It started as a church. It ended in tragedy. Jim Jones built the People’s Temple by preaching equality, unity, and salvation. Thousands believed he was chosen by God… until he led them deep into the jungle of Guyana and cut them off from the world. What looked like a religious movement slowly twisted into control, fear, isolation, and psychological abuse. Armed guards, forced labor, rehearsals for mass suicide — all hidden behind the word “church.” When a U.S. congressman flew in to investigate,