Question 1

1961

Accepted Answer

J. Alistair Haig and Mary M. Haig (Al and Mary) first meet Cay Andersen and Judy Sorensen when Cay & Judy stayed with Mary’s parents’ home. This happened while Al and Mary were at Albert College.

Head Master, page 159.

Question 2

1966

Accepted Answer

After Christmas: Cay & Judy visit Al & Mary and their boys.

Question 3

1967

Accepted Answer

Al Haig is hired by Stony Brook School for Girls, a privately owned school located on Long Island as their Head Master, and his wife Mary as its Dean of Women.

Head Master, page 163.

Question 4

1968

Accepted Answer

• When the financial problems of the school became apparent, Al and Mary went to Texas to meet with the Berean Fellowship of Dallas and see their Berean Christian School (BCS). This is where Al & Mary met Charles & Betty Farnsworth, who were members of BCS. Al & Mary became members at that time, also. Head Master, page 166.
 • The private owner of Stony Brook ultimately sell the school to the Berean Fellowship and send Charles Farnsworth to New York to direct the school. Head Master, page 168.

Question 5

1969

Accepted Answer

When asked to return to Canada to open a boarding school there, Al and Mary do so and eventually locate the building of what had been St. Mary’s College in Brockville, Ontario. They put a down-payment on it and invite the Farnsworths to come up and join them. Charles and Betty bring a lot of the former Berean staff from Dallas to Brockville and open its doors to students in September.

Head Master, page 187.

Question 6

1972

Accepted Answer

Al and Mary meet David Manuel, book editor at Logos and member of the Community of Jesus. Al and Mary Haig visit the Community of Jesus for the first time.

Head Master, page 209–210.

Question 7

April 28, 1973

Accepted Answer

Mother Cay and Mother Judy visit Berean Christian School for 2 days but end up staying for 2 weeks.

Head Master, pages 219–223.

Question 8

July 9, 1973

Accepted Answer

Members of the Berean Christian School in Brockville, Ontario come to spend a week at the COJ during the summer. During one meeting in the “outdoor chapel,” staff members and their kids agreed to wear neither jeans nor short skirts, and all immediately got shorter haircuts—while still in the outdoor chapel.

Head Master, pages 230–235.

Question 9

Last August 1974

Accepted Answer

Al & Mary Haig visit the Community of Jesus with the other 50 staff members. At Cay & Judy’s strong suggestion, Al decides to stay for 3 months.

Head Master, pages 236–237.

Question 10

September-November 1974

Accepted Answer

Al is a “live-in” at the Community of Jesus. Mentions Father Art Lane, Buzz Elmer, Paul Mitman, and Hal & Helen Helms.

Head Master, pages 238–253.

Question 11

November/December 1974

Accepted Answer

The name Berean Christian School is changed to Grenville Christian College (GCC).

Head Master, pages 253–254.

Question 12

1976

Accepted Answer

The seven or eight COJ kids in public high school were sent to GCC for the school year on scholarships. However, they were not treated special; they were treated like staff kids (as if they were still living in the Community).

Head Master, pages 219–223.

Question 13

1970s+

Accepted Answer

Starting sometime around the late 1970s/early 1980s, GCC staff started taking vows “to God”:
 • “before the Families, Sisters and Brothers of the Community of Jesus, your priest and pastor, Father Lane, and your spiritual Mothers, Mothers Cay and Mother Judy[.]”
 • “I express my obedience to You, Jesus, through my yieldedness and submission to the Community of Jesus and to my spiritual Mothers, Mother Cay and Mother Judy.”

See: [ PDF ](https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_009d0b9e0cab4cff9bfd393ac98723ae.pdf), [ Text ](https://www.rockharbortruth.com/post/the-book-of-vows-of-the-community-of-jesus)

Question 14

June 3, 1980

Accepted Answer

GCC purchases Lots 13 and 14 (15 Uncle Ben’s Way, Orleans) at the Community of Jesus from Diet, Discipline & Discipleship, Inc. (3D), of which Carol Showalter and Mary Haig are officers.

See: [ PDF ](https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_9237343d8ece4d428a60556270724f48.pdf), [ Text ](https://www.rockharbortruth.com/qcd-1980-06-03-3d-gcc-lots-13-14)

Question 15

1980

Accepted Answer

CoJ agrees to this purchase.
See: Assent.

Question 16

November 1986

Accepted Answer

Grenville Christian College grants easement to the Community of Jesus.

See: Easement.

Question 17

December 2, 1988

Accepted Answer

Quitclaim Deed from Grenville Christian College to Community of Jesus: Lots 30 & 31, Orleans.

