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[[Image:WesleyChurchPhoto.jpg|thumb|right|Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Charlottesville.]]
[[Image:WesleyChurchPhoto.jpg|thumb|right|Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Charlottesville.]]


[[Christian]] started attending the '''[[Wikipedia:John Wesley|Wesley]] Memorial [[Wikipedia:United Methodist Church|United Methodist Church]]''', [[Charlottesville]] in [[March 2008]] after getting kicked out of his old church, the [[Grace Baptist Church]]. He was baptised at WMUMC on Mother's Day of 2008.<ref>http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/Regina_e-mails#Regina_tries_to_make_sense_of_all_that</ref>
[[Christian Weston Chandler]] started attending the '''[[Wikipedia:John Wesley|Wesley]] Memorial [[Wikipedia:United Methodist Church|United Methodist Church]]''', [[Charlottesville]] in [[March 2008]] after getting kicked out of his old church, the [[Grace Baptist Church]]. He was baptised at WMUMC on Mother's Day of 2008.<ref>[[Regina e-mails#Regina tries to make sense of all that]]</ref>


WFMC is closely associated with the [[University of Virginia]]. Ironically, given his intense homophobia, Chris attends a [[homo]]-accepting church because it is the only one that won't kick him out. Having been besieged with [[nudes]] of Chris, they now have this disclaimer on their homepage: "We are not responsible for any content or links that may appear on the personal web pages of any member of this congregation."
WFMC is closely associated with the [[University of Virginia]]. Ironically, given his intense homophobia, Chris attends a [[homos|homo]]-accepting church because it is the only one that won't kick him out. Having been besieged with [[nudes]] of Chris, they now have this disclaimer on their homepage: "We are not responsible for any content or links that may appear on the personal web pages of any member of this congregation."


[[Bob]] attended with his son, with [[Barbara]] usually staying home.<ref>[[Church audio#00:06:27 - A Wild Chris-Chan Appears]]</ref>
[[Bob Chandler|Bob]] attended with Chris, with [[Barbara Chandler|Barbara]] usually staying home.<ref>[[Church audio#00:06:27 - A Wild Chris-Chan Appears]]</ref>


== People ==
== People ==
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On 15 [[March 2009]], [[Robert Simmons V]] [[Church audio|visited]] this church and talked to Chris and Bob.
On 15 [[March 2009]], [[Robert Simmons V]] [[Church audio|visited]] this church and talked to Chris and Bob.


On [[July 2011]] Ed Winkler became a pastor at the church.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ed-winkler/1a/16a/360 Ed Winkler's profile] at LinkedIn</ref> He would later on ban Chris from the church for an entire month, and would also forbid Chris from speaking there. Winkler's treatment of Chris was one of the factors that led the latter to withdraw from the church for an unknown period of time.<ref>[[Other documents#Epistle to the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church|Epistle to the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church]]</ref>
On 9 [[August 2010]], Chris told [[Jackie]] that "[Bob] is not currently in alliance with Elizabeth [WMUMC's pastor at the time] and [[Rocky]] over some emotional differences from his point of view".<ref>[[Jackie E-mails 8]]</ref> Chris's odd choice of words make it hard to understand what exactly did he mean, but it would appear as if Bob has had some sort of spat with Rocky and Elizabeth.
 
On [[July 2011]] Ed Winkler became a pastor at the church.<ref name="WinklersLinkedin">[https://archive.is/3x9OJ Ed Winkler's profile] at LinkedIn</ref> He would later on ban Chris from the church for an entire month, and would also forbid Chris from speaking there. Winkler's treatment of Chris was one of the factors that led the latter to withdraw from the church for an unknown period of time.<ref>[[Other documents#Epistle to the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church|Epistle to the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church]]</ref>


On 12 [[September 2011]], [[Bob]]'s funeral took place at the church.
On 12 [[September 2011]], [[Bob]]'s funeral took place at the church.
On 22 [[April 2012]], Chris visited the church and wrote about it on Twitter the next day. According to his report, he was generally ignored by his fellow parishioners and was not feeling loved by them. He likewise complained about Ed Winkler. Chris also wrote that "I knew I was gone for too long, but my internal clock kept me awake at night... and prohibited me from being a day person."<ref>[[April 2012 Facebook posts#April 23]]</ref> This suggests that prior to this visit Chris was absent from the church for a considerable period of time due to his irregular [[Biological clock|sleep schedule]].


