DESCRIPTION:
The Jesus Army, also known as The Jesus Fellowship Church, was established in 1969 by Pastor Noel Stanton. It was part of the British New Church Movement, which promised its followers: “Warm Brotherhood, Loving Care, and Unity”. However, behind the façade of kindness and compassion, the movement held a disturbing secret…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
The Daily Telegraph - 22 Jan 1977, Sat - Page 3
Birmingham Daily News - 23 May 1986, Fri - Page 2
Evening Post - 22 Jun 1987, Mon - Page 12
The Merthyr Express, Aberdare and East Glamorgan Herald, Tredegar and West Monmouth Times - 18 Sep 1986, Thu - Page 8
The Recorder - 05 Jun 1986, Thu - Page 6
Coventry Evening Telegraph - 15 Sep 1986, Mon - Page 9
Coventry Evening Telegraph - 12 Feb 1987, Thu - Page 6
The Guardian - 14 Jul 1988, Thu - Page 5
The Independent - 08 Apr 1989, Sat - Page 71
Evening Sentinel - 05 Jul 1989, Wed - Page 8
Ealing and Acton Gazette - 03 Apr 1992, Fri - Page 17
The Independent - 29 Apr 1995, Sat - Page 62
Sunday Telegraph - 03 Sep 1995, Sun - Page 8
The Observer - 22 Dec 1996, Sun - Page 74
Evening Standard - 02 Nov 2001, Fri - Page 115
NEWSBANK
News of the World (London, England), April 20, 1997
Daventry Express (England), August 20, 2015
Daventry Express (England), May 11, 2017
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), June 8, 2017
Daventry Express (England), September 18, 2017
Independent, The/The Independent on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), May 30, 2019
Sun, The (London, England), July 19, 2019
Week, The: UK Edition (UK), July 19, 2019
Times, The (London, England), August 6, 2020
Daily Telegraph, The/The Sunday Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (London, England), August 5, 2020
DIGITAL ARTICLES / FURTHER READING
https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/northamptons-jesus-army-votes-disband-wake-historic-abuse-claims-969668
https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/former-member-northamptonshires-jesus-army-member-jailed-historic-sex-offences-1035977
https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/police-lost-files-decapitation-jesus-army-member-91909
http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/196.htm
http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/125.htm
http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/218.htm
http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/211.htm
http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/016.htm
https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/least-40-people-planning-sue-northamptonshires-jesus-army-over-historic-abuse-claims-1081442
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48447066
https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/oap-jailed-abusing-young-boys-jesus-army-homes-775725
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-53450901
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48435075
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-53450901
https://www.vice.com/en/article/mvnqpy/the-jesus-army-will-feed-you-because-the-government-wont
PUBLIC INQUIRY FILES
https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/19143/view/JFS000019.pdf
https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/19139/view/NNP000028.pdf
https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/19121/view/public-hearing-transcript-tuesday-19-may.pdf
https://www.iicsa.org.uk/reports-recommendations/publications/investigation/cp-religious-organisations-settings