The Laodiceian Emerging Church is not only rooted in the historical tracks of Laodicea, but the Emerging Church makes the claim that America is “this place” where Christ shall return. As most of you “historians” know, David Austin (Thomas Jefferson’s pastor) was booted out of Washington DC because of announcing at a July 4th 1801 celebration that Washington DC was the “New Jerusalem” and the Masons were called by God to be builders of this new land and community in order to prepare for this Great Awakening! A