Another 3 churches dismissed on April 30
lire aussi en français ici: LA DIRECTION DE FELLOWSHIP PRAIRIES TENTE D
In 2024, the Fellowship Prairies Regional Board attempted to discipline three churches that privately questioned their complementarian standards and leadership ethics (lying, abuse of authority, slander) going back to 2016. When the 2025 Regional Convention ordered a third-party investigation into the Board’s conduct, the Board refused to comply. Instead, they unilaterally appointed Brent Chapman—who was already in a public dispute with these prairies churches—to lead binding arbitration. After a process which included neither the churches nor several key witnesses, Chapman recommended their expulsion. This underscores a breakdown in transparency and the Board’s defiance of Convention authority and impartial oversight. It provides a public demonstration of their perceived right to require both more (submission to Regional leaders) and less (doctrinal standards) than Convention has ruled as the bounds of fellowship.
Prairie motion to expel three churches: Motion for Fellowship Prairies Inc. 2026 AGM
Three churches’ response to Prairies’ motion: Submission in Response to Motion to Expell. April 2026
For a step-by-step overview with supporting documents of this wider process see: www.fairviewbaptistchurch.ca/to-fellowship-prairies-churches