On 10 [[June 2012]], Chris ran a [[Alex's Lemonade Stand|lemonade stand]] for a cancer charity.
On 10 [[June 2012]], Chris ran a [[Alex's Lemonade Stand|lemonade stand]] for a cancer charity.
On 3 [[January 2014]], Chris gave the church a glowing yet passive-aggressive review on [[Facebook]]. Perhaps coincidentally (and perhaps [[Obesity|not]]), 3 January was the date of a pizza-making party for middle and high-school students.
On 3 [[March 2014]] a note from Chris was posted on WMUMC's website, thanking the church for donating to Chris and his mom after their house [[Destruction Of Chris's House|burnt down on 10 January 2014]].<ref>[https://archive.is/9iIi1#selection-343.0-347.9 Thanks to All from the Chandlers]</ref>


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On 30 March 2013, a [[Other documents#Epistle to the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church|note]] had made its way to the [[CWCki Forums]] shedding light on Chris' current status within Wesley Methodist:
On 30 March 2013, a [[Other documents#Epistle to the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church|note]] had made its way to the [[CWCki Forums]] shedding light on Chris' current status within Wesley Methodist:


{{quote|**Please Print (in multiples) and Share This Message with EVERYBODY at Church**
{{quotebox|**Please Print (in multiples) and Share This Message with EVERYBODY at Church**


I, Christian Weston Chandler, will not be attending church for a long time.
I, Christian Weston Chandler, will not be attending church for a long time.
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I feel that ever since Reverend Elizabeth Foss left our church, it has greatly gone downhill for me. Ed Winkler Banned me from the church for a month. He has Banned me from Speaking my peace during the Sharing of Joys and Concerns, and from that, I have felt unnecessarily Silenced. I also feel my meetings with Rocky no longer have much effect on me or my life. My life continues to be at a disappointing standstill of sadness, loneliness and great stress. Only the people way older than me ever do so much as greet me, and I have very little to share in common with any of them. Nobody even close to my age, or even in their twenties, gives me much to do, or include me in their conversations.
I feel that ever since Reverend Elizabeth Foss left our church, it has greatly gone downhill for me. Ed Winkler Banned me from the church for a month. He has Banned me from Speaking my peace during the Sharing of Joys and Concerns, and from that, I have felt unnecessarily Silenced. I also feel my meetings with Rocky no longer have much effect on me or my life. My life continues to be at a disappointing standstill of sadness, loneliness and great stress. Only the people way older than me ever do so much as greet me, and I have very little to share in common with any of them. Nobody even close to my age, or even in their twenties, gives me much to do, or include me in their conversations.


Aside from that, I am hated by a number of people for [[Homos|reasons]] [[Niggos|beyond]] [[Death threats|my]] [[Jason Kendrick Howell message|full]] [[Vivian_gee#Extortion_by_Chris|understanding]], because I always tried to be a good and nice person for a long time. And in public, I am constantly overlooked, ignored or ostracized by Everybody. Even speaking out gets me absolutely no attention. I continue to be paranoid of most everyone, because of them likely being among the Internet Trolls that still continue to haunt and taunt me. I am still long desperate for a woman to be my [[Love Quest|Sweetheart]]. I am tired of being single, dang it. I continue to serve my [[Barb|family]] the best I can, and I continue to feel sad, depressed and lonely. My heart feels numb, and I am forced to keep a great emotional distance from Everybody outside my house and home. I am an [[Autism|autistic]] mental and emotional mess, and there is very little I can do to help myself, beyond my knowledge. And [[God]] sees fit for some (hate-filled) reason to continue to curse me as a jinx.
Aside from that, I am hated by a number of people for [[Homos|reasons]] [[Niggos|beyond]] [[Death threats|my]] [[Jason Kendrick Howell message|full]] [[Vivian_Gee#Extortion_by_Chris|understanding]], because I always tried to be a good and nice person for a long time. And in public, I am constantly overlooked, ignored or ostracized by Everybody. Even speaking out gets me absolutely no attention. I continue to be paranoid of most everyone, because of them likely being among the Internet Trolls that still continue to haunt and taunt me. I am still long desperate for a woman to be my [[Love Quest|Sweetheart]]. I am tired of being single, dang it. I continue to serve my [[Barb|family]] the best I can, and I continue to feel sad, depressed and lonely. My heart feels numb, and I am forced to keep a great emotional distance from Everybody outside my house and home. I am an [[Autism|autistic]] mental and emotional mess, and there is very little I can do to help myself, beyond my knowledge. And [[God]] sees fit for some (hate-filled) reason to continue to curse me as a jinx.


