It appears that Hanoum hurt a lot of folks with his eagerness to help them part with their hard-earned cash so that he could live like a king. I'm sure he smiled a lot and seemed very friendly and lovable.

I feel great compassion for the INNOCENT members of the Hanoum family as suicide is a very difficult issue to deal with...however, as someone who also watched FIRSTHAND how this man used his forked tongue to twist the bible and its teachings to suit his needs, desires and wants, I have very little else to say about the man himself...GOD has judged him by now and what is done is done.

My relative Jerry was a true human being, there are people who loved him, many. I'm going easy on the judgements. He was always a good man to his family. I never followed his religious leanings, I just saw him at family gatherings where he always made everyone feel loved and NOT judged. Maybe we should leave that to God. He has an elderly, wonderful, Mother who is devastated and fragile. I'm going to walk softly.

Rachel--Sonoma, CA

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Just received notice that Jerry Hanoum has passed away. Don't know what the cause was for sure, but I would guess suicide based on his questionable financial troubles.

Just received notice that Jerry Hanoum has passed away. Don't know what the cause was for sure, but I would guess suicide based on his questionable financial trouble.

Of course people knew. His son and daughter, Dustin Hanoum and Tiffany Pena, obviously knew because they were spending money, just like Jerry, living a lifestyle well above their means. Dustin was the book keeper for goodness sake. The dillingers had to know because they were financing a lot of the operations and had to know their money was drying up, yet it was being supplemented by Jerry's fraudulent investments, and Pastor Kim isnt blind. She was close enough to Jerry to look the other way when he left his wife, even supporting the decision, in hopes of financial gain. At this point, you have to question every single person leading the church who chose to ignore Jerry's shady past, lavish lifestyle, and immoral acts in hopes of there own security and financial gain. God knows all their hearts and motives. Now it iis up to people in the church to finally use common sense and stand of for the truth. Don't allow these people to use God to manipulate you even more. Turn to God, and not corrupt humans, and He will lead you to the truth.

I wonder if there are "others" in his "inner" circle (financial advisor/bookkeeper) that had their hand in this? They should all be held accountable. As someone who has been taken advantage of by someone that used the Lord's name, it is beyond devastating. Had I not known the Lord and loved the Lord the way I did, I just may have lost my faith. Unfortunately, there are some that will, they will walk away from God because of the actions of people like this.

Please continue uncovering the fraud and abuse amongst all that were inolved in this horrific tragedy.

As a taxpayer in the City of Oakley and Oakley School District, we need to begin the eviction process to get the church out of the property immediately. No rent paid since December of 2010. Even if the lease expires in June 2011, the school is looking for NON Refundable signs up for summer school to be held at that location. They have not intention of vacating in June and I don't want my tax dollars to pay for them to stay.

I feel sorry for the people that belong to that church as they felt it was their home. They are not to blame for this mess and need to stand up and get this man and his believer of his innocence out. Paster Kim should take over.

And to Melissa (his girlfriend) RUN!!! All of this can't be lies. Follow your head not your heart!!!

I've watched the comments for a few weeks now and I can honestly say as a member of this church since almost the beginning that I have had enough. I've had enough of the lies and the brain-washing. The founders of this church are wonderful people in my opinion but their choice for a leader of the flock was the worst choice possible. When you have 20 years of knowledge of a person's nature and their devious nature, forgiveness is one thing but to put that person in a position to wreak havic on an entire community is inappropriate. God wants us to be Christ-like and forgive but we shouldn't be stripped of our dignity and values for one human being to steal every shread of dignity that we have. Jerry Hanoum needs to step aside and let this church heal and move forward in a direction that does not include him in it anymore. As for me and my house, we aren't going to participate in this circus event anymore as long as that man has any shred of power in this church. I am not buying into his lies anymore and I would suggest that others do the same. I feel like I'm in an abusive relationship where the abuser keeps beating me up and then apologizes and tells me he loves me. I'm done! I forgive you Jerry (purposely not using the word pastor anymore) and I pray for you everyday. I also pray for the hundreds of people that have been betrayed and misled and hope that everybody can forgive and learn from this valuable lesson. I, for one, have learned my lesson. Unfortunately, my heart has hardened and I won't trust the next church like I've trusted this one. My faith going forward is purely with God and not with man at all. The police really need to take account of the "twistings of the truth" that have been relied on and how an innocent family is possibly going to lose everything and take the fall for one man's actions. This saddens me deeply.

