Tour NTCC 4: The "Bonco" and Maria Moreno Videos

Deep in the heart of Graham, nestled against a wooded area, and hidden from the view of many, lies a chunk of real estate owned by the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Incorporated, called the Bonco.  One might ask, what is a Bonco?  We had the same question so we looked it up.  No definition could be found for the word "Bonco" but it's close relatives Bunko Bonko and Bunco all yielded up some interesting definitions that are worthy to be blogged about.

BONCO (also spelled BUNCO, BUNKO, and BONKO) is defined as:

bun·ko  (Source:  Dictionary Reference)

(1)  a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.

(2)  any misrepresentation.

bonko  (Source:  Urban Dictionary)

(1)  Used when showing an extreme amount of disgust; or disliking about something. 

bun·ko  (Source:  Answers dot Com)

(1)  A swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game.

(2)  To swindle.

BUNCO  (Source Merriam-Webster)

(1)  a swindling game or scheme

Variants of BUNCO
bun·co or bun·ko

Examples of BUNCO
they were experts at that bunco, having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years

Origin of BUNCO
perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian — more at bank
First Known Use: 1872

Related to BUNCO
Synonyms: fraud (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, gyp, hustle, scam, shell game,sting, swindle

The game called BUNCO (Source Wikipedia)
There is a dice game that originated in England in the early 19th Century and was imported to San Francisco in 1855, where it gave it's name to gambling parlors or "Bunco parlors" and more generally to any swindle.  During prohibition in the 1920's Bunco was re-popularized as a gambling game, often associated with a speakeasy.  Law enforcement groups raiding these parlors became known as "Bunco Squads".

How fitting are those definitions?  Seeing that many unsuspecting people were swindled out of their money and cheated out of their future, we have decided to share the truth with our readers.  Hopefully ntcc'ers that are googling will stumble across this post and learn where their money really goes.

 $$$ NTCC BONCO Mansions of Kekel (l) and Davis (r) $$$
 Note the fences and gates across the road and driveways.
 Photo Above This Caption:  View Looking West 

 NTCC's Bonco Mansions and Bonco Rental Units 
 Photo Above This Caption: View Looking West 

To see the mansions on this not-for-profit organization's land, one would have to drive a mile away to the top of a hill and take pictures with a camera that allows you to zoom in.  Well we took such a trip and we have such a camera and we have some photos that we would like to share.  Now our phone camera's didn't really do this justice because we had to go so far away to get a glimpse of these mansions; so the pictures are a little fuzzy.  No doubt the location of the "Bonco" and the strategic placement of the mansions within the Bonco was chosen to keep the filthy rich leaders obscured from the prying eyes of the wondering public.  Remember, this is a so-called "non-profit" organization that bunkoed or deceived or conned its people out of $millions$ saying that it was all going towards lost souls.

 Kekel Mansion seen from afar - 
 Note the white pillars in front. 
 View looking westward. 

 The Davis mansion as seen from afar - 
 Mostly only the roof is visible. 
 It is the highest structure. 
 View Looking Westward 

 NTCC BONCO - kekel kastle
 As Viewed When Looking East 

NTCC BONCO Davis Palace
 As Viewed When Looking East 

The Bonco is a double gated community with fences around it and not just anyone can drive into this cult compound.  There is a secret code that must be entered in at the gate or someone has to be called and let you in.  It has been said by those close to the borg leaders that if a person wanted to live in one of these houses, they would not be allowed to have their "sinner" family members visit them.  I'm sure there are many other controlling rules that are in place also.

 NTCC Bonco - A Double Gated, Guarded 
 and Fenced community Cult Compound. 

We also took a video of this hidden community behind the fence.

BONCO NTCC VIDEO Click Here

Google Satellite Image Of BONCO:
Hints:  Click the Plus Symbol "+" to zoom in, Minus Symbol "-" to zoom out of the image.

View Map on Google

We also looked at the Bing Map Images for these coordinates.  But the image is more dated and kekels' kastle does not show.

Another way to get a glimpse into the secret lifestyles of the infamous Borg leaders would be from the road bordering the rear of their mansions.  Here is one photo of that view:

 Back Side Of Bonco Mansion
 Bordering Horse Pastures 

We mention the horse pastures because davis blasted one lady, Maria Moreno, saying she should love souls as much as she loves horses.  davis was accusing Maria of sinning because she paused and admired some horses while "souls are lost and dying and going to hell".  This accusation by davis brought against Maria in front of hundreds of her peers at the ministers' conference had her in tears.  We believe the borg leaders' constant bullying of the Moreno family and false doctrines contributed to that family's triple murder and suicide.  (To read more click here for Newspaper article or for related blog posts click here.)  We bring this up again because both the kekel and davis Bonco mansions border a property with a horse barn and pastures.  Check out the Google Satellite Image below and the video to see what we are talking about.  Be sure to read the full description of the video for more info.

Here is that satellite image again (below), but including the neighbor's horse barn (the white structure) and some of the neighbor's horse pastures...  This is the very pasture where we shot the  video "In Memoriam - Maria Moreno".  We did so because rodger wilson davis blasted Maria in a conference for stopping and admiring horses in a pasture while, in rwd's words, "Souls are lost and dying and on their way to hell."  Now the day we shot that video the horses were in a pasture south of the barn.  But had they been in the pasture north of the barn, davis would probably have a pretty good view of them from the back windows of his mansion, especially in the winter when the leaves are off the trees....  So is it davis who sits around in his mansion, looking at horses in a pasture while "souls are lost and dying and on their way to hell"?  What a hypocrite davis is for blasting Maria Moreno from the pulpit to humiliate her in front of her peers in the conference!