See: Deed signed by Charles Farnsworth and Joan Childs. (https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_bab2b6677c0d4818a51385cd3b0f291f.pdf)

Question 18

April 3, 1992

Accepted Answer

Grenville Christian College Foundation, Inc. (GCC Foundation) is created as a Massachusetts nonprofit. Officers are Richard Laraja and John Ingwersen of The Community of Jesus, and Daniel E. Ortolani of Grenville Christian College.

See: Articles of Organization.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_87908739f0514ff8a26aa2aea6a46272.pdf)

Question 19

1994

Accepted Answer

GCC grants easement to CoJ for Lots 15, 28, and 29.
See: Deed signed by Charles Farnsworth and Kenneth MacNeil.

Question 20

October 1995

Accepted Answer

Exchange of Deeds between Grenville Christian College and the Community of Jesus.

Lot 3 from CoJ to GCC.
See: Deeds.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_a8c82477af1b4f9bb73601a38c21a7a7.pdf)

Lots 20, 28, and 29 from GCC to CoJ.
See: Deeds.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_da63b8c5f5b3461e853af2c6083a7938.pdf)

Question 21

1997

Accepted Answer

First located annual report is made of the GCC Foundation. Directors continue to be Laraja, Ingwersen, and Ortolani.

See: Annual Report.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_bef29121fa704de5ab6d76fe907f4677.pdf)

Question 22

September 26, 2001

Accepted Answer

GCC sells Lot 3 to Daniel & Ellen Ortolani and Matthew & Sarah Andre.

See: Deed signed by Kenneth MacNeil.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_6a7535b408d944f1aa3b67a3dbdb766a.pdf)

Question 23

September 28, 2001

Accepted Answer

GCC acts as lender for $40,000 mortgage for Lot 3 to borrowers Ortolani and Andre. Balance due September 28, 2004.

See: Mortgage.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_499867c2312d47b581b40dd16b7290d2.pdf)

Question 24

June 28, 2006

Accepted Answer

GCC Foundation files Change of Directors and removes Daniel Ortolani.

See: Change of Directors.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_38147bfab7b24f0ea724288b9033559c.pdf)

Question 25

Late July 2007

Accepted Answer

Grenville Christian College abruptly closes its doors (amid allegations of “improprieties and cult practices”).

See:Newspaper article.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_630ac03876f240eaa01d0e9ded01b3e4.pdf)

Question 26

October 10, 2007

Accepted Answer

GCC Foundation files Articles of Amendment and changes the name of the foundation to the Christian Education Fund, Inc. (CEF).

See:Articles of Amendment.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_f2e555a305b542899561604254ff8b0f.pdf)

Question 27

January 15, 2008

Accepted Answer

GCC discharges the mortgage to Ortolani and Andre.

See: Discharge signed by Donald Farnsworth and Kenneth MacNeil.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_7ed29581ad414622a81eb7f18481deab.pdf)

Question 28

November 2008

Accepted Answer

David Manuel testifies in a motion to the court that he met Al & Mary Haig in 1972 and invited them to the Community. He further testifies that many at Grenville Christian College took vows to Cay & Judy and the Community.

See:David Manual Affidavit (https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_a9634ca9282246e585616c2fec3d669c.pdf)and the vows ceremony.(https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_009d0b9e0cab4cff9bfd393ac98723ae.pdf)

Question 29

September & October 2019

Accepted Answer

The trial for the class action lawsuit against Grenville Christian College took place. The judge later ruled in 2020 in favor of the plaintiffs.
 • Dr. Rosemary Barnes’ testimony (expert witness for the plaintiffs)  [PDF](https://www.rockharbortruth.com/_files/ugd/4659bf_c5cc3a98840e406090390b2c0a65012a.pdf)   She is an expert in psychology on the abuse of children, institutional abuse and the impacts of childhood abuse, maltreatment, and trauma.

Question 30

2021

Accepted Answer

“The Fifth Estate,” a Canadian television evening magazine, produces two shows (several months apart) about allegations about Grenville Christian College staff, the lifestyle imposed on the students, and ties to the Community of Jesus:
 • Ontario school with history of abuse linked to U.S.-based cult | School of secrets (https://youtu.be/TvBVvCbWkls?si=IBfWlcfzCV5waY-7)
 • New abuse revelations at U.S.-based cult tied to Ontario private school | School of secrets (https://youtu.be/Tyki2qtaCFo?si=jbn40fl9H3eqhsw2)

History of Grenville Christian College