New Antioch Church on Cameron Rd/NE Austin
I’ve posted on here before about The Well Community Church in NE Austin. Before we launch into a commentary about me having a paranoid psychotic break, this case has support from the City. It also seems more likely that it’s the Antioch Community Church Movement, who are currently building out a church near Busty’s on Cameron. Coincidentally or not, The Well offices are in the same parking lot. Much like they did in Waco, these “entrepreneurs” are buying up property—30+ houses out of 72 on our little loop. There is obviously nothing illegal about planting a church, but targeted harassment is illegal. Using construction and landscaping services as a quid pro quo is illegal. I really appreciate all the people who have reached out to me with stories and insight into these folks. They are here to change the very nature of Austin; they’re open about that fact, less so about their despicable tactics.
This 2019 article talks about Antioch buying up real estate in Waco:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/waco-texas-magnolia-fixer-upper-antioch-chip-joanna-gaines
Here is a quote from the linked article:
“They just decided to own Waco instead,” the member told me. “All of the weird evangelizing, it went away. They all became ambitious entrepreneurs. They employed each other. They developed a monopoly on the upwardly mobile class of Waco. If you want[ed] to rise through the social and economic ranks, the only way to do it was through the church.”