Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

For over 20 years the "scriptural" basis for divorce and remarriage was pounded into me. But when I was dealing with an adulterous husband the coc made it clear that I had to forgive and I had to take the ex back-with his 2 current girlfriends. Right? I was in 2 congregations that split ov...

Hi ledonna, During my divorce I completed my BA and I've become a successful high school teacher. Great revenge. However last summer my husband and I returned to the Midwest to be closer to our kids and grandkids. Now I see my ex at family functions 2-3 times a year. He refuses to even be in the sam...

LOL! Skip verse 3! Does every coc congregation do that????
J57

I witnessed the "disfellowhip" of a family about 15 years ago. The letter stated that the cutting of ties was due to rampant sin in the couple's life. The only "sin" they committed was to stop attending services due to the anger coming from the pulpit. There were no elders in the...

Hi, I left the coc in 2000 in the middle of a horrid divorce-after my local congregation refused to help me. It has taken me all this time to feel safe enough to reach out to others. I endured spiritual abuse and I inflicted the same legalism on my own children as they were growing up. Dealing with ...