The Torchbearers History Project
In the late ’60s, the “Jesus Movement” swept the West Coast, with free-spirited hippies embracing faith amid societal turmoil. This surge birthed contemporary Christian music and new churches, leaving a lasting mark in the Christian world.
Projects
House of Acts
Religious scholars suggest that the Jesus Movement originated at The Living Room and House of Acts, a Christian coffeehouse and communal space. Learn about its operational days and the closure of this communal house
Jesus Music
Learn how the Jesus Movement played a pivotal role in shaping contemporary Christian music in the U.S. Through the Jesus Music a new way of worship emerge through genres like folk, psychedelic, and rock and roll.
Shiloh Youth Revival Center
We delve into the communal living practices of hippies during the late ’60s and ’70s, focusing on Shiloh Youth Revival Centers—a major Christian communal living community that spread across the U.S
“God was teaching us and showing us things that were extraordinary.”
— Sandi Heefner, one of the people who started the House of Acts.
Shiloh. 