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Bethel Church, also called Bethel Interdenominational Church, is a Christian religious organization based in Mansfield Woodhouse, England, founded by John Hibbert and Jean Spademan. It has a sister church, King's Chapel, in Norwich, Connecticut.
Founders
Hibbert previously served as an ordained minister in a Pentacostal church. In an interview with the Daily Express in 2000, Spademan commented on claims by others that she said she was a prophet: "I don't believe I'm a prophet. I never said ... once I may have verged on it." Hibbert acknowledged Spademan asserted she was a prophet, and said she made such statements "only once as a means to an end in a particular circumstance". Hibbert went on to note: "I would say she fits into the prophet category (of the ministry) but not in the way the press is making it out to be, but because she is behind the scenes and she communes with God a great deal." Hibbert commented on claims that individuals were pressured to donate funds to his organization: "Certainly no pressure was ever put on anybody (to give)," he said. "You have never met a more selfless giving group of people than the people in this church and that includes this ministry."
Connecticut
In 1999, one of the three pastors at King's Chapel in Norwich, Connecticut was Sam J. Wibberley. Members of the King's Chapel community share possessions including money, houses, and cars. They work at the church for free, and this is seen as a sign of their faith in the movement. One of the church's mottos was "You can’t outgive God". Members of the organization live in Jewett City.
References
- ^ The Express staff (July 17, 2000). "The Express: The sect where doubt is a sin". Daily Express. Express Newspapers.
- ^ Tolson, Kyn (May 30, 1999). "Lives Crippled in God's Name: Ex-members of King's Chapel tell of control, devastation". The New London Day. Shore Publishing.
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