And, so, the church is not helping me much in my life, mentally, or emotionally, at all. So I will not be coming back for a long time.
And, so, the church is not helping me much in my life, mentally, or emotionally, at all. So I will not be coming back for a long time.
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Stay Safe,
Stay Safe,


Christian W. Chandler
Christian W. Chandler}}
 
In yet another effort to blame anyone or anything but himself for his woes, Chris has now resorted to slamming [[GodJesus]] Himself for playing [[Kick the Autistic]]. The letter also reveals that Chris has earned himself a [[List of places that have banned Chris|temporary ban]] from the church, probably because the minister was tired of hearing Chris ramble about [[Trolls|da trolls]] during the homily. In a rare moment of insight, Chris also notes that [[Rocky Shoemaker]] has been ineffective as a counsellor.
 
It should also be noted that Chris had asked Rocky to distribute copies of this exact letter to the congregation, effectively demanding she distribute not only "proof" of her own counselling inadequacy but also a letter insulting God to an entire Methodist congregation.
 
== In the comics ==


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The ''Sonichu'' comics feature a church called Samuel Memorial United Christian Church, located outside of [[CWCville]].<ref name="ang cwcipedia">[[CWCipedia]] on [http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Angelica_Rosechu Angelica Rosechu]</ref> The name of the fictional Church is most likely based on the name of Chris's real church. Samuel Memorial is perhaps best known as the place where [[Angelica]] hatched, grew and lives, and despite its name, appears to be a Catholic church.<ref name="ang cwcipedia" /> It also appears to be her favorite place for [[Mass debating]], and not about theology if that's what you're thinking.<ref>See the fourth drawing in Chris's [[Sonichu and Rosechu's Luv Shack# Images from the Luv Shack (or: Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here)|Rule 34 gallery]].</ref> She was also yiffed there by [[Reginald Sneasel]].<ref>[[Sonichu 9]],[http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Issue_9/Page_32 p. 32]</ref>


In a last-ditch effort to blame anything but himself for his woes, Chris has now resorted to slamming [[GodJesus]] Himself for playing [[Kick the Autistic]]. The letter also reveals that Chris has earned himself a [[List of places that have banned Chris|temporary ban]] from the church, probably because the minister has tired of hearing Chris ramble about [[Trolls|da trolls]] during the homily. In a rare moment of insight, Chris also notes that [[Rocky]] has been ineffective as a counselor.
After the [[Chaotic Combo]] met each other and [[Sonichu]], Angelica took them all (and Rosechu as well) to Samuel Memorial, where from there on they would attend service every Sunday. Sonichu and [[Rosechu]] would later on marry there.<ref name="Son cwcipedia">[[CWCipedia]] on [http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Sonichu Sonichu]</ref> Church staff includes/have included the Reverend Grace Rosewell and pastor Fritz Richmond.<ref name="Son cwcipedia" /><ref name="ang cwcipedia" />


It should also be noted that Chris had asked Rocky to distribute copies of this exact letter to the congregation, effectively demanding she distribute not only "proof" of her own counseling inadequacy but also a letter insulting God to an entire Methodist congregation.
Interestingly, the church where Chris's imaginary wedding to [[Ivy]] took place is not Samuel Memorial United Christian Church, but CWCville Baptist Church.<ref>[[Wedding Comic]], [[:Image:SchuComicSP2P1.jpg|p. 2]]</ref> This fictional church is likely to be named after Chris's [[Grace Baptist Church|previous IRL church]].


