About me first

I grew up in the Workers' Way and saw that the workers very softly and sweetly taught subtle lies in guile; I learned to associate "kindness" and "nice"-acting people with lies. I became confrontational to get answers and work around their guile. Now I'm learning to speak the full truth in love.

Eph 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Organization/Cult with "No Name"

They will lie to you and tell you that their church has "no name" or is a "non-denomination Christian church". But they do have a name and call themselves "the truth" or "the way" or "the testimony". They were started in 1897 by William Irvine, though they will often tell people that they have no founder. This organization has a religious form and is very evil! Read their 2x2 Beliefs in the navigation section above. They will not fellowship with Christians, unless doing so temporarily will cause an "outsider" to join their religion. Most of them believe that they alone are the "chosen ones" and only ones going to heaven.

Cult

There are many reasons why I believe the 2x2 organization is a cult. First, I know from growing up in the cult that it is all about "professing" and "going to meetings". I didn't have to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Secondly, the workers have a great need to be in authority over their followers. They are afraid of people preaching Jesus on their own or having their own Bible studies. I have witnessed these things first hand. Third, the fundamental teachings are anti-Christ. They exalt themselves over God. They tell people one thing and believe another. I have personally done this myself. There was a huge difference between my true beliefs and what I said. Also, I felt like I would go to hell if I didn't "profess", even though at the same time, I didn't know if I was saved. I was very confused.

Hallmark

The hallmark of the devout 2x2s that I've seen is that they can lie directly to my face and not flinch. They have seducing spirits.So please, please do not mistake kind, sweet answers to your questions as a sign of truth-telling. The first lie you will probably ever hear from them when you ask about their religion is "We don't have a name". The second lie will probably be "Our ministers go out like the 12 apostles". While they appear so "sincere", upon questioning you will most likely find that they will still lie even when confronted with the truth. Some of them may even say, if asked, that that this website is not even about them or is about some other group.

The two fundamentals of the faith of Christ are the minister without a home and a church in the home. - Jack Carrol, regional overseer of the Western United States 1951 at San Diego, California 2x2 convention.

Form of Godliness

2x2s have a wonderfully remarkable appearance of godliness. If you don't do your research, you can be seduced. Rat poison contains more than 99.9% good food. It's the lesser ingredient of poison that kills. How much? Less than 0.1% of it is poison. The poison destroys and kills and negates all the good food in rat poison.

Evident Goals of 2x2 Overseers

The goal I see of the overseer is to get you to: listen to followers, come to meetings, profess in meetings, be baptized into their group, give them all your money in inheritance when you die. It's like a pyramid scheme with no real product or service in which the regional overseers and state overseers end up with the money.

Hymn Books

The 2x2s use hymn books from RL Allan and Sons titled "Hymns Old & New". Ask your boyfriend or girlfriend if you can look at their hymnal. It may say near the front cover. This is one way of positively identifying a 2x2 follower. RL Allan and Sons was set up by another company to only print the workers' hymnals and Bibles.

Brief Hierarchy of 2x2 Religion

If you can pry out of them the name of their "ministers/workers" then you can do an Internet search on those names to confirm their religion. For example, type "Lyle Schober worker" or "Lyle Schober 2x2" into a search engine like Google, Yahoo or Bing

The 2x2 religion is made of several classes of people (listed in descending order)

