Markings and disfellowships happened to various leaders and members who were critical of the church.  A marking would be announced to the church and the members warned to stay away from the person marked.  Only leaders were allowed to have contact with the marked person.   If a member were to disobey this warning and
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The following information has been gathered from several sources who were involved in the events and wrote about their experiences. On July 23, 2003, the Riverside sector of the Inland Empire region of the LACC voted to approve a resolution asking to localize the administrative responsibilities and finances of the church. The resolution came in
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In 2005 Kip McKean and the Portland Church he was leading declared they were going to call out a remnant from the ICOC.  McKean released The Portland Story. “However, as of this Jubilee the Portland leadership believes it is time for a progressive “calling-out of the remnant of disciples” from dying, former ICOC Churches. For
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Breaking Sessions were conducted throughout the ICOC as a form of discipling.  Usually one person would be singled out and in the “hot-seat.” Breaking sessions would occur if the member had unrepented sin in their life or in this case, had a disagreement with leadership.   If the church member did not repent or resolve their
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February and March 1994 – Indianapolis Church leaders marked and disfellowshipped Ed Powers transcript, Congregational Meeting 2/27/94    Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Ed Powers Leader’s Meeting 3/1/94 Ed Powers transcript, Congregational Meeting 3/6/94  Part 1, Part 2 Marty Fuqua and Doug Arthur address the church Part 1, Part 2, Part
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