View Map On Google

In Memoriam - Maria Moreno Video Click Here


Another creepy coincidence?  The remains of ntcc murder victim  Cori Lewis were recovered approximately three  miles from the entrance to the ntcc Bonco....  Click here to read more.

Take The Tour of NTCC:  Tour NTCCA Click Here

To Learn More About The Loss Of

The Moreno Family Click Here

Tour NTCC 2 New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. Graham, WA: "Man-Made Murder"

9822 158th St. E.
Puyallup, WA
Where Cori Lewis
was murdered
(lower right unit)

Today marks the one year anniversary of the untimely death of Cori Lewis. She was murdered by a former New Testament Christian Church Lay Pastor in the building pictured here (lower right apartment). This four-plex unit, and three more like it (see picture 2 also) located on 158th St. E. in Puyallup, WA were owned by Cherlyn and Kelly Merz, a couple who moved to the region to attend the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. Bible School or Seminary.

Having a knack for acquiring real-estate, the couple remained in Washington, renting out several apartments to other NTCC Bible School or Seminary students and ministers. Though Kelly became a Lay Pastor for NTCC, both he and Cherlyn stopped attending the church. They divorced in 2004, with Cherlyn retaining the ownership of their real estate.  Meanwhile Kelly worked for a pizza place and acted as site manager of the buildings where he murdered Cori.

Picture 2:  Another
Unit owned by Merz

I knew Kelly and Cherlyn from my time in the ministry at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina from 1994-1995.  When I learned of this tragedy, I asked myself (and others who knew this couple):  "What happened?"  Many issues came to mind, all of them tied to the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. and their abusive treatment of people resulting in a profound negative impact on their lives, sometimes ending in death, as is the case here.  Let's look at some of these issues.

 Long View of site
 where Cori Lewis'
 Remains were recovered
 less than a mile from
 the NTCC compound

Racism In The New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.

Offically the party lines of the NTCC are "All are welcome." and "A Church of All Nations."

In practice, however, that is just NOT TRUE.

All are welcome IF they pay tithe and give in offerings.
And IF they keep their place below whites.
And IF they don't mingle with whites.
And IF they 'white-up' .

 Close up of the grave
 site off 86th St. E. &
 224th Ave. E. in
 Graham, WA 

What does that mean?  African Americans and others are welcome if they pay tithe and give in offerings, dress and act white, and don't wear afros or corn rows.  They also would be bombarded with Anti-African-American lingo from the pulpit where NTCC CEO mikey kekel would mock "ebonics" and "monkey music".  Also the NTCC founder and President de facto, rodger wilson davis, clearly sees African Americans as being beneath white folks; because he frequently taught the false doctrine that "If a white man marries a black woman, he has low self esteem."  WOW!  davis clearly is stating that he sees "black women" as being so far below a "white man" that he would only down-grade and marry one if he had low self esteem!  Did we mention davis came from dirt poverty, from, in his words, "a cotton mill hill" town in the South?  Draw your own conclusions; but he is white.  And he constantly used "the N word" from the pulpit and lectern and claimed "If that offends you, you need to get saved.  They that love the Lawd, nothing will offend them."  [*cough*  Yeah, right, whatever dude.]  We're guessing davis tore out those pages in the bible describing how Moses married an Ethiopian woman (a sister of color).  And yet, somehow, Moses was able to "do a work for the Lord."  *ahem* [shaking our heads in wonder at the davis false doctrines that is so deeply embedded in the NTCC]  What do people think when they read of the mighty ministry of Moses who married an Ethiopian?  Do they murmur against him and God the way Miriam and Aaron did until God judged them and ended that?  Read Numbers 12 link.

Another one of the four
 four-plex buildings run by
 Cherlyn and Kelly Merz 

davis also often taught that black-white inter-racial marriages "limit the ministry".  Consequently most ntcc ministers discouraged  members from pursuing such relationships and refused to perform wedding ceremonies for such couples and deterred them from attending the NTCC bible school, quoting davis' dogma that such unions "limit the ministry" and informing the couple that they would most likely never be sent out to pastor a church as would other couples.

This was the case with the Merz.  Their first ntcc pastor confessed that he regretted not performing their marriage ceremony, due to this davis doctrine.  Also, the couple was involved with NTCC for ten years (a long time by NTCC standards) before any of their pastors would recommend them for Bible School (a prerequisite for attendance).  We feel the only reason they were approved by davis was their ability to generate large income from real estate, paying ten percent (or more) in tithe to the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.  Perhaps it was the large tithe check that prompted davis to "allow" this couple to stay in Washington when most others who graduate the NTCS are immediately sent out to work elsewhere.  Whatever the reason, they stayed and were systematically destroyed by the NTCC machine.

The Ministry Machine by Jay Cameron Video Link

 Stop the madness!
 Leave the NTCC
 and Serve God. 

We feel the NTCC man-made doctrines and abusive practices led to not only the destruction of the Merz' marriage, but also the mental health of Kelly himself, driving him down, systematically taking from him his military career, self-esteem, self-worth, marriage, and faith in God.  With nothing left, is it a wonder that he took someone else's life?

It's our opinion that NTCC's man-made extra-biblical doctrines led to this senseless murder.

What will it take to stop you from following the false teachings of the NTCC?

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Touch Not Mine Anointed

One of the ntcc's favorite scriptures to twist and misapply is:

1Ch 16:22 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

From this scripture, ntcc get's its often repeated cult thought-stopping jargon:

"TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED"

In ntcc this phrase is interpreted to mean something very different than what God intended.  The ntcc says "TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED" means a person should never question the "MAN OF GAWD". [This is another cult jargon phrase that will require its own separate blog post.]  But does the scripture really mean that it is a sin to question or even challenge a person who claims to have been anointed by God?  Let's look at God's Word for answers.

