The Reids had a genuine concern for their safety. The Police did not respond in a manner acceptable to the Reid’s. The response of the church was to arrange for a large number of people to complain to the Police that Bishop Reid has been harassing them by sending letters. The letters he sent are available for all to see and they contain nothing but kind words. The complaints made against him were only made to distract and mislead the Police into thinking the problem was Bishop Michael Reid. An officer then came alone to the home of Bishop Reid to get him to sign a caution for sending harassing letters to the Peniel Church members. The officer was extremely rude and Bishop Reid asked him to leave. Mrs Reid then received a letter from Samantha Jarvis dated 18th September 2008, stating that she could not meet with the Reid’s while the investigation was still being carried out and that once all complaints by all parties have been assessed/investigated they would be contacted and updated. They have heard nothing since. This is totally unacceptable. At the time a Police officer visited the Reid’s and was extremely rude. Not long after Bishop Reid was falsely and aggressively arrested on historical rape allegations. I was reluctant to quote the hate mail sent but finally decided that I would quote a few of them. They shoot themselves in the foot by writing these childish letters, so childish that I have had to correct some spelling, grammer and sentence structure. Pea brain ignoramuses! Some forgot to sign their name so I did it for them. Those with stars are mine…excuse the humour…
“Get real [they] don’t want you back. [They] have a new Pastor now and he will not share the pulpit with either of you….You have lived of the backs of saints long enough now [and] it’s time for you AND your family to GO” From An Onlooker
“What on earth [Ruth] do you think you are doing coming back to Peniel Church? We know your tactics. You think a Ruth Reid smile and a bit of back rubbing will get you recruits to your cause. Don’t shame yourself again by creeping into the church and hoping a few kind people will lose sight of what you have been [and] will give you a hug. From a family that worships God and not man and a family that has dedicated it’s services voluntarily for years to Peniel Church” From a joyful Christian*
“You’re just as greedy as he is [Peter Linnecar]. Go back to Tulsa. But don’t darken our church [Peniel] again literally. We have let the light in and we don’t want your darkness back again” From the light of the world *
“…you are just testing the waters by coming into the church to see if a lot of people want you and him back. Well, we do not. Don’t come back. Ever” A Christian wife and mother
“To Mrs Reid, God’s church at Peniel is free now….SO DO NOT COME BACK TO THE CHURCH. YOU REMIND US OF MICHAEL REID MISERIES” 15