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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*[[Chris and religion]]
*[[Chris and religion]]
*[[Grace Baptist Church]]
*[[Grace Baptist Church]]
*[[Rocky]]
*[[Rocky Shoemaker]]
*[[List of places that have banned Chris]]


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 20:33, 6 February 2016

"Wesley Mem"* is a church for all of God’s children, regardless of age, race, gender, socio-economic situation, or sexual orientation.
WMUMC's slogan
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Charlottesville.

Christian Weston Chandler started attending the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Charlottesville in March 2008 after getting kicked out of his old church, the Grace Baptist Church. He was baptised at WMUMC on Mother's Day of 2008.[1]

WFMC is closely associated with the University of Virginia. Ironically, given his intense homophobia, Chris attends a homo-accepting church because it is the only one that won't kick him out. Having been besieged with nudes of Chris, they now have this disclaimer on their homepage: "We are not responsible for any content or links that may appear on the personal web pages of any member of this congregation."

Bob attended with Chris, with Barbara usually staying home.[2]

People

Wesley Foundation Methodist Church's logo.
  • Reverend Ed Winkler, current pastor
  • Reverend Elizabeth Foss, former pastor
  • Marty Peterman, who told Chris to not send anything over the internet he wouldn't want his grandmother to see[3]
  • Reverend Rocky Shoemaker, pastoral counselor; Elizabeth introduced Rocky to Chris in September 2008 because she knows Chris doesn't listen to men[3]

Since Elizabeth and Rocky are authority figures Chris respects, he lists them as references on his resume and continually seeks help from them against trolls.[4]

Events

On 15 March 2009, Robert Simmons V visited this church and talked to Chris and Bob.

On 9 August 2010, Chris told Jackie that "[Bob] is not currently in alliance with Elizabeth [WMUMC's pastor at the time] and Rocky over some emotional differences from his point of view".[5] Chris's odd choice of words make it hard to understand what exactly did he mean, but it would appear as if Bob has had some sort of spat with Rocky and Elizabeth.

On July 2011 Ed Winkler became a pastor at the church.[6] He would later on ban Chris from the church for an entire month, and would also forbid Chris from speaking there. Winkler's treatment of Chris was one of the factors that led the latter to withdraw from the church for an unknown period of time.[7]

On 12 September 2011, Bob's funeral took place at the church.

On 22 April 2012, Chris visited the church and wrote about it on Twitter the next day. According to his report, he was generally ignored by his fellow parishioners and was not feeling loved by them. He likewise complained about Ed Winkler. Chris also wrote that "I knew I was gone for too long, but my internal clock kept me awake at night... and prohibited me from being a day person."[8] This suggests that prior to this visit Chris was absent from the church for a considerable period of time due to his irregular sleep schedule.

On 10 June 2012, Chris ran a lemonade stand for a cancer charity.

On 3 January 2014, Chris gave the church a glowing yet passive-aggressive review on Facebook. Perhaps coincidentally (and perhaps not), 3 January was the date of a pizza-making party for middle and high-school students.

On 3 March 2014 a note from Chris was posted on WMUMC's website, thanking the church for donating to Chris and his mom after their house burnt down on 10 January 2014.[9]

Incidents

On 30 March 2013, a note had made its way to the CWCki Forums shedding light on Chris' current status within Wesley Methodist:

**Please Print (in multiples) and Share This Message with EVERYBODY at Church**

I, Christian Weston Chandler, will not be attending church for a long time.

I feel that ever since Reverend Elizabeth Foss left our church, it has greatly gone downhill for me. Ed Winkler Banned me from the church for a month. He has Banned me from Speaking my peace during the Sharing of Joys and Concerns, and from that, I have felt unnecessarily Silenced. I also feel my meetings with Rocky no longer have much effect on me or my life. My life continues to be at a disappointing standstill of sadness, loneliness and great stress. Only the people way older than me ever do so much as greet me, and I have very little to share in common with any of them. Nobody even close to my age, or even in their twenties, gives me much to do, or include me in their conversations.