Hello Oakley PD.. per the post below. off-shore account = flight risk. Please do your civic duty. Thank you.

[amijares wrote on Thursday, Apr 21 at 03:54 PM »

I know these men. My hope is they do the right thing in the eyes of the LORD. I know the loan money is due. Why not use the off-shores account brought up in the Oakley Elementary Unifed School District Board meeting. This was in the notes handed out to all present the night MVCC was on the agenda.]

WATCH OUT FOR FALSE PROPHETS…Matthew 7:15

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing,

but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. “

Jerry Hanoum you DO NOT deserve to be called pastor, you deserve whatever SWIFT justice our Lord & Savior bestows upon you! Do MVCC & TCS a favor, LEAVE before you take everyone still left there down with you!! You yourself Jerry Hanoum know, just as satan himself knows, what happens to those that grieve the Holy Spirit OR cause another to stumble!! Turn yourself in, serve your time for ALL the time you have hurt & taken from others, get some SERIOUS counseling to find out why you felt it was OK to use & abuse your flock & anyone else you could get away with it with…then AND ONLY then might you be ready to work again within the Lords Kingdom as a simple servant…but NEVER again with the title of pastor or any other version of that title!!



I pray for your soul Jerry Hanoum, I pray that you do not spend eternity in HELL…even though that MAY be what you deserve for ALL the spiritual, emotional, financial & personal HELL you’ve put many through! And, for those of you who continue to choose to follow an unrighteous man, I also pray for you! If you know what this man has done, if you have known what this man has done & you STILL stand behind him you are as accountable for his sins as he is!! God WILL get His justice, eventually as well, on each & everyone of you that has continued to back or cover up for the “ferocious wolf” known as Jerry Hanoum! Beware!! Yes, vengeance is God’s. . .Yes, judgment is God’s…and Yes, it will come upon you ALL in God’s timing!!

Thank you so much, "trinityinsider", “travelingjustice” & all those that have spoken the truth, both Biblically & realistically for all those reading ‘so as’ to get the point!! Thank you Ruth & Rick for getting these articles in print in the paper for people to read & be enlightened!! Thank you to the civil servants we call police officer or detective for taking the case & investigating the evidence!! For following the leads & bringing a predator to justice!! AND, thank you MOST of all to our God for the righteous justice, judgments & vengeance that you are about to GIVE to Jerry Hanoum for all the use & abuse he has inflicted upon WAY TOO MANY parishioners, friends or complete strangers over the 40 plus years of “PLAYING” the role of an anointed shepherd over God’s sheep or just a seemingly trustworthy person!!

I also, as many others do I am sure, pray to God for His SWIFT judgment, vengeance & justice with this matter!! In Jesus Holy Name…PRESSingcomments

ICHABOD

Commentary by Roger Oakland

www.understandthetimes.org

The Bible calls Satan the great deceiver. To be deceived means to be led away from the truth without knowing it. If the person being deceived knew they were being deceived, then deception would not have occurred. One must believe that one is not deceived in order to be deceived. It is just that simple.

I believe that understanding deception has a lot to do with having a proper perspective. Instead of having God’s perspective, the person being deceived has his own perspective. A human desire for power and the potential to be proud are two of the greatest barriers that prevent us from seeing God’s perspective. Satan’s plan is to deceive mankind by working on human weaknesses. He knows what he is doing.

In Proverbs we read: “There is a way that seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” [1] Think about this for a moment. The Bible states “the wages of sin is death.” So what may seem right, can lead to death because the consequence of sin is death. Do you see how deception works?

Sometimes it is beneficial to take time to do a reality check on our lives. For example, a Christian can be confident that he or she is serving the Lord when he is actually deceived. This is because what we do “seems to be right” in our eyes.

