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Resident tells Abilene council Rise Church discipleship homes house dozens, urges public hearing and investigation
Summary
At public comment, a resident alleged illegal operations and serious crimes at Rise Church-associated "discipleship homes" and asked the council to place the issue on a future agenda for a public hearing.
During the meeting's public-comment period, resident Eddie Pugh urged Abilene officials to investigate and hold a public hearing on group homes he described as "discipleship homes" associated with Rise Church on Pioneer Drive.
Pugh, who said he lives in Potosi, told the council he had previously exposed what he described as corruption and that city and county officials had failed to act on long-running problems he asserts are occurring at the homes. "Our city is infested with illegal activity taking place in some of our so-called churches. The most obvious is Rise Church located on Pioneer Drive," Pugh…
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