House of Jacob

House of Jacob

The House of Jacob (the full name being The Supreme Council of the House of Jacob of the United States of America, Inc.) is a small religious group with congregations found in 40 states in the USA. It is secretive about membership totals, but estimates vary between 4,000 and 10,000. It was founded by an African-American (General Washington) who claimed to be a member on par with the divine trinity.

It was founded in 1910 and is considered to have many cult-like properties. [ [http://www.trancenet.net/house_of_jacob/overview/beliefs.shtml House Afire: Basic Belief of the "House of Jacob" ] ]

References

Those that refer to the church as a cult tend to be people who are no longer mambers but yern to be.

External links

* [http://www.trancenet.net/house_of_jacob/index.shtml House Afire] - a watchdog group that monitors House of Jacob


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