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Confidential Report and Recommendations26-- Level 1 Report

This report contained a detailed discussion of the Informal Council’s procedure, the basis of their
conclusions and recommendations, recommendations to the MVBC elders, recommendations to
Mr. Selph, recommendations to Mr. Walter Chantry, recommendations to the families of the
children (included as attachments), recommendations to the elders who assumed oversight of Mr.
Chantry, and a statement of conclusions.
The MVBC elders never received the Level 1 Report.
The MVBC elders restricted the distribution of this report to Mr. Chantry, the MVBC elders,
Mr. Selph, Mr. McKnight, Mr. Tripp, Mr. Jensen, the elders who would assume oversight of Mr.
Chantry, the professional counselor who would counsel Mr. Chantry, and Mr. Walter Chantry.27
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Report, Conclusions, and Recommendations28-- Level 2 Report

This report contained the conclusions and recommendations agreed to by the MVBC elders and
Mr. Chantry. It includes the conclusions of the Informal Council and recommendations for Mr.
Chantry.

This report was included in the Complete Report file, for which distribution was restricted, and
was also supposed to be distributed to the Administrative Council in 2001 and was identified as
“a middle level report to all the AC members.”29
Report of the Informal Council – Level 3 Report

This was a brief report to all member churches of ARBCA to inform the churches that the
Informal Council had completed its work, that “the differences between” the MVBC elders and
Mr. Chantry had been “resolved”, and that the recommendations of the Informal Council had
been “adopted by the parties.”30

This report was distributed to all member churches of ARBCA.

Complete Report

This Complete Report contained copies of the Level 1 Report, including the separate
recommendations to each family involved; 31 the Level 2 Report; the Level 3 Report; and
“statements from Mr. Chantry, the parents, and one of the children; the letters that had been
exchanged between MVBC elders and Mr. Walt Chantry; and a timeline of events.” 32

Mr. Chantry’s Compliance with the Informal Council’s Recommendations

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Attachment 3. This document contains a detailed report of the Informal Council’s procedure, activities,
conclusions, and recommendations.
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Attachment 4 – Distribution of the Complete Report.
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Attachment 1
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Attachment 6 – Excerpt from AC Meeting Minutes dated January 4, 2001, p.9.
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Attachment 7 – Report of the Informal Council.
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Private Documents 12, 13, and 14.
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Attachment 5 – Report from Bob Selph dated September 7, 2018.Attachment 1.
 MVBC never received a copy of the Level 1 Report

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