David and Saul:

Both men were anointed by God.

• Saul:  1Sa 10:1  ¶ Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance?
• David:  1Sa 16:13  Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

**Note the correlation between being anointed and having the Spirit of the LORD.**

Both men were appointed to be king.

But Saul insisted on hunting David down as a dog to slay him:

1 Sa 24  Link

David fled from Saul.  But when he was cornered in a cave, a unique event unfolded.  Saul entered the cave to "cover his feet".  David's men thought God had delivered Saul to die at their hands.  BUT DAVID STOPPED THEM:

1Sa 24:6  And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he [is] the anointed of the LORD.

1Sa 24:7  So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way.

This is a clear example that "touching" involves physical harm and is forbidden by the Word of God.

BUT look what the Word records in the very next verses.  David goes out of the cave and TALKS to Saul:

1Sa 24:8  ¶ David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

1Sa 24:9  And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

David then continues to TALK to Saul, while refusing to "TOUCH GOD'S ANOINTED":

1Sa 24:10  Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and [some] bade [me] kill thee: but [mine eye] spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he [is] the LORD'S anointed.

More of David's TALK is recorded in the next five verses:

1Sa 24:11-15

Nowhere does David violate God's commandment to 

"TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED"

Yet David does TALK to Saul and challenge him for hunting David.

This is a clear example of a man of God, David, verbally challenging Saul to explain himself.  We know that God witnessed of David that he is a man after God's own heart [Act 13:22].  So David confronting Saul, the anointed king, for Saul's unrighteous behavior is clearly not a sin!

This is just one example of verbally challenging God's anointed that is not a sin.  It is "TALK", not "TOUCH"!  For other examples study God's Word recording Nathan challenging David regarding his adultery with Bathsheba and murder-by-proxy of her husband Uriah the Hittite [2 Sa 11 link, 2 Sa 12 link].  Read about the Apostle Paul rebuking the Apostle Peter, how Paul "withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed" "before [them] all" when Peter caused a "dissimulation", a schism in the body of Christ.  Think about what God is really saying [Gal 2 link].  Talking does not equal touching.

There is a right time to speak up against hypocrisy and deceit.

Maybe if Roland Moreno had stood up and challenged r. w. davis when rdub was railing on Roland's wife Maria (for looking at horses in a field) they'd all be alive today.  Roland, or even one of Roland's pastors who knew (about Moreno calling out the borg leadership about phil kinson's adultery with a hooker), could have stood up like David did to Saul  and questioned r. w. davis thus:

 Debbie Johnson Kinson 

Why are you screaming at Maria when she didn't do anything wrong?

• It is not a sin to stop and look at horses in a field.
• davis, did you scream at your wife or daughter when she went to the Sea-Tac mall to spend hours shopping for more new clothes?
• Weren't "souls lost and dying and on their way to hell" while tanya and verna cackled over the latest fashion faux pas they saw in some poor store clerk's or bible school student's attire?
• Did you rail on your wife when the borg paid for your vacation in Europe where you shopped for fine crystal?
• Did you scream at your wives for coveting more and larger diamond rings when that money could have been given to the poor?
• Why didn't you rail on phil kinson for going to a whore for sex when "souls are lost and dying and on their way to hell"?
• Do you think the women in that brothel will ever accept Christ knowing a so-called preacher, phil kinson, is a bigger whoremongerer than all their other 'clients'?
• Why didn't you blame debbie johnson kinson for being so fat that phil didn't want to have sex with her, his own wife?  That is what you do to the wives of other men.
• Why the double standard r. w. davis?
• Don't you know that 

WE SEE WHAT DOUBLE-STANDARD HYPOCRITES YOU AND YOUR NEPOTISTIC NTCC BOARD MEMBERS ARE!

 Mourning The Loss
 Roland and Maria
 in happier times. 

Perhaps if somebody had defended the Moreno family they would still be with us today.

But, sadly, nobody defended Maria or Roland.

And now they and their baby in Maria's womb and their precious little forever-young son Franky (Luis) are all dead; because davis wanted to protect jim johnson's son-in-law and hide philandering-phil kinson's adultery and promote that whoremongerer!

Was it worth it?

We'd take the Moreno family back any day of the week rather than associate with you hypocrites!

No Private Interpretation:


Do you see why God admonishes us not to have private interpretations of the Word?

2Pe 1:20  Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Do you see why we are not to add to, or take away from, or wrest the scripture?  Violating these simple commandments from God will always bring death.  That is the harvest of the ntcc CULTure and false doctrines.  DEATH.

This stuff is important.  Think about what you have already seen in the ntcc.  Don't be a part of this murderous corporation.  They are not "of God".  They do not love souls.  They are just con-men on the take who don't care who gets used or destroyed or even murdered.  Don't be a part of that!  Instead, go to a church where the leadership exhibit the fruit of the Spirit [Gal 5:22-23] and demonstrate love for the brethren.

The bible says that all Christians are sealed by the Holy Spirit.  That means we are all God's anointed.  It also says that all Christians have the Spirit of Christ and the testimony of Jesus which is the Spirit of Prophecy.  As such we are all anointed and have the Spirit of Prophecy.   Additionally as Christians we are commanded to

Rom 12:10  [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

When you do that then you can truly say you have fulfilled the scripture,

Psa 105:15 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Additional Scripture References:

Sealed by the Holy Spirit:  2 Cr 1:22, Eph 1:13, Eph 4:30 link

Spirit of Christ:  Rom 8:9

Spirit of Prophecy:  Rev 19:10 ~  Which also contains the admonishment to worship only God, not mere men.  That could be the topic of another blog post, NTCC IDOLS...  *sigh*

Love One Another:  Jhn 13:34, Jhn 15:12, Jhn 15:17 plus many  more!

