The Twelve Tribes | We are the commonwealth of Israel... we have a wonderful story to tell

Welcome to our wonderful life

the life that Yahshua the Messiah taught His followers to live!
We all live together,

like a big extended family.
We live this way because

We follow the teachings of Yahshua.
Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."

He said, “Love one another.
We share our possessions and work together,

like bees in a hive - every day.
Our communities began
in the early 1970s in
Chattanooga, TN.

We had searched to find
a church where God really
was the highest priority,

but found that He actually
took second place,
even to things like
Superbowl Sunday
Disappointed, we all went to the
park to worship our Father.

We just wanted to make Him as
important in our lives as we are in His.
So we stopped going to church and started being the church,

and something wonderful began to happen!

We began discovering what God wants to happen on this earth.
With excitement, we discovered that
the disciples in the first century
lived just as we were living.

Acts 2:44 says, "All who believed
were together and had all things
in common."
And Acts 4:32 is even clearer, "All the believers were one in heart and soul,

and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own,

but they shared everything they had.
We live together

because we love Yahshua
Our love for Him makes us love being together.
We also love to share
this simple life with others.
You may have seen us at events,

walking in pairs,

circle dancing,

in our Yellow Delis,
or all together in a big unique bus.

“Come for a day, or to stay!”

You may have heard us say,
what we now will say again:
Please come and visit us!

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You May Have Seen Us

At Our Yellow Delis

We serve the fruit of the spirit -- Why not ask?

On the Peacemaker Bus

We've taken our maroon-and-cream double-decker bus to many concerts and made many friends.

Have You Seen Our Walkers?

We are sent out in pairs to find others that are seeking

Circle Dancing

We dance together. Come join our circle!

Testimonies

Living in the Shadow of Cornell

As the university named after him neared completion, Ezra Cornell directed his developers to build one of the most majestic monuments yet...the castle that would be his home. The massive courtyard and circular driveway around this castle was broad, ensuring that from a distance any prospective student could identify that the owner of this castle was someone important indeed.
Yet as the building neared completion, Mr. Cornell's health grew weaker. When he finally died, the mighty fortress designed to be his dwelling place lay empty, incomplete, and uninhabited. When the builders completed the building, it was posthumously named Llenroc (Cornell spelled backwards) by those who wished to institutionalize the university's founder and for anyone who cared to remember his sad end...

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Lucas (Parats)
Cambridge, NY

Our Songs

Are You Weary?

This World is Perishing

Environmental Crisis

Broken Relationships

Collapsing Morality

Broken Families

Prophecies Fulfilled

Forgotten Purpose

The Twelve Tribes is a confederation of twelve self-governing tribes, composed of self-governing communities. We are disciples of the Son of God whose name in Hebrew is Yahshua. We follow the pattern of the early church in Acts 2:44 and 4:32, truly believing everything that is written in the Old and New Covenants of the Bible, and sharing all things in common.