The Twenty Fourth Elder or Snake Oil Salesman?

R. W. Davis, Ph.D., President
Ph.D = Piled Higher n Deeper

I remember when RWD and Verna flew in for a visit to the Church in Newport News, VA.  At the time they expressed their discomfort in riding in the Dorsie's "Egg Beater" car; so they asked me if I could haul them back and forth to the hotel.  At the time, I thought it was an honor and volunteered for the privilege of taking them back and forth to the hotel and the airport in Norfolk.

• On one trip to a church service RWD asked me, "How much money do you got saved up?"!
• That was an uncomfortable question for me; because here I was, an E-6 in the Army, making about 30k per year plus benefits; and I didn't have anything saved up!
• I told R-dub, "Not much" which was an exaggeration for "Nothing, Sir".
• Verna replied, "You ought to be a Millionaire by now".
• What a joke!

I bet rwd gleaned a few thousand in pocket change alone off of me.  And let's not forget all the tithe, double-tithe, Sunday Night Budget Offerings, Building Pledges, Missions Pledges, Servicemens' Home Rent, S.H. Food Fees, Offerings, Revival Pledges, Gas Fees, and other "Blessing the Man of God" donations over all the (13) years I was in ntcc!!!!  Because, after all, "All Christians pay tithes and give in offerings."  ntcc made sure to announce that at all five services per week and every time they assembled, browbeating everyone into giving; or else in ntcc you would not be considered a Christian unless you "Give 'til it hurts."

• But at the time I was being shaken down by r w (rdub) and verna (victoria)  davis, all I can remember thinking was
• What a poor steward I had been over what God had given me!
• BALONEY!!!
• Now, looking back on the money we all gave for all the different offerings that were taken up and 
• how the borg treats everyone who is not related to a board member:
• G.I.s -- as money bags
• members -- as "strong backs, but weak minds"
• pastors -- as "knotheads who took a whole bottle of stupid pills"
• missionaries -- as non-existent tourists that support ntcc (very backwards!)
• servicemen's home directors -- as puppies at the pound
• ** neuter them before you give them a home
• women -- "who should be like a flower -- look pretty and smell nice"
• ** but remain barefoot and barren in the barrio, and last, but not least;
• children -- as "filthy and evil as they throw hissy fits in the cookie aisle of the grocery store"
• ... It's no wonder people are leaving the ntcc !!!!  Also known as the
• No Tax Cash Cow == ntcc

One prominent couple who left was Matt and Debbie R.  They served in many ministerial roles within the ntcc as missionaries and servicemen's home directors for about 50 combined years of sacrifice and service.  Here's what Matt R. said, in part, of ntcc's financial misdealings:


 "So when I made my next escrow deposit, I calmly asked the teller, would you please write down the balance of this account so I can check it against my books? My books said zero. She started writing and just kept right on writing! The figure that she wrote down about knocked me on my "donkey"! A little redneck lingo there for ya! She wrote down the sum of $279,000.00." 


I should not have been surprised; but this figure was unbelievable to me.  When I read this it made me furious because of all the pressure over the years to give.  Matt and Debbie's church building was falling apart when they took over the work in Killeen, TX; and they asked RWD for some money to buy the supplies; while they would do the work for free.  "That's not your money, [Matt R.]" R-dub spewed out.  He was probably sitting in his 1.1 million dollar mansion when he rebuked Matt.  Matt R. was put in a position to bring people to a church that was falling apart or to extract the money out of his congregation.

r w davis told this minister, Matt R., to "take up an offering".

Meanwhile, the escrow, which is money held in an account requiring multiple signatures before it can be touched; this escrow account raised from money given by the local congreation, had $279,000 dollars in it; and yet r w daivs wanted Matt R. to "take up an offering"!  

The escrow, in the ntcc's own words, is established for the purpose of  "building maintenance, expansion"; yet davis wanted Matt R. to pump the Killeen congregation for even more money?!!

r-dub and his band of crooks are worse than common thieves. They are Extortionists and should be hauled off to jail.


The ntcc has had escrow accounts on most of the Servicemen's homes and many other works; and this has been discussed at length many times over.  We embedded a copy of the escrow explanation letter.  This letter explains that 40% of what is left of the church member's tithe after bills and tithe are paid (double-dipping) is to go into an escrow.  In 13 years of living in servicemen's homes this concept was never explained to me or others who contributed thousands into these escrows.  If we knew that the money we were giving was going to sit around in a slush fund for years and eventually get zeroed out (Matt R. said his books showed zero balance when he took over the work;) and (name two board member's that wouldn't say, "Yes Sir" if asked for their signatures by rw davis to remove or misappropriate that money.).  Are we wrong for looking at this as theft by deceit or false pretenses?  Should we have been told where our money was going?


