Jim Jones Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Disciples of Christ=== As Jones gradually separated from Pentecostalism and the Latter Rain movement, he sought an organization that would be open to all of his beliefs. In 1960, Peoples Temple joined the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]] denomination, whose headquarters was nearby in Indianapolis.{{sfn|Chidester|2004|p=5}} [[Archie Ijames]] assured Jones that the organization would tolerate his political beliefs,{{sfn|Chidester|2004|p=39}} and Jones was finally ordained by [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]] in 1964. Jones was ordained as a Disciples minister at a time when the requirements for ordination varied greatly and Disciples membership was open to any church. In both 1974 and 1977 the Disciples leadership received allegations of abuse at Peoples Temple. They conducted investigations at the time, but they found no evidence of wrongdoing. Disciples of Christ found Peoples Temple to be "an exemplary Christian ministry overcoming human differences and dedicated to human services."{{sfn|Chidester|2004|p=39}} Peoples Temple contributed $1.1 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1100000|1977|2020}}}} in 2020) dollars to the denomination between 1966 and 1977. Jones and Peoples Temple remained part of the Disciples until the Jonestown massacre.{{sfn|Chidester|2004|p=39}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page