![]() ![]() ![]() Northeast Kingdom Community Church members leaving the courthouse with their children on June 22, 1984 During this time, the church "planted" churches, each with its own Yellow Deli, in Dalton and Trenton, Georgia Mentone, Alabama and Dayton, Tennessee. On January 12, 1975, the group arrived at First Presbyterian only to find out that the service had been cancelled for the Super Bowl, this led the group to form The Vine Christian Community Church. Members of the Light Brigade, while affiliated with First Presbyterian, caused friction within its establishment by bringing in anyone who was willing to come with them, including members of different social classes and racial groups, a practice which was not engaged in at that time. The Light Brigade began living communally and opened a restaurant called "The Yellow Deli" while its members were attending several churches, before they decided to join the First Presbyterian Church. The ministry operated out of a small coffee shop called "The Lighthouse" in the home of Gene Spriggs and his wife Marsha. The origins of the Twelve Tribes movement can be traced back to a ministry for teenagers which was called the "Light Brigade" in 1972. The group has ignited controversy and garnered unfavorable attention from the media, the anti-cult movement and governments. The group calls itself an attempt to recreate the 1st-century church as it is described in the Book of Acts the name "Twelve Tribes" is also derived from a quote of the Apostle Paul in Acts 26:7. The Twelve Tribes, formerly known as the Vine Christian Community Church, the Northeast Kingdom Community Church, the Messianic Communities, and the Community Apostolic Order is a new religious movement founded by Gene Spriggs (now known as Yoneq) that sprang out of the Jesus movement in 1972 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. North America, South America, Western Europe, Australia ![]()
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