Purpose of Conventions

The purpose of conventions, beyond meetings in the home etc, is to create an environment that fosters mind control and the presence of their "spirit" strong enough to get their followers to become workers. It requires providing for all their food and then brain washing them for hours on end for several days. They feed them breakfast, 2 hours brainwashing, lunch, brain washing, supper, brainwashing, hot chocolate, they go to sleep. Now imagine this for three days straight. The workers don't want people to leave the convention grounds because it diminishes the affect of brainwashing. Conventions were used by William Irvine from the very beginning to gain workers. People who become workers are expected to sell everything and give it to the workers. This gives the workers more control and power over people's lives.

Playing House

Workers at conventions are like little kids "playing house". It is one of the few times that they construct, maintain and build things.

When Conventions are Held

Conventions are held annualy. They are timed so that 2x2 overseers and 2x2 workers can travel through the US and other parts of the world and attend the conventions sequentially. On occasion, there may be two or three conventions happening at the same time.

Where 2x2 Conventions are held

They are located at a place determined by the overseer on property that is usually "owned" by an individual. The property and buildings may have been paid for in full or part by other people. Sometimes 2x2 overseers or older 2x2 workers provide money for property and buildings. 2x2 overseers are very careful to choose a place where the owner is very convinced of the cult's indoctrination. They are usually held at the same location from year to year because of all the property accumulated and work that has gone into improving the buildings for eating, sleeping and 2x2 indoctrination.

Convention's Name

Convention Financing

With all the people and meals to be served, it requires a large sum of money. From my experience, the money is brought by people and usually handed to the workers in envelopes. There are no public finances. Also, older workers at the direction of the 2x2 overseer may ask the 2x2 workers to give them all their money. They then take whatever money they want and give some money back to each individual. This was my experience at the Boring Oregon Conventions.

Convention Property and Dispute of Ownership

Convention Land Property

Sometimes the workers or overseers will give money to the owners to buy some property or help pay for its payments. I have heard during preaching at Boring Oregon the debate as to whether the workers own the convention grounds of if it is actually owned by the individuals whose name is on the title because the workers have given them so much money. There are no publicized records of where the money comes from to build these huge buildings for the purpose of meeting once a year. The group has often denounced Christian churches for building churches that they use every day. But this group spends tens of thousands of dollars on buildings and supplies that are used for maybe 2 weeks out of the year.

Convention Tool Property

The group claims to have no common church property specifically for the group, but it is obvious that when they purchase supplies for a huge convention, it is not for the cows in the field or the trees growing in the nursery. Sometimes in the shops, the tools will be labeled "Boring Convention Grounds" or "Boring Convention" or "Convention" to distinguish tools donated by followers for use during the preparations for the conventions.

Convention Furnishings

Because there are many people that attend the convention, there is a large quantity of chairs and benches. This is also the group's joint property. It is certain that these benches and chairs are not for the cows or trees on the land.

Boring Oregon 2x2 Convention

Parma Idaho 2x2 Convention

Saginaw Oregon 2x2 Convention

Western 2x2 Conventions in the US

Western Canadian Conventions