Other pastors are concerned as well:
A Warning to the People of Redemption Bible Chapel Regarding Henry Hildebrandt and the Church of God Restoration
Op-Ed: A Warning Against Henry Hilderbrandt and Church of God Restoration
It Is Time to Call Out the False Teachers. Steve Bainbridge (Pastor at The Mill Christian Fellowship in Mississauga, ON.)
The Church of God & Ray Tinsman. Steve Richardson (Pastor at Vanguard Presbytery in southern Ontario)
Henry Hildebrandt, Ray Tinsman & The Church of God Restoration. Steve Richardson (Pastor at Vanguard Presbytery in southern Ontario)
This is the website of the Church of God Restoration: churchofgod.net
Below is the video called: "Are Henry Hildebrandt, Ray Tinsman, Stephen Hargrave and the others false apostles? Is the Church of God Restoration a cult?" and another short video about the Curch of God Restoration's view of other churches. Further down the page are the source videos with notes underneath about important statements in those videos, with timestamps.
0:10:10 Robert Thiessen talks about how his grandparents and his mother died a horrible death because the Church of God Restoration in Aylmer that Henry Hildebrandt currently leads, did not allow them to seek medical help.
0:36:18 Ray Tinsman admits that they are brainwashing people.
0:37:49 Ray Tinsman is asked if they as apostles could write scripture, he says "yes".
1:10:18 Ray Tinsman affirms that they can take away someone's salvation.
1:13:01 A member could loose salvation for calling an ambulance because of a heart attack.
Exposure of some evil things happening in the Henry Hildebrandt's cult called Church of God Restoration. Stephen Hargrave was jealous of Henry Hildebrandt's success. Also, they now acknowledge that they were pressuring people to give big sums of money and donate their houses to the church.
1:07:30 Herbert Hildebrandt reads a letter that was read to the Aylmer congregation in March 2022, written by Stephen Hargrave, where he states that the letter is an epistle like the ones in the New Testament and has the same weight as an epistle in the New Testament.
1:10:41 A lady states why Henry Hildebrandt was "sat down" and talks about people being pressured to donate big sums of money and give their houses to the church (including Henry Hildebrandt's church). She asks if they are getting their money or property back. She says that their apologies don't fix things.
1:12:51 Henry Hildebrandt clarifies and admits that he sent a message and signed it to protect himself from liability in case people who were pressured to donate would take the case to court. (It sounds like he only protected himself, but did not stop the leaders from taking the money and did not denounce it to the authorities).
1:25:55 A man says that he felt that leadership did not care for them. He says Stephen Hargrave told them that he hated white people. He says that he thinks Stephen Hargrave destroyed the Chihuahua congregation. He says he feels like it was Stephen Hargrave plan to destroy the Low German speaking congregations. He says they need leaders who don't care about power and money.
1:28:34 A lady talks about the leaders not understanding the group of people in Aylmer (Low German speaking people?). She says the leadership has not apologized enough.
1:32:04 A lady talks about her hearing about church funds being diverted to the hands of the leaders for their personal use. She says that is not a mistake, it's stealing.
1:33:56 Elizabeth Oppel says they are going to return money to the members if the members feel they were pressured into donating.
1:35:10 Herbert Hildebrandt reads more of the March 2022 letter from Stephen Hargrave, where members were pressured to donate money quickly and told to keep donating in the future. They were asked to refinance their homes and use that money to make donations. Donating more money meant more souls being saved.
1:44:30 Ray Tinsman acknowledges that church members built him a house during COVID (right during the time they were pressuring people to donate). He says he willing to sell it and give the money back.
1:52:15 A lady says she left everything, her husband, her family, to join them and she is so disappointed now.
2:41:09 A man asks Ray Tinsman about the house that was built for him. Ray says that the members maybe paid $500,000 of his house.
3:12:50 Jacob Braun also acknowledges having purchased a big home and says him and his wife have decided to sell it and buy a smaller one.
Ray Tinsman (Henry Hildebrandt's boss) tells people to take out their retirement savings and give them to him and hist co-apostles.
0:00:02 People stand up and cheer their "apostles" on.
0:44:37 Ray Tinsman tells the congregants that it's time to put their money where their faith is, that they (him and the other apostles) need their Goerge Wishingtons (dollars), and then tells them to empty out their retirement savings accounts, he says it's time to go for broke. In 0:47:27 he says it's time to get them out (member's retirement savings) and lay them at the "apostle's" feet. He says that the system (government) can easily take it away from them. He tells them to get it out quick, because soon it wont even be there.
0:47:00 Ray Tinsman says he would rather live and a shack than a palace.
0:48:28 Ray Tinsman tells the congregation to sell some of their homes to downsize. He says they are going to belong to Bill Gates or they are going to belong the them (Tinsman and his fellow "apostles"). He suggesting to go for broke.
0:57:22 Ray Tinsman asks what members are going to do if they loose their source of income and have the number deleted from their bank account.
1:01:34 Ray Tinsman tells them they have too many toys, too many cars, and tells them to sell or Bill Gates will take it. He tells them to cast it at the "apostle's" feet. He tells them to do it now willfully or forcefully tomorrow.
1:03:54 He says the members have to chose who will take care of them, Bill Gates or them (Tinsman and his fellow "apostles".
38:20 Henry Hildebrandt says he is a "John the Baptist".
The message starts at 00:29:27
0:36:18 Addison Everett says he is going to preach about Ray Tinsman.
0:59:03 Addison Everett says this is one man's gospel (Ray Tinsman's) and his faults are very little and if you campare them to the members' faults, they don't exist.
