Letters to the Editor: April 30, 2026
Four decades. Same allegations. No recent deep investigations.
Controversial Cape Cod church draws first public protest – a book club led it
Allegations against COJ go public with rally in Orleans.
Letters to the Editor: April 9, 2026
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month. Residents have responded.
Enclave’s Leaders Held Firearms Training Sessions
Weapons training was response to ‘assaults, vandalism, and threats,’ says group’s lawyer.
Walk For Truth Planned For Good Friday
Good Friday walk in support of people affected by high-control environments.
Letters to the Editor: March 19, 2026
What’s been going on for years behind the appealing facade of the CoJ.
Select Board Questioned Over COJ Suit Allegations
What steps, if any, are being taken to ensure the safety of children?
Letters to the Editor: March 5, 2026
Remembering Aaron Bushnell, holding both grief and difficult questions.
Abuse Was a Tool at Compound, Past Residents Say
Before Ortolani filed suit, bloody boxing matches were allegedly used to punish boys.
14 ex-residents detail coercion at Orleans commune
After legal filing, others describe similar experiences at Community of Jesus.
Airman who self-immolated in Gaza protest grew up in secretive religious community on Cape Cod
Former members say behind the seemingly peaceful exterior is something else.
Airman who set self on fire in D.C. grew up on Mass. religious compound
“This doesn’t even make sense, but I feel like I’m going to miss you.”
Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in D.C.
An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force died outside the Israeli Embassy.
I-Team: Former Members of Cape Religious Group Allege Emotional Abuse, “People Don’t Realize the Mind Control”
WBZ News, CBS BostonChristina HagerNovember 4, 2021 ORLEANS (CBS) – Nestled in the Cape Cod town of …
Charges dismissed in Community of Jesus incident
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)Ethan GenterMarch 9, 2020 ORLEANS — An Orleans District Court judge has …
Court cites Community of Jesus influence in abuse of students
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)Denise CoffeyFebruary 27, 2020 ORLEANS — An Ontario court has found that…
2 face charges from Community of Jesus incident
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)Ethan GenterNovember 29, 2019 ORLEANS — A pretrial hearing is scheduled …
Scandal: Neurotic Cape Cod’s Community of Jesus
Magic City Morning Star (Millinocket, Maine)By J. Grant Swank, Jr.October 7, 2007 (online) When past…
Mothers of invention
The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)MICHAEL VALPYOctober 6, 2007 Reporter Michael Valpy tra…
College with ties to Community of Jesus under investigation
The Cape Codder (Orleans, MA; now from Wicked Local Brewster)Matthew BelsonOctober 04, 2007 ORLEANS …
College with ties to Community of Jesus under investigation
Cape Codder (Orleans, MA)By Matthew BelsonOctober 4, 2007 ORLEANS – A recently closed Christian coll…
Emotional headmaster apologizes to Grenville alumni
The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)MICHAEL VALPYOctober 1, 2007 A onetime headmaster of Gr…
Canadian probe put Cape church under scrutiny
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, Massachusetts)By Susan Miltonalso by Robin LordSeptember 06, 2007 ORLEANS &…
Born into abusive grip of a cult
The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)MICHAEL VALPYSeptember 4, 2007 Community of Jesus paren…
Brockville’s local paper was advised not to publish abuse allegations
The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)by Michael ValpySaturday, September 1, 2007 The staff o…
Beyond the Four-Letter Word, But Still, Asking the Questions
From the “Straight Talk” section of The Cape Cod Voice, May 2008.By Seth Rolbein The word is like a …
Two Brothers Hang In, and Reach Out
From the “Straight Talk” section of The Cape Cod Voice, May 2008.By Seth Rolbein Of the two, Shawn i…
Banding Together
Boston Globeby Michael PaulsonTuesday, August 28, 2001, page B1 Community of Jesus seeks to reinvent…
Pageantry and liturgy mirror religious Community’s values
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)Susan MiltonJune 18, 2000 The religious group unveiled its plans in 1991…
Church rises above protest
Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts)by Thomas FarragherSunday, July 26, 1998, page B1 Despite doubt,…
Cape panel, church reach accord on Orleans plan
Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts)by Dean K. WongMonday, April 26, 1993, page 16 ORLEANS— Passions…
Cape Cod town tangles with church
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusettsby [no name provided]Friday, June 21, 1991, page C8 Or…
Community raises Constitutional questions about church
Beatrice Daily Sun (Beatrice, Nebraska)by [no name provided]Saturday, June 22, 1991, page A12 Orlean…
Choir’s ties to religious group worry Episcopal diocese
The Pittsburgh Pressby Ann Rodgers-MelnickSunday, March 10, 1991, pages A6–A7 [PDF] Pittsburgh’s Epi…
Leaders deny allegations of cruelty
Boston HeraldGayle FeeSunday, July 28, 1985 [PDF] PLUMP and grandmotherly with quick smiles and shar…
Methods similar to the Moonies and Jonestown, says cult expert
Gayle FeeBoston HeraldJuly 28, 1985 [PDF] PRACTICES described by former members of the Community of …
‘NIGHTMARE’ AT THE COMMUNITY OF JESUS
Boston HeraldGayle FeeSunday, July 28, 1985 [PDF] Former members tell of ‘living hell’ at Cape compo…
Accusation Denied by Community
Athol Daily NewsApril 10, 1985 [PDF] ORLEANS, Mass. (AP) – Defectors claim a Cape Cod religious comm…
All Isn’t Well in a Popular Christian Diet Program
Its links to an authoritarian group cause concern. Updated: Aug 28, 2024 Christianity Todayby Ron En…
Dieters use their faith as inspiration in weight control
Sunday Courier & Press (Evansville, IN)Margaret MckinneyDecember 20, 1981 [PDF] There was standi…
God for the “Up & Out”
Is Cape Cod’s Community of Jesus a benign religious retreat? Or an upper-class Episcopalian Jonestow…
Community of Jesus Philosophy Discussed
The Opelika-Auburn News (Opelika, Alabama)John BrandWed, Mar 13, 1974 · Page 2 [PDF] Founders and di…