts about the direction of the ministry, Curtis was not the only minister affected by the sword. The message no longer seems right. The Church is shrinking again. If this keeps up they will not have the income to keep the huge complex of building they currently have. The Church is currently moving on inertia. Unless a particularly charismatic minister comes forward they will likely fail within 15 years. They have built up considerable funds and can stand to loose as much as two third of the congratulation without having to shrink their physical plant.
In 2011 Rev. William Randal Curtis left the church of his own accord. He explained that he felt that his mission had departed from that place and God was calling him to more humble work. Assistant Pastor Rev. Danial Morgan took over as the head pastor. Church attendant has level off at a point that has allowed the Church to maintain the physical plant. 
The Enlightenment Movement has not hit this particular church hard. At most it has cost them a few hundred members.
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