Plaintiff Damian Perez (Plaintiff) alleges that he is a former gang member who lived at a rehabilitation home that Defendants Victory Outreach International and Victory Outreach Salinas owned and operated. Defendant Nicholas Langerica (Defendant) was the assistant pastor for the region of Victory Outreach International that included the home. 0000000936 00000 n
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"If it wasn't for God raising up Pastor Sonny in the first place, if it wasn't for God raising up the ministry of Victory Outreach, and if it wasn't for your pastor going to your city, you'd still be a sinner," church elder Ed Morales, the head of the 1,000-member San Jose church, said in a tape-recorded sermon sold through the church's bookstore. In the alternative, the Court grants summary judgment because there is no triable issue whether Plaintiff was shot because of the gang tattoo. Much of the church's harshest criticism is aimed at its unpaid work. To make a donation,click here. He gave me all the money he had $6 I hugged him, cried from the North side all the way to the southwest side. where I found my cat dead. Since 1982, Victory Outreach International has owned the registered trademark VICTORY OUTREACH. Jim Bakker: Morningside Church Productions . In time, the ministry he founded there won national recognition and praise. It was interesting to read all the post about Victory Outreach, and those that did attend VO and had something negative to say, they always are ready to bash when they fell short. UniCourt uses cookies to improve your online experience, for more information please see our Privacy Policy. Victory Outreach is an evangelical organization founded in California in the 1960s which has . The ministry in question is Victory Outreach Ministries International, founded by Sonny Arguinzoni in 1967 in Los Angeles California. There are Victory Outreach churches in almost every major U.S. city and more than a dozen in South America, Europe and Africa--235 congregations and 310 rehabilitation homes worldwide. At best, Plaintiffs evidence suggests that Astorga, and not Defendant, failed to provide the letter. We are not a cult it may seem that way but i can answer some questions you might have. ", Further criticism relates to the church's failure to get most of its facilities licensed. "They maintain their residents are unemployable due to their substance abuse problems. 0000007816 00000 n
62. She is also known as the "Daughter of Thunder" for the thunderous sound she makes in the Earth that impacts the hearts and minds of all who encounter her ministry. ran for a few blocks when I saw an old hippie on his porch smoking a joint, so I just went ahead flew past him and into his house and asked for help. Sent money on 12/6/12 for $650.00. Click HERE to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. Gavin Newsom signed into law in October, likely unlawfully discriminates against Right to Life's peaceful outreach to women, and thus granted the pro-life group's request for a temporary restraining order to halt enforcement of discriminatory parts of the law against any speaker while the lawsuit . Rebecca Jaimez, the sister-in-law of Gilbert, said she joined Victory Outreach when she was 14 and devoted the next 13 years to Morales and his San Jose church. rehabs. [T]he party moving for summary judgment bears an initial burden of production to make a prima facie showing of the nonexistence of any triable issue of material fact; if he carries his burden of production, he causes a shift, and the opposing party is then subjected to a burden of production of his own to make a prima facie showing of the existence of a triable issue of material fact. (Ibid.) [T]he party moving for summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion that there is no triable issue of material fact and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law . Alvarado, the Victory Outreach spokesman, said that the average church gives far less than $20,000 a year and that many new churches survive only with financial help from headquarters. God Bless you ALL. On 05/12/2009 VICTORY OUTREACH LA PUENTE filed a Contract - Other Contract lawsuit against MERCO GROUP-2001-2021. A more recent docket listing 0000001837 00000 n
. . . Later, as a rehab home director, he said, church leaders gave the same instructions to new recruits. Please your remarks are as extreme as the allegations you are bringing against the Church that has literally helped 4 generations of hurting people in my family. As United Church of Christ Takes on Race and LGBTQ Issues, Consensus Reigns, IRS Reverses Its Decision to Deny Tax-Exempt Status to Conservative Christian Nonprofit. On April 28, 2022, the Director of the NTP's Office of Policy, Review, and Outreach, Dr. Mary Wolfe . US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:5, 6. It's a violation of the establishment clause of the first amendment. He was appointed to the bench by former governor Jerry Brown in November of 2015. The next Jonestown/Heaven's Gate incident is gonna be caused by an organiztion like VO. Public Records Policy. Originally posted by Darth Jello Working in the innercity, I've received constant proselytism and heard many stories about this ministry. Recently, a wrongful death lawsuit involving a Baltimore church van was halted by a bankruptcy filed by the pastors of the Victory Outreach Baltimore Church. Their patience and their instilled God's love paid off. For over 30 years, Victory Outreach has trained and equipped men and women to reach their full potential in life, whether it is establishing a church, building a career, or growing and nurturing a family. . First off we try and make money at every event simply because WE ARE NON DENOMINATIONAL AND NON PROFIT we do not funding from the state like every other church may get. By continuing to use this website, you agree to UniCourts General Disclaimer, Terms of Service, NEGLIGENCE ;ETC, [T]he party moving for summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion that there is no triable issue of material fact and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law . Using tough love, Victory Outreach has helped turn around thousands of addicts and others. Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. According to Plaintiff, in order to have the tattoo removed, he needed a letter verifying that he had completed twenty hours of community service, and that Defendant said he would ask co-Defendant Raul Astorga to write the letter. James Pope, a contractor in San Francisco, said he hired a crew of eight men to paint houses eight hours a day for several months three or four years ago, paying the church $240 a day, in cash, for the labor. It is tough. He filled the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. "If it wasn't for God rescuing me, I wouldn't be alive," said Arguinzoni, speaking with the accent of his Brooklyn hometown, where he stole to support his heroin habit more than 30 years ago. Victory Outreach collects rent, said former members, as well as a 10% tithe from everybody's pay. The bus pass got stolen by a man in the Lobby and they wouldn't give a me another (they're $3 jeez). I get in but couldn't remember my new address.But I knew my dad's number and asked if I could use a phone, they said "No" I told them I wasn't gonna steal the damn thing, could they please call him using ONSTAR. V tr a l huyn Lc H trn bn H Tnh. In the alternative, the Court grants summary judgment because there is no triable issue whether Plaintiff was shot because of the gang tattoo. Margaret Quinn, an administrator with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, said there are an undetermined number of people in local Victory Outreach rehab homes who are receiving general relief payments. State officials in the early 1990s found many church rehabilitation homes to be unsafe and unsanitary. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The following days when I was awake and not sick from migraines I started to assert myself by telling them I wanted to leave. Meghann Cuniff. Its pastors, who mirror the more roughhewn of Jesus' disciples, talk and swagger like recovering street thugs, which many are. Those that feel the world owe them, they have a pity party, and use VO as a escape from prison and dont want to be there, of course they are going to have something negative to say. "Complaints Unresolved" tells how many complaints consumers have filed about the company on Scambook. This call involves a commitment to plant and develop churches, rehabilitation homes and training centers, in strategic cities of the world. But I have been a part of this ministry for over 20 years. 0000008406 00000 n
09/23/2015 (3 months into my initial targeting). Victory Outreach in Richmond, VA. About Search Results. (Declaration of Damien Perez, 15-16.) meh, I don't think so, but its semantics anyways. Dont judge VO by what "you think", you need to WANT to know God and be closer to Him to understand how we go out and feed the homeless, we go out and reach the children who feel unloved and are being abused, how we help the drug addict, and the alcoholic, the prostitute and so on. Who else, they ask, is trolling America's streets, retrieving "treasures out of darkness," an Old Testament phrase that Arguinzoni often uses to describe his tough and tattooed following. The 15-passenger van lawsuit is alleging multiple counts of negligence. Southeast Chapter, Voices for Wildlife. We do it out of love, because that is what we are called to do! There is a triable issue of material fact if, and only if, the evidence would allow a reasonable trier of fact to find the underlying fact in favor of the party opposing the motion in accordance with the applicable standard of proof. (, To state a claim for negligence, Plaintiff must show that Defendant had a duty to Plaintiff, that Defendant breached that duty, and that the breach caused damages to Plaintiff. Today, his congregation in south San Jose is one of the largest in Victory Outreach International, a Christian church with more than 700 parishes in 40 countries. Figueroa earns $250 a week as a clerk at the church's bookstore in La Puente. 2016-01-27, Los Angeles County Superior Courts | Property | My church family took me in and I had nothing! I guess I made it.I was far enough from death to be released from the hospital with a free bus pass .wearing crunchy sounding paper scrubs. He is also working to pay off a $1,000 pledge to the church building fund. "Philip Samuel Pesin," 48, of Las Vegas and formerly of Coto de Caza, was found guilty of . Stop it. Hi my name is Joaquin I was recently in the Victory Outreach home I did not graduate the home and I went to go work for a contractor that offered me a job when I left the home and now the director is telling my employer that he does not have the right to give me a job and you will no longer have a relationship with him because I'm working for him and I didn't graduate the home I feel like that's a violation of my constitutional right I am a man that has struggled with addiction I have gotten my life right I am not on drugs I'm trying to live a productive Life as a productive citizen we're just because I'm not with the home but not attending the church they're taking away my right as a civilian of United States to work with somebody that seems that I have potential to live a successful life I feel that Victory Outreach does not have a right to dictate who I work for when I do not along to home. FUCK YOU VICTORY! One former Victory Church member told the Rochester newspaper, The Democrat & Chronicle, that Paul Burress had shown her videos of Burress and his wife having sex when she was a minor. He was dogged by recurring claims of abuse, and pled guilty in 2018 to third-degreesexual abuse after being accused of groping and touching women. 0000051993 00000 n
