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Title
Collin Taylor Katie McKay Josh Fisher Rachael Day
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Brief History

• In September of 1954, Jones was given an
  invitation to preach at the Laurel Street
  Tabernacle in Indianapolis, an Assemblies of God
  Pentecostal church.

• In 1960, the Peoples Temple was officially made a
  member of the Christian Church (Disciples of
  Christ) denomination in Indianapolis and Jones
  was ordained as a minister

• In 1965 Jones moved the Temple to Ukiah,
  California to find a location where racial
  equality could grow unhindered.

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Brief History Cont.
Brief History Continued

• 1972, the Temple expanded to include a second
  congregation in San Francisco

• In 1974, the Peoples Temple acquired a lease from
  the Guyanese government for a tract of land
  within the jungle for the use of colonization.

• In 1977, the Temple came under scrutiny from the
  Internal Revenue Service for illegal practices
  and tax evasion due to generated revenue from the
  numerous elderly care homes that were maintained
  throughout their history.

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Brief History

• November 18th, 1978Guyana incident

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Biography

• Jim Warren Jones
• Born on May 13, 1931
• Birth Place Crete, Indiana
• Associated with Disciples Of Christ Church
• Raised by single mother, Lynetta, Methodist

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Biography Continued

• Inspired by a Pentecostal woman who lived in his
  neighborhood during his childhood and adolescence
• Quick learner and excellent student during his
  youth
• Gained an interest in Socialism and Communist
  societies during his youth

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BiographyContinued

• Bachelors of Arts degree from Butler University
• Married Marceline Baldwin
• Laurel Street Tabernacle in Indianapolis,
  Assemblies Of God Pentecostal Church
• Lack of racial diversity in this church and
  formed Wings of Deliverance church
• Became the director of the Indianapolis Human
  Rights Commission in 1960

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BiographyContinued

• Peoples Temple joins Disciples of Christ
• Wings of Deliverance becomes Peoples Temple Full
  Gospel Church
• Moves Peoples Temple to San Francisco, CA
• Appointed to San Francisco Housing Authority
• Moves Peoples Temple to Guyana
• 914 members of Peoples Temple commit suicide
  November 18, 1978
• Jim Jones found shot in the head a few hours
  later

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Theological Perspective

• Pentecostalism
• Social Gospel
• Catharsis
• Translation
• 5. Imminent Apocalypse

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Explanation of the Essays and any miscellaneous
Information
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Time for Questions!!
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Bibliography
1. Axthelm, Pete Lubenow, Gerald C., Reese,
Michael Walters, Linda, and Monroe, Sylvester
The Emperor Jones Newsweek, Special Report,
Dec. 4 1978 2. Cult Fund Put At 10 Million,
(New York Times, AP) Milwaukee Journal, Dec. 3,
1978 3. Dickerson, Tobin. Peoples Temple
(Jonestown). University of Virginia student
website, 4. World Wide Web. Last updated
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Truth About Jonestown 13 years later why we
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Bibliography
7.Jim Jones Jr. Battles The Ghosts Of
Jonestown, People Weekly. March 15, 1999. Page
238. 8. Kurtz-Nichol and Miller, Carrie.
Jonestown Examining the Peoples Temple. World
Wide Web. Rice University Department of Religious
Studies. Religion and Culture. Accessed March
24, 2003 http//www.owlnet.rice.edu/reli291/Jones
town/Jonestown.html 9. Melton, J. Gordan (Edt.).
The Peoples Temple and Jim Jones Broadening Our
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199010. Moore, Rebecca. (2002, Fall).
Reconstructing Reality Conspiracy theories about
Jonestown. Journal of Popular Culture, 21
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12. Schimidtbauer, Sarah. Jim Jones His
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