Not long ago a situation occurred which helped me to see how easily one can be deceived by not having the proper perspective. I was looking over a series of slides on my digital camera. I had taken these photos while traveling around England. Without knowing what I had done I had somehow expanded the view on one particular slide from the normal view to a view that was 10 times enlarged. As I was flipping through the slides, I could not figure out what the scene was that I had photographed.

Moving the picture around on the screen from left to right and top to bottom did not help. It was the most frustrating experience. Nothing that I could see in the photo seemed to give me a clue where I had taken this photo. Suddenly, I remembered how to view the slide in the normal unexpanded view. In a second I could see what the picture was and recalled exactly where I had taken it. I just needed the proper perspective.

Perhaps this illustration will be useful to help you see what can happen to human beings, ministries, pastors and even denominations. It is very easy to go about our lives thinking we are God’s chosen vessel, doing His will, when we are deceived and doing the work of Satan. This is why it is important that we read the Word and give ourselves a reality check from time to time.

When the Glory Has Departed

I know Christian leaders and denominations that started out right but have ended up wrong. This downfall can be predicted in light of church history. God has raised up individuals from time to time to be leaders. As long as these leaders are led by the Holy Spirit and continue in His Word, God’s blessings will be abundant. Sometimes, a pastor will become a leader and a model for many other pastors. Eventually, a fellowship of churches with like-minded pastors may be the result.

This fellowship of pastors teaches the Word of God and the sheep are enlightened and fed. The sheep, because they are learning, love God with all their heart. This love spreads to the horizontal plane and love is overflowing. The sheep want to tell others about Jesus. It is even possible to have a Jesus movement.

However, the passing of time has a way of helping us forget. Perhaps another way of saying this is that Satan hates what God is doing. It doesn’t take long before the fellowship of pastors takes on a different perspective. Some pastors forget from where they came. They were once shepherds with small flocks. As they taught the Word and fed the sheep, the small flocks grew to become mega-churches.

These mega-churches grew to the point that there was no longer a flock, there was a herd. There were so many sheep in the flock that the shepherd had no choice but to manage the flock by turning the church into a corporation.

As everyone knows, churches, when they become corporations have to operate like a corporation not a church. In the world, people in corporations are always looking for position. The only way one can be successful in climbing the corporate ladder is to be loyal to the corporation and the corporate president.

Here lies a problem—when a Christian becomes more loyal to a man than to the Son of Man, spirituality can soon turn into carnality. Carnality that is further driven by the obsession for power, position and possession often is the perfect recipe for disaster. What once was a wonderful Spirit-filled church now becomes a machine that simply goes through the motions. Everything looks like it is working. However, the machine is broken.

When the Spirit Departs

In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit inspired the writer of I Samuel to give us an example of what happened to the children of Israel in days past.

Israel, as a nation, knew the glory of God's presence among them. The children of Israel prospered and became strong as they followed the Lord. However, Israel turned from God by making wrong choices. Eventually, they came to the place where the presence of God was no longer among them. The glory of God had departed.

In a desperate attempt to win a battle with the Philistine army, Israel devised a plan. The leaders actually believed that if they took the ark of the covenant with them to battle that God was obligated to lead them to victory.

Such was not the case. God did not fight for Israel. Israel was defeated and the Philistines triumphed and even took the ark. When a messenger returned from the battlefield with the sad news that the army was defeated, the ark captured, and the two sons of Eli were dead, Eli fell backward off his chair, broke his neck and died.

Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of one of the sons killed in battle was pregnant. When she heard the news that her husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law were dead she went into labor. She gave birth to a son, but she died during the delivery. The Bible states that the woman who was acting as the midwife named the son—Ichabod. “Ichabod” means the glory has departed. [1]

There are other examples in Scripture of what happens when the Spirit of God departs from a man. For example in 1 Samuel 16: 14 we read, “But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.” Or, remember the story of Samson. Once empowered by the Spirit there came a time when the LORD departed from him and Samson was not even aware that it happened. [2]

A Biblical Solution

The Bible paints a grim scenario with regard to what happens when the Spirit of God departs, doesn’t it? Well, I have some good news. There is a solution.

