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	Church Unfamiliar to Many in SK's Religious Community By Brynn Grimley Kitsap Sun October 30, 2007 http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/oct/30/church-unfamiliar-to-many-in-sks-religious/ Many church leaders in the South Kitsap area had never heard of The Church in South Colby until police searched the pastor's house last week. One member of the Family Church of God Pentecostal in Port Orchard said he was familiar with the church and had attended men's meetings and choir practice at the church, at 3525 Arvick Road in South Colby. The member said The Church has two Sunday services, one in the morning and one in the evening, as well as a Saturday breakfast for church members. The Family Church of God Pentecostal's involvement with The Church in South Colby was supportive, he said, adding "we support them and what they do." Rev. Scott Harrison of Port Orchard United Methodist Church first learned of The Church and its pastor, Robbin Leeroy Harper, last week when police began searching for Harper to question him about sexual abuse allegations. "Anytime something like this happens it reflects on all of the churches," Harrison said of Harper's arrest and the allegations that he molested or raped female members of his church sometime between 1995 and 2006. He said it is disheartening to religious leaders when a pastor is accused of the allegations Harper is. Harrison does not know Harper or his religious background. More than 50 churches in South Kitsap were called Tuesday to see if they knew Harper or his church. Phone calls to 12 churches were answered; those who answered at 11 of them said they had never heard of The Church in South Colby. The person who answered at The Family Church of God Pentecostal was the only one who said he knew of Harper and his congregation.
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