1:00:03 Everett tells members Ray Tinsman is smarter then they are.
1:01:05 Everett says he owes his life, his soul, his salvation to the ministry of one man (Ray Tinsman).
1:06:00 Everett telss members to stop thinking that the apostle Paul is greater than Ray Tinsman.
1:06:29 Everett says there is someone (Ray Tinsman) in the room who's ministry is greater than John, James, Peter and Paul the apostle.
1:07:43 Everett asks Tinsman's wife what it's like to be married to the most important person to ever walk on this earth, except for Jesus.
1:11:20 Everett says that they don't believe anything unless Tinsman says it.
1:15:11 Everett says he thinks Tinsman is a perfect human been.
1:17:32 Ray Tinsman says that he agrees with what Everett preached and whoever feels called to be a minister has to believe that also.
1:18:34 Tinsman says that people concerned about human exaltation are ignorants.
1:20:24 Tinsman says that the origianl apostles would not be perfect without them (COGR apostles) and that they (COGR apostles) are the fullfilment of the original twelve. He says if they (COGR) are wrong, the original apostles are wrong too.
1:21:18 Tinsman tells members if they are weary, troubled, concerned, to come and rest, lay down their burdens and follow him (he says "get behind me").
The message starts at 00:37:54
1:02:53 Stephen Hargrave says leaving the Church of God (Restoration) is being prostituted.
The message starts at 00:39:32
0:50:45 Ray Tinsman tells members that what they know, they have learned from the holy apostles.
1:40:21 Ray Tinsman says he does not want another Mennonite or Amish movement.
1:42:00 Ray Tinsman says that now one should be ahead of him, and that praying to Jesus is weird.
1:47:14 Stephen Hargrave says the New Jerusalem is their headquarters in Greenville, Ohio.
The message starts at 00:41:00
1:33:45 Elizabeth Oppel says the devil is trying to kill brother Ray and the others.
1:34:48 Elizabeth Oppel asks: "Are you going to believe in brother Ray or are going to believe in Pharaoh?"
1:35:05 Elizabeth Oppel says you are listening to somebody, and if it's not brother Ray, you are slaves.
The message starts at 00:23:46
1:07:19 Jonathan Anselm says don't pray to God for a vision, come to a man (Ray Tinsman).
1:11:27 Jonathan Anselm says the church of God is measured by the arm of Ray Tinsman, if you want to go to heaven, you have to come to Ray.
1:14:19 Jonathan Anselm says this is not the time to hold back your money.
1:22:26 Jonathan Anselm says Bill Gates is going to bow in front of Ray.
The message starts at 00:57:08
1:32:26 Ernest Benion Jr says that to be saved, you have to say "Yes" to Tinsman, and he kneels at Ray Tinsman's feet.
1:40:36 Ernest Benion Jr says if you want to be saved, all you have to do is to agree with them.
9:09 Henry Hildebrandt says like the angels in John 1:51, he is going up and down the ladder to heaven.
The message starts at 00:19:27
1:19:04 Ray Tinsman tells young people if necessary he will be their dad.
1:23:03 Ray Tinsman tells young people to follow him.
1:24:04 - 1:26:00 Tinsman criticizes some girls and says his son is not marrying anyone him and his wife do not approve of, he says the same about a girl standing close to him, hugs her and says she has been his long before anyone else's.
The message starts at 00:20:35
1:03:38 John Hildebrandt says that if a preacher can show him prophesied in the Bible, he will follow him and he won't see his mistakes.
1:09:36 Ray Tinsman says that if prophesy is for today then there must be prophets and apostles and the members have a choice of one (Ray Tinsman).
1:25:38 to 1:28:52 Ray Tinsman claims that he is the Seventh Angel and he spoke to John, the apostle, author of Revelation. Ray Tinsman claims he is the word that became flesh and you can touch him, that he is what Revelation 10:1 talks about.
1:30:55 Ray Tinsman says he is a good and kind person.
1:32:15 Ray Tinsman says that if you are only following him becasue you think he is good and not because he is in prophesy, then you might as well join the Kleingemeinde or any other church.
1:34:13 Ray Tinsmas says that members can be thankful he is kind, because even if he was evil as a snake members have to follow him to get saved.
1:42:31 John Hildebrandt says that if you believe and follow the words of apostle Ray Tinsman you are directly connected to God.
1:44:40 John Hildebrandt reads Revelation 18:20, hinting at it's talking about the Church of God Restoration's prophets and apostles. Ray Tinsman jumps for joy.
The message starts at 00:11:00
1:14:30 Tinsman says God will rid them of unbelievers.
1:15:39 Tinsman says God hates unbelievers and so does he.
1:21:50 Tinsman says they need God to rid them of unbelievers and to make room for the many that will flow in.
The message starts at 00:41:09
1:15:17 Stephen Hardgrave talks about the men that he separated from their families and refers to them as "knucklehead men" and says they owe him money for having their wives under him (his leadership).
59:14 Ray Tinsman says not faith in the God of heaven, but the god in the flesh (himself). He says that this can be offensive to relatives who are not part of the cult.
17:17 Henry Hildebrandt told a story about a lady watching the news and seeing his face and God told her to find that man (Henry) and do whatever he told her to.
28:38 Jeremiah Estrada says Trump his not his messiah, but Ray Tinsman is. He says people should not follow the PPC (People's Party of Canada), but follow Henry Hildebrandt. He says Baptists are dead dry religious, hypocrites, full of the devil and children of Hell.