1. Overseers - Ruler over all workers in their state. He approves and dismisses workers, tells them where to go and who to preach with and what they can and cannot preach. Senior overseers have more power than younger overseers. The overseer with the most dirt on others can hold his ground. Only men are allowed to be overseers. Overseers can tell workers to excommunicate people if they don't approve of them.
2. The Workers (called "brother workers", "sister workers", "handmaidens of the lord" - they have Sunday "Gospel" Meetings, WED "Bible" studies, Midweek meetings, "Bible Talks"). Workers are given "workers lists" at conventions that tell them if they are still a worker that year, who their "companion" is and what "field" they will be preaching in.
3. Elders: Men only. They host the "Sunday morning meetings" or "Sunday Fellowship Meetings". They rule over the "friends"/followers.
4. "The Friends": or followers : They do all the work. In exchange for the workers' approval and a sense that they are the "chosen ones", they: provide homes for workers to live in, cars for workers to drive, pay for the insurance for the cars they drive, buy the workers clothes, give the workers money at conventions, give the workers money when they stay at their home, give the workers money at meetings, feed the workers, wash the workers clothes, praise the workers for the workers' "sacrifices" for them, pay for the workers' medical bills, rent places for the workers to preach, bring people to the workers' meetings.
   1. Men have more authority than women.
   2. Women. They have to wear their hair in a bun typically. They usually have to do the cooking, washing, dishes and washing of clothes for the workers when they stay in their homes.
   3. Children. These are the ones who suffer the most. They suffer from the anger outbursts of "professing parents" and have to hold to the workers' traditions so they don't get looks of disapproval. They often feel that they aren't loved if they don't "profess" (declare allegiance to the workers by standing silently in a meeting)
5. "Outsiders" or "Strangers" are people who are not "one of the friends" or inside "the fold". Rank builds up when "outsiders" "profess". They are looked down on until they have proven themselves and become 2nd, 3rd or fourth generation 2x2s.

Meetings of the 2x2s

You can tell if someone is a 2x2 by their choice to worship on Sunday morning in a home only (and think church buildings are of the devil), though they do not rest on that day. In fact, in some countries they go to bars after their meetings. They have by tradition several meetings: Sunday morning "fellowship" meetings, Sunday "gospel" meetings, Wed night "Bible" studies, Wed night "gospel" meetings, "Special Meetings" and "Conventions".

Conventions

Most people find out about their boyfriend's or girlfriend's religion from the name of their annual conventions. You can Google the name of the convention or it's city and state location that they give you. You may have to pry it out of them. (ie. search on "Georgetown Texas Convention") or go to the countries and states listed in the site navigation section above. There are conventions all around the world. The main purpose of conventions is to get more people to become "workers". People who become "workers" must sell everything, give proceeds and all their money to senior workers (typically) and become homeless. A person can only be a "worker" if the overseers approves of you.

Special Meetings

"Special Meetings" are annual get-togethers that last just one day. There are usually two or three meetings per day. The goal is similar to conventions: to get more peopel to become workers. People will "go out into the work" at special meeting times just like conventions. You can do an Internet search on special meeting locations, but it is much easier to find out through conventions or the workers' names.

Sunday Morning Meetings

This is where the followers, under the direction of an elder, give each other their prepared statements of what they liked about what the workers said at the meetings or what they think the Bible means. They call this "giving their testimony" or "taking part". If you find out where they have Sunday morning meetings, then I doubt you can Internet search the address and confirm their religion. You would need to contact me probably or talk to someone who knows the people. You can send it to me and I can research it, but it would be much easier if you had the name of their workers or where they go to "conventions".

Recruitment

The 2x2s work be getting people to meetings so the seducing spirits in the meetings can give a person a special "revelation" that they are set up by God and are the only way going to heaven. They prey on ignorant, brutish, simple-minded and naive people that have had recent tragedy in their lives.

Membership

"Friends" are given "meeting lists" that tell them which Sunday morning meeting, "Bible" study and "Union meeting" (first of month, done in some areas) they are to attend. Lists are also given that tell them which annual conventions they are to attend along with addresses and dates. If you don't attend, your assigned elder may call you to find out why. Non-attendance of meetings can result in removal of your name from the list.

In Short

If your boyfriend or girlfriend lies to you about the cult, lies and denies about sexual deviances and cover-ups in the overseers and workers and elders, doesn't believe in Jesus being God, tries to buy you with money and gifts, then who is being fooled? If your boyfriend or girlfriend does this before you are even married, how do you believe this same liar will treat you after you are married? Flee youthful lusts and seducing spirits. 2x2s believe you are going to hell if you don't profess.

Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.