Brethren church to open in Ipswich

The Queensland Times
Australia

The cult Meeting Room in Ipswich, Queensland

The Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship will open its doors in Ipswich at the weekend.

Labelled a cult by former prime minister Kevin Rudd in 2007, the Brethren will open its new church at the end of Windle Road, Brassall, on Saturday.

The move has outraged local residents, who say the church is a threat to their way of life.

“We didn’t know we’d end up with a stinking church down there,” said one long-term Windle Road resident, who wished to remain anonymous.

“We don’t need this in our street. I’m really cheesed off about it. The more you read about these people, the more you start to worry about what’s going on.

“I thought about putting my house on the market when I heard about it. You live here, you pay your bloody rates and now a church can come in and do whatever they want.

“It’s been built, it’s opening and that’s it. There’s nothing we can do about it now.”

Workmen were putting the finishing touches on the rendered brick building yesterday.

It is surrounded by a black steel picket fence and has a sprawling car park and landscaped gardens.

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… another concerned Brassall resident who contacted The QT said the Brethren should practice what it preached.

“How can you talk about inclusion when the church hides behind fences and concrete walls? This whole process was kept very quiet,” the resident said.

“You have to wonder what they’re hiding and why more people haven’t been asking questions about the building appearing out of nowhere.

“I don’t think this will go away very quietly.”

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