Pastor Paul Epton
Author of the rare Christian book"Love in Action."
Love in Action
is a poorly written grubby little book that is shockingly libelous.
In it Paul Epton
writes how he threw a man called Charles Eliot out of his church, The contreversial
Wirral Christian Centre
because he didn't like him. He describes Eliot as "delicately handsome" before
revealing that while gossiping with a local curate he was told that "Charles Eliot
is an active homosexual and goes by the name of Queen Victoria in the gay community."
The Wirral Christian Centre pastor goes on to describe other people in extremely unflattering and at times openly
hostile ways showing complete contempt for them. He proudly recounts the story of
when he "points a finger" at a Malcolm Trent, a church member, and gives him a
'word from God'; "The word is this. You will leave this church. You will become
a spiritual nomad, wandering from church to church,
finding no place to rest." He later follows this with another 'word from God' to
a Marion Turnball. "You will leave this church, furthermore you will leave this
area. In three months you will be gone, and you will not come back."
The book
goes on to tell of how God gave Paul a vision to build a 5000 seater
church which would include a school, sports facilities, office and living space
and a car park. The church never materialized.
Back in 1988 when the book was first published it might well have been an
enjoying read for the few that would have gotten one of the limited copies
that were printed. However as the years have rolled by and the failures of
the Wirral Christian Centre
have grown in number, Love in Action has come to represent and embarrassing
legacy of failure and disappointment.