Related Posts:

To See A Mobile Summary Of All The Posts on one page, click this label:  "The Moreno Family"

To See One Story per page, click the numbered post titles below:

1)  Spiritual Homicide

2)  Moreno Tragedy

3)  Phil Kinson's Adultery Impacts Moreno Murders

4)  Kill The Whistle-Blower, Promote The Adulterer

5)  Touch Not Mine Anointed

6)  The Last Hope For Mankind?  ntcc's "Us Vs. Them" False Doctrine

7)  Tour NTCC 4:  The "Bonco" - Maria Moreno Video

8)  The Moreno Family

Kill the Whistle-blower, Promote the Adulterer: Sin the ntcc Way aka The Gossip Column

When Roland Moreno reported Phil Kinson's adultery with a whore, the ntcc began a calculated program to run the Morenos off, to cut them off and destroy their credibility within the ntcc.

ntcc does not want truth-tellers who blow the whistle on sin.

But ntcc does want adulterers like Phil Kinson and Rodger Davis.

So ntcc calls truth tellers "gossipers".  But then davis and kekel get up and "hide behind the pulpit" while spreading some of the biggest lies you will ever hear and hide online behind names like "The Whirlwind" to spread libel (written lies) about people.

Here's some of a comment we made in response to Nicole B.'s comment on a previous post.  It addresses the difference between gossip and truth telling by calling sin a sin:


You're so right, Nicole.  First of all, the ntcc leaders really do gossip all the time.  Just ask anyone who has spent time around the board members and their wives and you will know what gossip is.

Secondly, there is a time to air the dirty laundry; and it is not the sin of gossip.  The apostle Paul plainly wrote openly about the man who had sex with his father's wife.  Paul told the Corinthians to put the man aside so the man would repent.  Once he did repent, Paul instructed the Corinthians to receive the man again into the fold.

In ntcc, it does not work that way.  They ran off Moreno because he exposed Phil Kinson's adultery with a whore.

But they promoted the impenitent adulterer Phil Kinson.

ntcc is run by an impenitent adulterer, rodger davis.  Who will run you off if you don't kiss his butt.

That's the bottom line, folks.  Pun intended.

But it's not how God operates.  God wants people to confess their sins, not make excuses like "it's not adultery if you wear a condom".

God wants to forgive, not treat people so bad they murder their families and kill themselves.

ntcc hides the sin of their family members, while attacking real Christians even to death.

God sees this.  Will you?  Will you admit that it is not gossip to expose sin and support the person who has the Godly integrity to call adultery a sin?  Or will you continue in the ntcc excuse cycle, 'Pastor says...'

We fear for those of you who continue in the sins of these ungodly hypocrites.  Evil communications corrupt good manners.  Don't you think you should stand for Jesus MORE than you bow to davis and kekel????

Telling the truth to get people to repent used to be called preaching.  ntcc wants you to live in fear to their cult phrase 'gossip' while they go around and actually gossip spreading slanderous lies and libel.

People, God does not want you to be blown about by all the false doctrine put out by groups like the ntcc.  Grow up in grace and in the knowledge of the truth.  Get in your bibles and apply what you see.  Stop looking to davis and kekel to wipe your nose and tell you what to do.

Let the Spirit lead you.  Isn't that what the Bible says of the children of God?  They are to be Spirit led, not spoon fed by hypocrites like Phil Kinson who can't keep  his 'johnson' behind his zipper, that 3rd brownie out of his mouth, his hands off a 13 year old girl's butt, or even keep his marriage vows.  Come on people.  You don't need to follow a "leader" that can not control his own fleshly appetites.  Get real.  Look to GOD for your direction.  He will start by bringing you out of the controlling ntcc cult.

Be sure to click into the title of this post or the comments link below to see the comments that go with this post.  There is much meat to digest.

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Loss Of The Moreno Family Click Here

Phil Kinson's Adultery Impacts Moreno Murders: Roland Moreno Tragedy Begins to Unfold 8 Years After The Former New Testament Christian Church Member Allegedly Murders His Pregnant Wife, Young Child, Confesses to NTCC Pastor Jake Espinoza and Then Takes His Own Life.

This is a very tragic story and we take no pleasure in stories like this.  It's very sad that this tragedy ever happened and there are no words to describe how something this horrible could have happened as the result of a person being involved with what many consider to be a Christian Church.  The New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. masquerades  as a "non-profit" Christian church but they are a very deceptive cult that has a long history of behavior and actions that are not Christ-like.

We have been following some comments on Chief's Blog by an anonymous commentator that states that Roland Moreno was a member of the New Testament Christian Church in Okinawa, Japan.  The details shared anonymously by this person were that Roland was asked by his ntcc 'pastor', Phil Kinson, to give him a ride to "retrieve his wallet" and the place where Roland drove Phil Kinson to retrieve his wallet was a whore house.  It was shared that after Roland reported Phil Kinson for being at a whore house, it was "the beginning of the end" for the Moreno family but not for the Adulterer [Phil Kinson].  While Phil Kinson was moved from Okinawa, Japan, he was quickly promoted to overseer status.

Moreno was ostracized, black-listed and the whole mess was brushed under the carpet.  After carrying this burden around and being treated worse than the perpetrator of the adultery and sharing details of this with others, Roland Moreno reportedly shot and killed his pregnant wife and young child.  He then called his ntcc pastor, Jake Espinoza, and confessed to killing his family.  While it has been reported that Roland was seeking forgiveness, we don't know all the details of this phone conversation.  Roland Moreno reportedly then turned the gun on himself and pulled the trigger, allegedly ending his own life.

