DIVISION AT COMMUNITY CHAPEL!
Coming as a shock to some Community Chapel members was Barbara Barnett's
announcement that she was leaving Mr. Donald Barnett, founder and
leader.
Mr. Barnett has repeatedly preached that "spiritual connecting" in the
dance at the Community Chapel strengthens marriages. Even as he
preached this, rumors surfaced that his own marriage was in trouble.
Then reports came out that Barbara Barnett was unusually absent from
many services at the Seattle Community Chapel as she spent more time
with her spiritual connection, Jerry Zwack. It was also reported that
at several of these sevices Don said that she was having problems with
demon deception and asked his followers to pray for her. At the June
19th evening service, while Don Barnett was gone, Barbara announced that
she was leaving him, but would continue in her ministry in the church.
The following Sunday, Don Barnett said that he was at the end of his
rope and he needed all the love he could get.
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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.
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November 1987
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Community Chapel Continues To Lose
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Coming as quite a shock to Chapelites, a Chapel mother not only lost
custody of her five children, but was forbidden to take them anywhere
near the Community Chapels when she has visitations. The Court battle
in Vancouver, B.C., at times very high pitched, lasted ten long days
with the Colossian Fellowship being called as expert witnesses. The
Chapel support for the mother was great, but to no avail against truth.
In her ruling, Justice Jo-Ann Prowse noted that the dancing involved
"physical contact...not only between adults, but also between adults and
children." "The evidence has left me with serious doubts as to (the
mother's) judgment as it relates to the children," the judge continued,
"I conclude that the clouding of her judgment is due in large part to
her fervent and apparently unquestioning commitment to the Community
Chapel Church...Her most serious error in judgment was the removal of
the children from their school. But there are other judgment calls
which are also disturbing. These include removing the children from all
of their outside activities, the regular late night attendances at
church services...the willingness to see them enter into connections
with adults, the encouragement of secrecy about the church, and the
unwillingness to seriously consider that the evidence about the Seattle
church should give her some pause for thought."
Coming on top of this, was the closure of the Victoria, B.C.
Community Chapel in early January 1988. The Satellite closed after a
Victoria Police Officer went undercover and investigated it. He found
the same problem with children that plagues the main Community Chapel.
This is not the only loss for the Community Chapels. From the
1986/1988 telephone directory for the main Community Chapel, there has
been a loss of over 500 members; down to 1,597. Their satellite
churches have also experienced losses. From claiming 22 satellite
Churches, they are down to about 12 satellites churches according to
their "Our Satellite Churches," minus Victoria. And according to their
own listings, the total membership for all the Chapels, now stand at
less than 2,337!
(C.F. Staff)
The C.F. PREVUE
March 1988
P.O. Box 12933
Seattle, Wa., U.S.A. 98111
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