1961 |  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.

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1966 | After Christmas: Cay & Judy visit Al & Mary and their boys.

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1967 | 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.

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1968 | 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.

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1968 | 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.

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1969 | 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.

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1972 | 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.

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1973 | April 28: Mother Cay and Mother Judy visit Berean Christian School for 2 days but end up staying for 2 weeks.

Head Master, pages 219–223.

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1973 | July 9: 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.

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1974 | Late August: 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.

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1974 | September–November: 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.

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1974 | November/December: The name Berean Christian School is changed to Grenville Christian College (GCC).

Head Master, pages 253–254.

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1976 | 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.

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1970s+ | 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 ], [ Text ]

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1980 | June 3: 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 ], [ Text ]

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1980 | CoJ agrees to this purchase.

See: Assent.

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1986 | November: Grenville Christian College grants easement to the Community of Jesus.

See: Easement.

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1988 | December 2: Quitclaim Deed from Grenville Christian College to Community of Jesus: Lots 30 & 31, Orleans.

See: Deed signed by Charles Farnsworth and Joan Childs.

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1992 | April 3: 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.

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1994 | GCC grants easement to CoJ for Lots 15, 28, and 29.

See: Deed signed by Charles Farnsworth and Kenneth MacNeil.

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1995 |October: Exchange of Deeds between Grenville Christian College and the Community of Jesus.

Lot 3 from CoJ to GCC.

See: Deeds.

Lots 20, 28, and 29 from GCC to CoJ.

See: Deeds.

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1997 | First located annual report is made of the GCC Foundation. Directors continue to be Laraja, Ingwersen, and Ortolani.

See: Annual Report.

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2001 | September 26: GCC sells Lot 3 to Daniel & Ellen Ortolani and Matthew & Sarah Andre.

See: Deed signed by Kenneth MacNeil.

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2001 | September 28: GCC acts as lender for $40,000 mortgage for Lot 3 to borrowers Ortolani and Andre. Balance due September 28, 2004.

See: Mortgage.

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2006 |June 28: GCC Foundation files Change of Directors and removes Daniel Ortolani.

See: Change of Directors.

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2007 | Late July: Grenville Christian College abruptly closes its doors (amid allegations of “improprieties and cult practices”).

See: Newspaper article.

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2007 | October 10: GCC Foundation files Articles of Amendment and changes the name of the foundation to the Christian Education Fund, Inc. (CEF).

See: Articles of Amendment.

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2008 | January 15: GCC discharges the mortgage to Ortolani and Andre.

See: Discharge signed by Donald Farnsworth and Kenneth MacNeil.

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2008 | November: 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 and the vows ceremony.

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2019 | September & October: 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]   She is an expert in psychology on the abuse of children, institutional abuse and the impacts of childhood abuse, maltreatment, and trauma.

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2021 | “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

• New abuse revelations at U.S.-based cult tied to Ontario private school | School of secrets

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