"I'm a household name in the ghetto," he said during an interview at the church's 15-acre headquarters in La Puente. There are actual defined differences such as spiritual abuse, legal harrasment, etc. "I often refer to it as a spiritual pyramid scheme.". It has been around for more than over 54 years and has helped thousands of . This evidence is sufficient to satisfy Defendants burden, shifting the burden to Plaintiff. They protected me, they provided food for me and my children when needed, and never asked me for a dime! When my time came. Reaching Los Angeles. Default; Distance; Rating; Name (A - Z) View all businesses that are OPEN 24 Hours. Plaintiff opposes the motion, which is granted. 0000004591 00000 n
That is true there are some stuff that I use to do even after we leave the cult.The cult however Shakyamunison was called the People of Hope and it is in NJ and is known for its brainwashing and stealing people's money. Nor does this evidence suggest that Defendant has liability for the acts of a third party. Victory Outreach International is an international ministry with hundreds of ministry centers in the United States and in 23 other countries. 2. Throw them all back into the street? Televangelist Ernest Angley was sued for sexual abuse and settled a lawsuit out of court, according to The Columbus Dispatch. You're just so focused on God using you to do mighty work, helping people who are lost and hurting, that you don't realize that you're the one who's lost and hurting and that you're being used.". Information about Victory Outreach Church was first submitted to Scambook on Aug 31, 2013. To maximize its potential for growth around the globe, Victory Outreach has in place a structure that decentralizes the decision-making processes, empowering . 2022-05-18, Orange County Superior Courts | Family | B) Walk-In - Credit Card to Victory Outreach International 250 West Arrow Highway, San Dimas, California. The driver of the van had been operating the vehicle with a suspended license. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. But sometimes, he said, "they wouldn't even give me that. After getting on my feet I relapsed BUT there they were again, lifting me up and sent me to Phoenix and during my struggles they were ALWAYS there. 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", Even a veteran pastor who quit the church because of his concern over its financial practices defends its larger mission. as other compaints have stated pastor phil lyndon-jones. Feedback We would love to hear from you and have the opportunity to serve you better. 160. . Sonny Arguinzoni: Victory Outreach International: $465,072: 42: No: No: Sonny Arguinzoni's outreach to gangs and drug addicts has been criticized for manipulative practices. The Court need not reach this issue since it is granting summary judgment based upon the failure to establish a triable issue on duty, breach, and causation. The congregations are concentrated in Southern California, with 58 churches from San Diego to Los Angeles. endobj You come in and you surrender all. He and his wife Lois live in Colorado. And the door is always open for you to leave when your ready, nor do we ask for finances to be there! He never complains but exemplifies the sacrificial love of Christ when it comes to giving in any way. for a few years and they are self serving and controlling people ..they have a hidden agenda and thats your money and labor there is so much to be said about this group god will expose them one day big difference between religion and cult. Either you want your life changed or you don't. Although it receives mainstream praise, Victory Outreach lies well outside conventional Christianity. Karma ain't gonna be a bitch for you. Add company information suggestion, Victory Outreach Church Complaint 337766 for $0.00, Someone Posing As Pastor Richard Taylor Of Victory Outreach Church Complaint 193279 for $0.00, Victory Outreach Church Complaint 193199 for $0.00, Victory Outreach Church Complaint 189813 for $1,400.00, Victory Outreach Church Complaint 149690 for $0.00, Victory Outreach Church Complaint 145486 for $0.00. Not being able to work because of harassment and mobbing. bettymrc I have been informed that in a victory outreach womans rehab. Oh ya, they sink so low as to try and infiltrate all the young or knew cool people by way of mind control. Victory Outreach is a ministry that exclusively reaches out to drug addicts and gang members. $5,417.50. For thirty years Victory Outreach UK has helped support people with life-controlling issues and provides the much-needed discipline and daily structure that helps bring people back into normal independent living. I'm sorry on behalf of my ministry VO. <<98F0B5BF31ABB2110A00F0A507C1FC7F>]/Prev 152477>> C) Mail In - CASHIER'S CHECK ONLY, must be postmarked by October 25, 2019 Mail to: Victory Outreach International Attn: 80th Banquet Tickets, 250 W. Arrow Hwy, San Dimas, CA 91773 VO 4 Life. 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