12 Tribes ex-members on Geraldo Rivera Show 1997 NY
CNN reports on Twelve Tribes and child labour issues 2001
US TV 2001 Child labour
Dorchester, Boston, TT raise concerns among neighbors
The Twelve Tribes’ history full of controversy, but they continue to grow
By Corey Fuller With 44 locations in 10 countries, the religious organization known as The Twelve Tribes has become one of most widespread, most controversial community-based religious organizations in the world. Elbert Eugene Spriggs founder of The Twelve Tribes community. Photo courtesy of freethinker.co.uk The Twelve Tribes religious organization was founded in 1972 by Gene…
The Twelve Tribes: Religion or Child Abuse?
Source: The Liberty Beacon-2014 By Kattie Shumaker-Ellis This is an expose on some child abuse that occurred in the original founding of the Twelve Tribes, a religious group in 50 countries with a well-defined lifestyle which includes community living. They began in 1972, coming from the Jesus movement in Chattanooga, TN. They can be seen…
Hiker blogs about his Stoneybrook Twelve Tribes farm experience
Extract from blog: Take a hike Mike-June 2014 Tues 6/24 Sloth and I hiked three miles to Keys Gap and got a ride to Stoneybrook Farm where we got to stay and work for the day. We got showers and did laundry then worked planting sweet potatoes and picking weeds. The farm is run by…
Staying with a cult
This is the market, the public face of Twelve Tribes. Source: Wander for life June 16-18. Stonybrook Organic Farm, Hillsboro, VA. I needed a vacation from my vacation–a few days off the trail where I could eat healthy food, do something different, but not spend a fortune. On my ‘Bucket List’ is working for stay…
Former Twelve Tribes Leaders Speak
Interview with former Twelve Tribes leaders Michael Painter and James Howell Part two through eighteen can be seen below.