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Jones had to sell monkeys in order to rent out the space for the church in Indianapolis -
This building was located in a racially mixed neighborhood. The church was later renamed the "Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church." Jones would fake faith healings in order to generate faith and financial gain. -
The main reason for this was to increase social reputation. The Peoples Temple's profile was further elevated when Jones was inducted into the Indianapolis Human Rights Commission. -
Jones claims to the Temple that he has a vision that Indianapolis and Chicago were going to be collateral of nuclear warfare. This convinces people to try to look for a new location. -
An Esquire article in 1962 mentioned that the safest place to be during nuclear war is Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Jones moves to Brazil while he researches a resettlement spot for the church.
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Many of the Peoples Temple supported followed suit, fearing the nuclear attack predicted by Jones. Jones declares the Bible as placebo and how he is God's true prophet. -
Jones used this new admission in order to recruit for the People's Temple. In just a year, he had raised the member count by 200. -
The Temple was located at 1859 Geary Boulevard in San Francisco, in a former Scottish Rite temple. The Temple was housed in the former First Church of Christ, Scientist building at 1366 S. Alvarado Street in Los Angeles. -
The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, or "Jonestown," was the name given to the community that sprung up on this area of land. -
The Guyana Commissioner of Lands and Surveys issued a land license providing the Temple's agricultural community access to 3852 acres in Guyana's Northwest Region. -
After the editor of the News West magazine reads out the article, Jim Jones flees to Guyana. He urged other members of the People's Temple to follow. The population of Jonestown grew to 900 in under a year. -
The main reason for this is to investigate charges made by constuents. The Resolution of Community, signed by 600 Jonestown residents, expresses opposition to Ryan's presence. -
The group are entertained by Jones and are invited to stay the night in Jonestown. During Ryan's visit, a number of Temple members expressed a desire to leave with him -
At the airstrip, Ryan and the defectors were intercepted by self-styled Temple security guards who opened fire on the group, killing Ryan and three journalists as well as injuring twelve others. -
Jones instructed his people in Jonestown to consume a combination of cyanide-laced, grape-flavored Flavor Aid that evening. Those who refused to swallow the poison were shot if they didn't. Jones was later discovered with a bullet wound to the head, indicating that he had committed suicide.