I believe that such a scenario could be turned around. God wants His servants to finish the race. He does not take joy in seeing them defeated.Do you recall the words of Jesus when He spoke to the church at Ephesus as recorded in Revelation 2? [3] While the members of the church were noted for saying what was right, in their zeal to be right, they were wrong. In fact it almost seems as if the Spirit of God had departed from their midst

This can be deduced by reading what Jesus said. He was warning that He would depart from their midst. Jesus said that the church at Ephesus had “left their first love” and that they needed to “repent” and “return to the place” where they had once been. That means they had departed and did not know it.

Jesus said He would remove the “candlestick” if they did not repent. Clearly Scripture interprets this to mean that Jesus would remove His presence from the church of Ephesus. Did that mean He was about to write “Ichabod” above the door of the church?

The Spirit of God points us to the Word. The Word, Jesus said, is the truth. What we do with the truth is entirely up to us. We can choose to obey or to disobey.

I would pray that every Christian would sincerely ask God for His perspective of where we are and what we are doing. Don’t rely upon the praises of man or the fear of man as a spiritual barometer.

When we stand before the throne all the things we did in the flesh will burn like wood and hay. Only those things that were done when we were led by the Spirit will count.

It is all about getting the right perspective, now.

Before it is too late.

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[1] I Samuel 4:1-21

[2] Judges 16:20

[3] Revelation 2:1-7

I find it saddening that there are those that are defending Mr. Hanoum’s actions. They try to attack those of us that are outraged by someone in our community that is taking advantage of his authority as a leader in the community. How did you feel when people criticize the President for his actions or inactions? What is the difference? Is it because he is a so called “man of faith” that he is suddenly off-limits? Is it not our duty to demand action upon someone that is breaking the law which is in affect breaking the commandments of God?

For those trying to hide behind Mathew 7:1-3 and telling us that we shouldn’t judge Mr. Hanoum, remember what is written in 1 Corinthians 5:12-13(NIV) “12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”

Obviously those that feel we are condemning the followers or Mr. Hanoum will expect us to quote Mathew 7:15. So, the question to you is, why do you continue to follow the man or be associated with that organization? Is it simply because of your sense of community in that church? The bible had this to say about those that follow false prophets.

3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(2 Timothy 4:3 NIV)

Why? as believers, who seem to have a fair understanding of the Word do we keep slamming each other and pastor Jerry, if he has done wrong legally and spiritually he will have to deal with both judgements and he I'm sure is well aware of this also only God can judge the motives of a mans heart,as for those who feel its there duty to tell the congregation they're in a cult or brainless followers,you may have been a part of this body at one time and just because your no longer here doesn't mean we aren't still brothers/sisters with the same goal for our lives, which is to preach the Gospel and see people be saved, God is LOVE,LOVE never fails, besides we are all here by GRACE and GRACE only.

What I don't understand is outside of those who invested money with him, why are you slamming him? if he hurt you forgive him and move on,send your prayers up for him, this way God receives all the Glory.

It is remarkable the grace and mercy our God has had on Jerry Hanoum all these years. Hanoum has had numerous opportunities to repent and turn from his ways, yet he has continued to deceive, steal, intimidate and lie. Worst of all he has used the office of Pastor and the pulpit as his platform to swindle widows and others out of their inheritances and finances.

I am sure there are others who have HIGHLY incriminating information regarding Jerry Hanoum that will be stepping forward. It is confounding that his staff and congregation are defiantly loyal to such an obvious manipulator and thief. Perhaps he has surrounded himself with those whom he can purchase by stamping "pastor" on a worthless piece of paper, thereby assuring himself of their allegiance. Wake up people you are involved in a cult!!

This stuff has been going on for longer than any of you can imagine. I was involved with the Vacaville Church that Jerry Hanoum defiled. He ruined people and ruined their relationships with each other. He bilked old people out of their homes and asked people to mortgage their homes in order to give to the church building fund while he lived in what was nearly a mansion and had a rental home in the same town. He excommunicated nearly everyone who asked questions about his dealings.