This whole disappearing escrow funds topic has been a bitter pill for me to swallow for many reasons.  We gave our unwavering loyalty to these people in addition to our money.  We sacrificed the quality of our lives so the "work of God" could prosper.  I can't count the number of offerings that were taken up for purposes that were supposed to be covered by the escrow account, according to the said purpose in the explanation letter.  I gave up everything precious and meaningful in my life so that they could take the money that we all gave and put it in an escrow account without using the money for its intended purpose.  The ntcc never gave financial statements detailing where all that money went.   We were taken for a ride.  We were sold a product that should have been free.


Here is an embedded copy of the ntcc's escrow explanation letter:

Ntcc Escrow Explanation

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 I've heard it shared that rwd is a great profit or a super apostle and even considered to be the "twenty fourth elder by some".  I had nothing but deep respect for rwd while I was a member of ntcc, but not any more!  We have to look at the roots of r.w. davis to discover his true nature.  rdub was a salesman and he brought all of his pyramid scheme sales techniques into the ministry  and applied them to the gospel.  A pyramid scheme is just that.  The top block in a pyramid is where all the money is.  It's where the richest of the rich dwell.  In ntcc, that is Graham, Wa.  The bottom blocks support the weight of the entire pyramid; but the folks on the bottom, though they make up the largest percent of blocks in any row, are the poorest and have the least.  As you move up in the hierarchy you get more responsibility and a little more cash but still very little in comparison to those above you. The most 'successful' pyramids make only those at the top rich.  Those underneath them make very little or they are in the negative.

 Snake Oil -- Good For Whatever Ails You! 

The archaic term snake oil salesman conjures up images of a tent revival minister preying on the poor and unsuspecting.  The Minister sells his false healings and prophesies like a snake oil salesman working in a carnival.


While taking their money and leaving them with nothing, they move on to the next town and con many more people into believing a doctrine that enslaves them for years.  Salesmen are taught to use their product and believe in what they are selling.  Many times they not only have to use it and believe in it but they have to convince others that what they are selling is more important then anything else they might want to spend their money on.  What separates the best salesman from all the rest is the ability of that salesman to overcome objections and convince the buyer that they need the item that is for sale.  


The problem with rwd is that Jesus is not a product nor His gospel something to make merchandise off of!   If you look at the entire Corporation called new testament christian churches of America, incorporated, you will see a money making empire where those at the top are rich and getting richer; while those at the bottom are doing sweat shop labor and being used for everything they possibly can be used for.  This is a shrewd but diabolical business plan that was concocted by a man that does not care for the people that got him where he is today.  


This model would not work in today's industries; because people would just quit and look for another job.  Folks in the ntcc are made to believe that if they leave they will suffer eternal damnation.  We all know this as fact.  The reason that many people do not leave ntcc is fear, plain and simple.  ntcc  say's "We don't believe we are the only church going to heaven." and that "Nobody is forcing anyone to stay."  But if you buy into their product you will soon find out that what they are selling is not God or salvation or anything; but a life that is controlled by fear.  Your reward is that you think you are going to heaven. Maybe you will; and maybe you won't.  If you adopt enough of their teachings into your life,  you also will begin to use people just like they do; and you will find out that without even knowing it you are more lost than the people you are trying to reach. 


This is not a model that you find anywhere in the bible.  In God's word you find money being spent on those that are poor and widows and the fatherless.  Sure God's ministers can live of the gospel, and be supported by the church; but what these snake oil salesmen are doing for their own profit is sickening.  I really whole heartedly believe that if Jesus were walking the earth right now He would not be welcome in Graham.  He overthrew the moneychangers' tables in the temple; and He'd probably do the same in Graham, WA.  I'm really surprised that someone has not knocked r-dub off his feet.  Maybe they have; and we just don't know about it. 


While the doors of ntcc are still open and people are still buying lives of fear, we will continue to warn folks that they are walking into a trap.  When people do a google search of the ntcc they will find this and many other writings on the blogs;  and perhaps they will be spared from the snake oil salesman and the false doctrines that they pedal.  


We would encourage you to prayerfully consider a different church.  Look them up and find out what kind of doctrine they teach and if there is a price label on their gospel: 

• Are they selling anything?  Or do they offer God's most precious Son as a free gift? 
• Are they full of negativity and hatred like the ntcc?
• Do they spew out warnings of judgement and hell?
• What is the emphasis - a man's doctrine or Christ?  

If the emphasis is the love of God then make sure it stays that way! 


 People that use salvation to get you hooked and then start pumping you for money are not in it for God!   


Like the salesman, they want your money.  Their sole purpose is to convince you that the product they are pedaling is worth as many dollars as you can possibly give. If they try to get into your wallet, ask yourself:

• Does God really need your money?  
• Did r. w. davis need your money?
• Or could r wd get by with the millions he's collected?

Before you give any more money to over-stuffed ntcc coffers, find out what really happens to the money that disappears into ntcc's black hole of hidden financial dealings!


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3)  Where does all the money go in the ntcc?  Click Here

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Related:  Matt R.'s original comment and discussion on Jeff's Blog:

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