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CUL:The Decline of Community Chapel?
The decline of the Community Chapels continues. Louis Mensonides,
counselor; and Scott Hartley, board of Senior Elders member were all
tried for failure to report child abuse. The three argued that they
were ministers, and therefore, exempt. No evidence was found that they
were ordained ministers at the time, and so, the three Seattle
Community Chapel counselors were convicted.
With Barbara Barnett having left Don Barnett, the divisions within
the main Chapel have increased. Don Barnett warned that he no longer
trusted Barbara's revelation, and then, Barbara's "spiritual
connection", Jerry Swack, was discontinued as manager of the community
Chapel Counseling Center. In response, it has been reported that
Barbara has left the main Community Chapel.
The financial situation of the main Community Chapel has continued
to decline. There have been several pleas for increased giving claiming
that without it they will be "several hundred thousand dollars" behind.
This has climaxed with the closing of their business offices in late
September.
Most concerning was the revelation that came out of their fall camp
meeting. First, God called the Chapelites His "darling Bride-to- be."
He then claimed that He would "wage holy, total war" against Chapel's
"enemy." God said that there would be "great bloodshed in the spiritual
realm" and that they would take part.
from The C.F. PREVUE November 1987 The Colossian Fellowship P.O. Box
12933 Seattle, Wa., U.S.A. 98111