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As a member of Circuit 13 and a direct participant in these matters I can confirm the following: The initial concern on the part of varied congregation members stemmed from key differentials in the financial reporting (total congregation assets; total Kingdom Hall building fund) provided to the English Menlo Park congregation prior to being merged with the English South Redwood City congregation and then after said merger. When certain elders declined to explain this differential, some congregation members became concerned. This concern increased when cost projections for the pending Kingdom Hall remodel project inexplicably increased 200% from the pre-merger projections. As tensions rose, the branch was notified of the issue. Upon further review by organizational designates, all congregational funds were fully accounted for. (Acts 15:6) Therefore, the conclusion was that no financially fraudulent activity had actually occurred. In retrospect, problems could have easily been avoided with less pride, posturing and gamesmanship and more open communication/financial transparency…as well as stricter adherence to clearly stated organizational directives to keep Kingdom Hall building projects simple and cost effective. (Prov 13:10; 15:22; Lu 10: 41, 42a; Col 3:14) As time passed, the RBC transitioned to the current LDC arrangement, some brothers remained in the circuit and others did not. In the end, the Kingdom Hall was sold to further Kingdom interests. Everett