Also on Chief's Blog, Rev. Mathew Reed, who was also a former ntcc pastor of Roland Moreno, verified that most of the same details given by the anonymous person on Chief's Blog were also shared by Moreno with him.  Pastor Reed added that Moreno told him the details of Phil Kinson's adultery and the aftermath that took place in his own life.

 Phil Kinson said about
 his sex with a whore:
"It isn't adultery
 if you wear a condom!"
 So rest easy, Debbie Johnson,
 Feel-Good-Phil wasn't really
 cheating on you; just ask him;
 and he will tell you! *wink* NOT!  

Roland Moreno told Rev. Matt Reed that
Phil Kinson said: 


"It's not adultery if you use a condom!"  -- Phil Kinson  

Phil Kinson went on to bigger and better things in ntcc, pastoring their seminary's mega-chapel in Graham, Wa. while J.R. Ashmore took over the church in Okinawa.  Moreno's life was made miserable by Ashmore; who treated Moreno worse than Kinson; who was promoted.  Later, Former ntcc Pastor Mathew Reed confronted R.W. Davis the founder of New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. about Phil Kinson's admitted adultery.

Here is a comment that Pastor Reed left on Chief's blog:

MDR here. After reading the latest posts, I decided it was time to chime in. First let me say that I never wanted to go public with this, but evidently it's already out there and I didn't realize how many others know about it too.


After I became Roland's pastor, he told me he needed to talk to me because something was heavy on his heart. Let me just say that what you've read here is almost exactly what he shared with me.


I carried this for years and finally took it to RWD [R. W. Davis] in 2005, and told him I had a problem with his leadership. I pointed to the adulterer [Philip Arthur Kinson] and told RWD I couldn't understand how that he exalted that man to an overseer position.


[Rodger Wilson Davis] RWD had previously gotten up in conferences and made it abundantly clear if you committed adultery as a minister in his organization, that you would have your license taken from you, he would expose your sin to your wife, and you would never be a leader in his organization.

It bothered me because it was clear to me at that point that RWD would change the rules to fit his own agenda. After I approached RWD about this, his treatment toward me definitely changed.


NTCC resembles the church of Laodicea in every respect. It is filled with adulterers, adulteresses, and money-hungry thieves.

I can say this one thing: Thank God we are free and we rejoice in this fact every day, that we can serve God under His wonderful grace and not under the bondage of their manmade laws.
mdr

After speaking with Pastor Reed on the phone, Chief posted his thread entitled:  "Oh the Hypocrisy that Drove a Man to Murder and Suicide".  This thread gives an account of details that Pastor Reed shared with Chief via phone conversation and includes a link to a news report of the tragedy.

From Chief's blog [text in brackets added for clarity]:

This is a tough one. Not quite as easy as I [Chief] expected but nevertheless, here we go. There was a man in the NTCC by the name of Roland Moreno. Roland personally observed his NTCC pastor leaving a whore house in Japan. Roland confronted the pastor and a heated confrontation erupted between Roland and his pastor concerning the obvious impropriety and truly unchristian-like conduct committed by the supposed "man of God" [Philip Kinson]. According to the account which I was personally told, the pastor [Phil Kinson] said that his conduct didn't classify as adultery because he wore a condom during his sexual act with the whore. This pastors name was Phil Kinson!

Roland was somehow able to provide notification to the NTCC leadership concerning Kinson's misconduct and Mr. Kinson was later removed from Okinawa Japan and replaced by another minister. This is when Roland's big troubles began. The minister that replaced Mr. Kinson was Mr. [James Ross] Ashmore, and Mr. [James Ross] Ashmore promptly proceeded to blacklist and ostracize Roland Moreno. Never again was Roland Moreno treated justly by the NTCC leadership. The NTCC leadership to include R.W. Davis systematically targeted Roland Moreno and his wife from that point forward. Word to the wise; (At which point in time you elect to challenge the authority, credibility or morality of an NTCC pastor, you better be prepared to promptly leave the New Testament Christian Church for good). You'll never win that battle and Roland had to find that out the hard way.

At a later date, M.D. Reed had the fortitude and courage to confront R.W. Davis directly concerning this scandal. Pastor Reed wanted to know why RWD would promote Mr. [Phil] Kinson (who was known to have committed adultery) to the position of overseer within the New Testament Christian Church. R.W. Davis pointed his finger in Pastor Reed's face and essentially scolded Pastor Reed for involving himself in another man's adulterous affairs. M.D. Reed posted a statement on this blog, where you can read it on the previous thread.

Ultimately Roland Moreno was blacklisted by the NTCC leadership because he uncovered Mr. Kinson's sin. The blacklisting obviously occurred because Kinson is the son-in-law of an NTCC overseer [Jim L. Johnson] and in case you haven't figured it out yet, the NTCC is a family business. This resulted in Roland succumbing to extreme depression which caused him to [allegedly] take the life of himself and his family. Plainly put, "The NTCC leadership drove Moreno mad".

Attached below is a news article which addresses Mr. Moreno's death.

http://www.texnews.com/1998/2003/texas/texas_Police_se925.html

This is a true story which has been verified by the credible and reliable. I was told this first hand and to the best of my knowledge I'm reporting factual information. Make no mistake; double standard hypocrites who preach fire and brimstone will eventually be found out. This is tragic and truly sad for all parties involved. These crooked preachers need to do the honorable thing and leave the pulpit and stop judging everyone but themselves.

I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints (Mr. Moreno's blood and the blood of his family is on the hands of the NTCC leadership)

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

In a comment left by Pastor Reed on Chief's thread, MDR also answered an anonymous comment that stated:

Anon said "I suggest to you that if Kinson committed this act, its possible that Gods grace just might be sufficient to forgive him of that heinous sin."

MDR said...