Hanoum is like a super absorbing black hole and he consumes the hard earned finances of nearly everyone that he touches. He sent out spies to the people who he kicked out of the church to provoke us and then they reported back to him. The police that are looking into this really should act fast because he is a flight risk; the offshore account proves this out to be true.If you don't get him put away now he'll just slip away and start doing this to more people somewhere else. I've waited 25 years for him to slip up and get caught. We tried so many years ago to point him out to his superiors and they just laughed and threw the evidence in the garbage. If there is a court trial I will personally attend every day of deliberation and I will walk out of that courtroom on the last day with a smile of satisfaction. This man is a man of perdition and he's fleeced enough sheep. So go and get him District Attorney's and throw the book at him and lock him away forever!!

I'm in the process of reading my notes from all of those years ago and I will be contacting someone in your area soon with the facts that I know of.

@slimoctober

It did amuse me slightly when you said that "no one wants to read the comments here." Apparently you did and you cared enough to comment. And the article has had thousands of hits and a lot of Facebook "likes."

I totally agree with you: people shouldn't slam others just to be slamming. However, reporting the truth and calling for investigations into mishandling of fiduciary responsibilities is NOT the same as casting aspersions on someone's character for no good reason.

You said:

"Pastor Jerry Hanoum is far from being a false prophet! GET REAL!! As if you people have never made mistakes in your lives!"

The old "judge not" argument falls flat in this case. We are ALL sinners and fall short of the glory of God but this does not mean that we should ignore evil and perversion in our midst, especially evil resident in those deemed to be shepherds and teachers.

Jerry Hanoum did not just "slip up" or make a little mistake. He deliberately and with full knowledge of the implications of his actions, CHOSE to selectively bilk dozens of his followers out of quite large amounts of cash.

It is not a mistake when someone like Jerry issues faux contracts with collateral they don't even own! He took advantage of the inherent respect and trust that people have been conditioned to afford the clergy.

Such a breach of trust is inexcusable and loathesome. It was done with full knowledge and understanding and can never, ever be interpreted a JUST A MISTAKE.

Jerry has also done this same type of thing before. And he got caught and lost his church and got run out of town on a rail. First time it happened- perhaps calling it a mistake was in order, second time? third time? At what point do we either hold crooks accountable for their crookedness or elect them to Congress? Perhaps Jerry has a future in politics, but I don't think he is CALLED to be a pastor.

So Jerry, if you are reading this: "Man up, dude! Tender your resignation immediately, return your ill-gotten gain, don't mistreat any more of your wives, stop saying "I only answer to God" (I am sure God is tired of you using his name in vain), stop selling "pastorships" and "leadership roles" to the highest bidders...

and most of all:

Stop trying to be a pastor. You are simply NOT one, no matter how hard you try to charm your way to the top.

WOW! That's amazing! GOD'S word says nobody

knows when the end is. Yet alone a specific date. Now who is being deceived? How many times does Harold Campy have to be wrong to be a false prophet?

What does the bible say about the tongue? The tongue is made almost in the fashion of a sword; and the tongue is sharp as a sword, "Their tongue is a sharp sword" (Psalm 57:4). All of you that have posted such negative and defamation comments use websites such as this to replace your tongue, but it's the same. Do you really think poeple want to read such comments no matter how you feel about Pastor Jerry Hanoum or anyone? No! You use scriptures in the bible to attack another person. Everyone that has posted such nasty comments it says a lot about you then Pastor Jerry Hanoum. For those of you who know him personally, shame on you! You should be praying for him and the people of this church! I am not a member of this church or any way connected. Because of this kind of behavior is why I stopped attending any church. Pastor Jerry Hanoum is far from being a false prophet! GET REAL!! As if you poeple have never made mistakes in your lives! I pray for all of you. This is so sad ): You people need to stop putting your Pastors on a pedestal and try asking what can you do to help them? How many of you people could have spoken up and didn't? Before you start pointing fingers look at your own reflection and ask what part did you play? Best of luck to all of you!