This Jan. 1976 photo shows the Rev. Jim Jones, pastor of peoples Temple in San Francisco. (AP Photo/File)(AP) Updated on Nov. 18, 2016, to reflect the 38th anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre ...

When Tracy Parks’ parents joined the Peoples Temple in 1966, they were drawn by the Christian gospel, socialist politics and racial equality espoused by the founding pastor, Jim Jones.

Jim Jones orchestrated the 1978 mass murder-suicide of some 900 followers. By Grace Jidoun Oct 11, 2023, 2:41 PM ET. ... According to the PBS documentary Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples ...

Jones preached at several revivals, and soon, many of his congregants believed he possessed a supernatural gift. He became a minister of the People’s Temple ministry. History: Jim Jones and the ...