Once again, you try to deflect the topic from the real issue. Davis exalted this piece of work to a leadership position after HE SAID that would never happen in HIS organization.

If a man repents, that's between him and God, and I definitely don't have a problem with that. I told Davis that when I came to him about this situation. God's grace IS sufficient.

But I saw how Roland's wife, Maria, was treated in that conference, when Davis got up and unmercifully plowed her in the ground just because she wanted to stop and look at some of God's beautiful creation. He said that she should care for souls as much as she likes those horses. (I wonder if Davis, the Kekels or you ever had those thoughts when you're in the diamond stores or furniture marts. Hmmmm! Hypocrite!) [Yellow highlights added by Don and Ange for emphasis.]
After that service my wife and I were at the Moreno's van consoling Maria, who was crying uncontrollably because of what Davis said to her in that service. She asked me, "Pastor Reed, why did he say that to me? I've done nothing wrong."

And let me just say for the record, both Roland and Maria cared passionately for souls and brought many people to church. I would say they cared about souls far more than any of you hypocrites who deserve to be thrown on a dung hill.

You can try to brand Moreno as a nut, but you're the real nut job, and you're in a basket full of nuts. You'll never convince me that the unfaithful pastor/husband's [Phil Kinson's] actions and the subsequent treatment by other leaders [James Ross Ashmore and Rodger Wilson Davis] in the NTCC didn't have a part in Rolands mental demise.

The Morenos were among the most wonderful people that my wife and I have ever known, and anyone who knew them knows what I'm saying is true.

mdr
Ironically, in yet another tragic story, Pastor Jake Espinoza, who reportedly spake with Moreno on the phone just before he pulled the trigger which ended his own life, had a similar tragedy in his own family according to this unverified story submitted as a comment on Chiefs blog:

I heard the same story from somebody close to the espinosas.
Apparently their younger brother suffered from some type of mental illness and had a shoot out with the washington police.

He tried to kill his girlfriend and baby, but she was able to get away and call the police. I'm not sure if he killed himself or the police killed him.

Maybe you can find more factual info in the archives of the news there in puyallup because I wasn't around when that happened. I think the year was 07 or 08.

We have followed this story and decided to summarize what was shared in this thread so that people that search this story can find public details as reported by those close to this tragedy. We hope that people in the ntcc or those that consider attending the ntcc do a thorough examination into the affairs of the ntcc before deciding to attend.

Related Threads:

1)  Moreno Tragedy:  Click Here

2)  Updated: Kinson, Kinson, You Too Have Sinned: Click Here

3)  Full Series About The Loss of
The Moreno Family Click Here

Another NTCC Victim: Cori Lewis Murdered by Kelly E. Merz; Former NTCC Lay Pastor of New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. Cult Confesses to Murder, Leads Authorities To The Body Of Cori Lewis, Whom He Buried In A Shallow Grave In Graham, Washington Not Far From The NTCCA Bible School aka NTCS Seminary Compound

On the 13th of September, 2011 former Graham lay pastor Kelly Merz of the New Testament Christian Churches of America (NTCCA), Inc Seminary (NTCS)  was arrested and charged with first degree murder in Graham, Washington where the body of his 33 year old female roommate was found in a shallow grave.  Merz confessed to his former wife, Cherlyn, and later to police that he had shot Cori Lewis in the head and buried her under a few inches of soil and debris in Graham, Washington.  This tragedy has been covered extensively by Bruce Smith of The Mountain News -- WA:

"A":  Story by Bruce Smith and Photo of Grave Site: Click Here

Google Satellite Image Showing Location Of Grave Site Near
The New Testament Christian Churches of America Seminary
Located in Graham, Washington State:

View  Map on Google

["A"]  New Testament Christian Churches Of America Seminary
["B"]  Grave Site Where The Body Of Cori Lewis was recovered
Blue Line shows the 3.2 mi route between the NTCCA - NTCS and the grave site

3.2 mi from the grave site to the NTCCA - NTCS New Testament Christian Churches Of America Seminary 
Compound in Graham, WA
"the church behind the fence"

Merz is a former lay pastor of the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. and had relocated to the Graham, Washington area to attend the NTCCA's seminary or bible school, the "church behind the fence" situated on the Orting-Kapowsin Highway between 210 St. East and 224 th in Graham, Wa.

  Pic Of Google Street View of The Church Behind The Fence, NTCC, Inc.

 "The Church Behind The Fence" NTCC Inc. NTCS

Original Dispatch News Series on NTCC by Bruce Smith.  Update 2-28-14

Originally these links above brought one to the Five Part Series on NTCC.  Written by Bruce Smith and published by The Dispatch, each article had  multiple pages of reader comments offering a comprehensive look into the "church behind the fence" the NTCC.  The series and reader comments have subsequently been removed by The Dispatch original site; but for a time they are available by clicking on the numbered articles below. You may want to check out the few archived pages of reader comments published below each story. And you may also want to grab a cup of coffee or Pepsi before you begin reading . ;-)

Temporarily Available At:
Article #1:  A Look Within The "Church Behind The Fence"  --}  #1 Click HereArticle #2:  Life And Worship In The New Testament Christian Church [NTCC]  --}  #2 Click Here Article #3:  NTCC:  Is It A Cult?  --}  #3 Click here Article #4:  A Deeper Look Into NTCC:  Following The Money [An Impossible Task?]  --}  #4 Click HereArticle #5:  A Deeper Look:  Sexual and Marital Relationships in the NTCC  --}  #5  Click Here

"B":  Overview of The New Testament Christian Church - Current as of 2-28-14

This overview is an updated version of the original Five Part Series done by Bruce Smith for his own online news service:

The Mountain News -- WA.