Aside from that, I am hated by a number of people for reasons beyond my full understanding, because I always tried to be a good and nice person for a long time. And in public, I am constantly overlooked, ignored or ostracized by Everybody. Even speaking out gets me absolutely no attention. I continue to be paranoid of most everyone, because of them likely being among the Internet Trolls that still continue to haunt and taunt me. I am still long desperate for a woman to be my Sweetheart. I am tired of being single, dang it. I continue to serve my family the best I can, and I continue to feel sad, depressed and lonely. My heart feels numb, and I am forced to keep a great emotional distance from Everybody outside my house and home. I am an autistic mental and emotional mess, and there is very little I can do to help myself, beyond my knowledge. And God sees fit for some (hate-filled) reason to continue to curse me as a jinx.

And, so, the church is not helping me much in my life, mentally, or emotionally, at all. So I will not be coming back for a long time.

Sent from my iPhone

Stay Safe,

Christian W. Chandler

In yet another effort to blame anyone or anything but himself for his woes, Chris has now resorted to slamming GodJesus Himself for playing Kick the Autistic. The letter also reveals that Chris has earned himself a temporary ban from the church, probably because the minister was tired of hearing Chris ramble about da trolls during the homily. In a rare moment of insight, Chris also notes that Rocky Shoemaker has been ineffective as a counsellor.

It should also be noted that Chris had asked Rocky to distribute copies of this exact letter to the congregation, effectively demanding she distribute not only "proof" of her own counselling inadequacy but also a letter insulting God to an entire Methodist congregation.

In the comics

The Sonichu comics feature a church called Samuel Memorial United Christian Church, located outside of CWCville.[10] The name of the fictional Church is most likely based on the name of Chris's real church. Samuel Memorial is perhaps best known as the place where Angelica hatched, grew and lives, and despite its name, appears to be a Catholic church.[10] It also appears to be her favorite place for Mass debating, and not about theology if that's what you're thinking.[11] She was also yiffed there by Reginald Sneasel.[12]

After the Chaotic Combo met each other and Sonichu, Angelica took them all (and Rosechu as well) to Samuel Memorial, where from there on they would attend service every Sunday. Sonichu and Rosechu would later on marry there.[13] Church staff includes/have included the Reverend Grace Rosewell and pastor Fritz Richmond.[13][10]

Interestingly, the church where Chris's imaginary wedding to Ivy took place is not Samuel Memorial United Christian Church, but CWCville Baptist Church.[14] This fictional church is likely to be named after Chris's previous IRL church.

Sources

See also

External links

The places of Chris's life

Chris's homes: 14 Branchland Court (Chris's room | Chris's kitchen | Work Room | Yard | 2014 house fire) | Cloverleaf Lakes Apartments | Surreywood Subdivision | Newberry Towne Subdivision | Rental House | Central Virginia Regional Jail | Western State Hospital | Big Island house

Chris's education: Greene County Primary School | James Madison University | Providence Middle School | Nathanael Greene Elementary School | Manchester High School | Piedmont Virginia Community College (not to be confused with Private Villa of Corrupted Citizens)

Chris's churches: Grace Baptist Church | Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church

Chris's jobs: Cutco Cutlery | Wendy's | Books-a-million | Toys “R” Us | Sonichu Entertainment of America

Other attraction locations: University of Virginia | Charlottesville Fashion Square (Abercrombie & Fitch | Chick-fil-A | Pac Sun | Starbucks) | Wal-Mart (McDonald's) | Target | The GAMe PLACe | Impulse Gay Social-Club | Fridays After Five

Conventions: Animate! Raleigh | Anime Mid-Atlantic | BronyCon (2017 • 2018 • 2019) | MAGfest | OmegaCon | TooManyGames

Other places Chris has visited: Anytime Fitness | Best Buy | Burger King | Country Cookin | "Create-a-Crear Workshop" | Cville Pride | The End Games | GameStop | Golden Corral | McIntire Park | Region Ten | Snooky's Pawn Shop | Taco Bell


Cities of the World: Albemarle County (Advance Mills) | Bedford County (Big Island) | Charlottesville | Chesterfield County (Midlothian) | Greene County (Barboursville | Ruckersville | Stanardsville) | Harrisonburg | Lynchburg | Richmond

Countries of the World: Australia | Australatina | China | England | Germany | Italy | Iraq | Japan | Mexico | Molvanîa | Niger | Russia | United States (California | District of Columbia | Maryland | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Virginia | Washington)

Extra-terrestrial locations: Dimensions | The Moon | The Sun


Map of Chris's World