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My name is [name], if you don't want to call me by either of the other names. This past Sunday I came to your Lancaster/ Havorford location with the understanding that breakfast would be served, not knowing that sitting in church would be required to eat there. Upon exiting the building, one of your volunteers was very rude towards me for not wanting to stay and even blocked me from exiting until he said everything he had to say. I asked him if sitting in service was required and he danced around the answer at least 3 times before finally answered yes. After I said I was interested he insisted that I should lesson to the service heavily implied that I was wrong for just wanting the food serving. He also insisted that all places should force their clients to lesson to service before feeding them - none of any of his opinions I asked for. I have my own disagreements with such methods of requirements of forcing people to lesson to whatever agenda before helping them, but it's you're place and you have the right to do that. What I will not accept is being disrespected, being trapped and forced to get a fascist lecture about how things be by someone else's ill-guided standards. It was a black man with medium brown skin, low cut head and facial hair- bread, no mustache. Not fat (more out of shape looking. Average, I think is the word for that) but a kind of fat face. Maybe 5'8... I'm 5'4 and he is taller than I am but not towering. I will inform the community of my mistreatment and this requirements, as I wasted a walking trip going to the localization only to leave empty stomache-d. If I had knew church service was required beforehand I would not have walked out there. [name] ~ Thank you for your email. I am sorry about your experience . So you are aware, we hold Sunday morning worship at Chosen 300. Yes, there is a meal after the service and we welcome all who attend. Like any Sunday morning service, there is a inspirational message of hope. Although, food is a necessity, we believe the gospel message of hope is what will keep anyone who is in need. Please note, we also serve meals on Mondays and Fridays at 6:00 PM. You are more than welcome to enjoy a meal during those times. Meanwhile, I will speak with our team to address your concern. If you have any other need or concern, please reach out to us. We are here to serve you. In Service, Rev. Shandai Jenkins Sr Vice President Chosen 300 Ministries, Inc 1116 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ~ With the way you've replied I don't feel like you take this issue seriously. I don't need an advertisement about your program after I've already been abused by someone in it and a staff member at that. I was cornered and verbally dehumanized by one of your staff members. Do you not care about the gravity of that event? Am I not human, to you? Is this how the non-believer are normally treated - With humiliation and disrespect? I also feel like it's your duty to properly inform people that this church service is required so they have prior consent to attending the event, instead finding out when they get there like I did. I missed another meal because your location was the closest to where and I opted to go there. ~ If you would like to speak with me directly, I can either give you a call or you can contact me directly at [number]. I hope to speak with you soon. Rev. Shandai Jenkins Sr Vice President Chosen 300 Ministries, Inc 1116 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ~ I like the platform we're using, right now. I don't have any reason to trust that I won't be subjected to more abusive behavior by anyone in the organization. The event itself could be sweep under the rug (if I let it), unless there was a camera on us and there is recorded proof. I really doubt that's the case of the matter. Emails can be documented and I don't have the tech to document phone conversations. What reassurance do I have that I will be be respected and taken seriously about this matter if i call you? ~ Sorry about your complaint. Have a blessed day. ~~~~~ Chosen 300 clearly doesn't have any respect or dignity to extend to their clients. There are other places to eat around town, and i will surely suggest them to anyone. They can keep their blessings. I only accept true blessings from people that actually wish other well. By "well" I also mean treating them with respect and not trying to shove their agenda on others. I admit, maybe I over reacted at some point, but I don't feel like I was unreasonable. I was already closed in by these people once, in person, and it can be done over the phone as well. I've dealt with issues like this before, and they were all handled in far better ways. These people don't really care what needs to be said and addressed. Of course, only so much can be done, as I wasn't bodily abused and there are no cameras to prove anything, but "word-of-mouth" works WONDERS. That's how I found out about the place, so i'll use that same tool against them.
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