Several new photos are in the article and some previously undisclosed information appears as well a hint of more stories to come.

Ange says,

When I met and knew Kelly Merz and his then-time wife Cherlyn in 1994-1995, they were happily married (for around, at that time, 10~11 years) and living in Fayetteville, North Carolina where they both faithfully attended the ntcc's Ft. Bragg Servicemen's Home and Church services at 3324 Rogers Drive.

The couple relocated to the Graham, WA area to attend the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. Seminary / Bible School (NTCCA NTCS BS).  They also began acquiring real estate properties that they rented to fellow NTCC bible school students, a practice that continues to this day, despite both Merz having left the NTCC.  If you know NTCC, you know that it this is never heard of; people "in" "the organization (NTCC) DO NOT have contact with those who have left.  In religious circles this practice is called "disfellowshipping" or "shunning".

Although the Merz divorced in 2004 after 20 years of marriage, they had enough of a friendship that Kelly called Cherlyn and tearfully confessed to killing his roommate, a 33 year old woman named Cori Lewis.

This is an unspeakable tragedy that, in our opinion, is related to the Merz' long-time involvement in the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.  Too many stories exist of ntcc putting extreme pressures on people.  Years of ntcc stress has caused many people to change drastically from who they were when they came into the ntcc.  One woman has shared that she was diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stess Disorder) after her years of involvement with the ntcc.  We believe that is also likely in this situation.

Racism In Your NTCC (And Its Deadly Consequences):
For those who don't know them, Kelly Merz is a white man; and Cherlyn is a woman of color.  That should not matter.  But for those who know ntcc, they will understand what that means:

NTCC brags about being "a church of all nations".  But the ugly truth is that the NTCC has a well-documented history of putting down African Americans.  This prejudice stems from the head of the NTCC, rodger wilson davis and his son-in-law, NTCC CEO,  michael craig kekel.  From the pulpit and lectern racial slurs have abounded to include:

• slinging out the N* word
• teaching that "a white man who marries a black woman has low self-esteem"
• white-black "inter-racial marriages" "limit the ministry"
• rap music is "monkey" music
• corn rows or braids were forbidden
• a PONTIAC is just a "Poor Old N*gger that Thinks It's A Cadillac"
• and more

As awful as this racism is, it is just one area of extreme duress the Merz would be subjected to in the ntcc.  Other areas exist.  We really believe that if they were not entangled in the ntcc system of rules and prejudices, Kelly and Cherlyn would still be happily married today and Cori Lewis would be alive.

Sadly, that is not the case.

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Cori Lewis, who, in our opinion, is yet another victim of the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.

Related Stories:

The Moreno Tragedy Click Here

"The Moreno Tragedy" discusses on this blog the ntcc pressures that drove Roland Moreno to shoot and kill his pregnant wife, 5 year-old son, and then himself.  Eerily, almost exactly eight years to the day, the Moreno Tragedy of death following ntcc duress is repeated in the murder of Cori Lewis.

Click on the labels below to see more related stories on this blog:
 "Moreno" and "Murder"

The Cori Lewis Tragedy has also been covered extensively by Bruce Smith on The Mountain News -- WA in (to date) four related articles:

1)  Body of homicide victim found in a shallow grave on 86th Ave in Graham; local residents provide critical information to police
(same story as "A", above)

2)  Update on Lewis homicide: Shooter had strong ties to Graham

3)  The New Testament Christian Church of Graham: an overview
(same story as "B", above)

4)  Update on Kelly Merz – an interview with his brother, Keith Merz

Further discussion of this tragedy took place on a site called Dreamin' Demon:  Real.  Life.  Horror:  Their article included many references including (1) to the Pierce County Court Database on Kelly Merz, and another (2) to the Prosecutor's Press Release- Removed.  The Dreamin' Demon article emphasized  Merz sexually violating Lewis' remains.  Click below:

Man Confesses To Kissing Victim’s Genitals After Murder

To return to the series about the loss of

The Moreno Family Click Here

Moreno Tragedy

A very dark chapter of ntcc's history is the Moreno Tragedy.

In September of 2003 Roland Moreno murdered his pregnant wife, 5 year-old son, and then allegedly shot himself ending his life too.

Triple Murder and Suicide(?) Online News Story Click Here

Was it really a gun
 that killed the Moreno family? 
 Or was it the ntcc / davis 
 false doctrine that 
 "children hinder  the
work of the borg lawd" ?! 

People who knew him were stunned.  He had been part of ntcc and wanted to go into servicemen's work.  But ntcc supposedly did not allow people with children to run servicemen's homes, although both the Bradeens and Taylors did so for years and years.  In the news article it was reported that when he found out his wife was pregnant, Moreno bought a gun.  He shot her, their boy, then called his ntcc pastor, Jake Espinoza, confessed, asked for prayer, and then allegedly shot himself dead.

How tragic.  ntcc should stop teaching the lie that "children hinder the work of gawd".  Especially since the man who teaches that false doctrine, Rodger Wilson Davis, made sure he and his second wife (after adultery, divorce, and marriage), Verna Mae, would have a child to raise.  They went out of their way to adopt a girl in the Philippines.  Some speculate that their daughter may be the illegitimate child of Davis with "another woman" - Elizabeth Haynes Reynolds, who is listed as the girl's birth mother on the Adoption Registry search for Tanya Tanya Maxamillia Reynolds Davis Kekel (Sister Kekel, wife of Mike/ Michael Craig Kekel, NTCC CEO):

Tanya Kekel Adoption Registry Search Click Here

We mention this adoption since it shows the significant double standard that exists in the NTCC, where the Board Members tell you to sacrifice, while they do whatever they wish.  These life-altering sacrifices, taught by the NTCC but not kept by NTCC leaders, have permanent deadly consequences.  These deadly double standards are enforced with rigorous public humiliation like yelling at pregnant women from the pulpit telling them "Lady, you are going to have to answer to God for ruining your husband's ministry!"  Well, who will answer to God for the despair that drove Roland Moreno to murder his son and pregnant wife when he learned she was pregnant?

