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Saint Matthew's Churches and the Rev. James "Eugene" Ewing
The Tulsa World does "an in-depth look at an organization called Saint Matthew's Churches, formerly Church By Mail and St. Matthew's Publishing, which sends 1 million letters per month to recipients across the country. The company uses demographic data to target poor people and grossed $26 million in 1999. It is headed by a reclusive Beverly Hills resident, the Rev. James Eugene Ewing, who is credited with being the father of the seed-faith gospel. Documents show Ewing lives an opulent lifestyle, has neglected to pay his taxes in the past and has battled with the IRS over his non-profit status. The "church" has no actual address, only a P.O. Box in Tulsa."
Tags: Saint Matthew's Churches; Church By Mail; St. Matthew's Publishing; Re. James Eugene Ewing; IRS; Tulsa; non-profits; seed faith; mail ministry; religion; religious organizations; direct-mail
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Modesto (Calif.) Bee runs series on the Universal Life Church, a mail-order ministry that sells diplomas and certificates of sainthood for small donations as a form of tax protest, March 11 - 16, 1984.