Related Posts:

Phil Kinson's Adultery's Impact On The Moreno Murders:  click here

To read the full series about the loss of

The Moreno Family Click Here

kinson, kinson, you too have sinned...

 phil kinson leans 
 in to kiss and grope 
 underage debbie johnson 

phil kinson a child molester? By his own admission back-in-the-day, YES:


In this thread we look at two comments, one made by Angela R on a Dispatch article by Bruce Smith. And another made by Vic Johanson, a former NTCC Pastor and Instructor at the Seminary of the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. (NTCS).

First, let's look at the comment Angela R left on the Dispatch:
M. C. Kekel and Phil Kinson in one photograph?


That is priceless!

When these two were in the New Testament Christian Church Bible School in St. Louis [called the Midwestern Bible Institute (MBI)], kekel and kinson were bragging about groping under-aged girls they were 'dating'.  blech.

Kekel's 'girlfriend' was 14-16 years old. 

Kinson's even younger.

Kekel was 23-25 years old.

Two other men, Vic Johanson, and an anonymous man, "remonstrated" with Kekel and Kinson, who said they would not stop.

The anonymous man complained to R. W. Davis who was the NTCC founder, Bible College Dean, and father of one of the girls; but nothing ever came of it.

In a normal environment Kekel and Kinson would have been put on the

sex offender's registry

for sexual assault on minors.

Not in ntcc.

NTCC PROMOTED Kekel to be the CEO OF NTCC and Kinson to pastor the largest church in the NTCC.

How sick!

All under-age girls in ntcc are seen as targets, ready to be married off as soon as their bodies are capable of bearing children or those "pesky laws of man" allow whichever comes first.

Don't let the humble-pie act fool you. These guys are sick wolves in sheep's clothing.

The only photo kekel and kinson should be in is a mug shot for pervs on the sex offender registry!


The comment above by Angela R was based on information shared by Vic Johanson in a comment on Deb and Greg's blog, New Testament Christian Church... Deborah's Witness.  Here are some excerpts from  Vic's comment:

Mike Kekel told me that he was making out and groping Tanya [davis]. I heard it myself, and so did another brother, who was so disturbed about it that he went to RW [davis] and told him about it. ...
Was she 14 then? ... 15 or 16 is more likely, but ... even a 16 year old being pawed by a man who is 25 is considered creepy by most people.
Phil Kinson simultaneously admitted to the same activity with Debbie Johnson (who was even younger). The thing that disturbed us the most was that when we remonstrated with them about what they were doing, they got defensive and told us right upfront that they didn't plan on repenting. That sent the other brother over the edge, so he narked them out. But nothing came of it, and they're big wheels in the org now.

[Block quoted material is from a comment by Vic Johanson, former ntcc pastor, and former instructor at New Testament Christian Seminary of the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc., headquartered in Graham, Washington, with deep roots in St. Louis, Missouri.]
phil kinson and his wife debbie johnson (yes the General Overseer's daughter)  "emphatically deny" that this "groping" happened...  was phil lying then to Vic Johanson; or are the kinson's lying now to Bruce Smith, the reporter for the Dispatch, when he questions them about these events? 

If phil kinson lied when he "simultaneously admitted to the same activity with Debbie Johnson (who was "even younger" [than 14-16 years])" then phil kinson is guilty of lying to Vic Johanson and the "other brother"; who was so sure that kinson and kekel were telling the truth while boasting of their "groping" these underage daughters of ntcc board members that this "other brother" actually reported the matter to rodger w. davis, "But nothing came of it, and they're big wheels in the org now."

So either LYING about sexual conquest of underage girls or ENGAGING in the sexual conquest of underage girls is a fast-track to getting promoted to the top of the ntcc pyramid!

Let's look at how most people respond to an adult male who approaches a 13 year old girl about "marriage" and sex:

Mom Saves Daughter From Child Molester - Link

This article appeared in "The Stir" an online forum for Cafe Moms.

In it, a 13 year old girl is approached by an adult male who tries to woo her. She wisely runs home to mom. In ntcc, the mom would pat her hand and tell her it's okay to marry young, Pastor Davis said so. But in the real world, any man approaching a 13 year old girl would be in big trouble. Click the link and read the article:

"Mom Saves Daughter From Child Molester"

Also, watch the News Report Video Link:

According to the video, this arrested man had said:  "I want to marry the redhead."  When the young girl's mother told him she was only 13, he replied,

"I don't care.  Will somebody sign a paper so I can marry her?"  **That sounds just like the ntcc borg, where twenty-something year-old ministers "court/date" and marry[!!] teenage minor girls and have to go to Missouri where they can marry a girl of 16 years of age if her parents sign a permission slip!**

According to police:  "The guy told the officers ... he wanted to marry this 13 year old girl ... this child."

Do you really want to entrust the keeping of your souls to men like davis, kekel, and kinson who have such screwy ethics that they think it's okay for twenty-something year-od men to date, kiss, and grope young teenage minor girls?


Haven't we all been taught that "little things matter"?

Groping a young girl when you are an adult man is a BIG THING!

Why be part of an organization that promotes child molesters?

Think about it.

Update:

Now we see the cycle of abuse continues and ntcc once again promotes Phil Kinson after he is caught coming out of a whore house in Japan:


Phil Kinson's Adultery Impacts Moreno Murders: click here

To Read More About The Loss Of

The Moreno Family Click Here For The Full Series

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