Archie Ijames

Archie Ijames (September 1, 1913 – May 30, 1993) was an American Christian minister and assistant pastor of Jim Jones' Peoples Temple.

He became a minister in the Disciples of Christ and joined Jim Jones Peoples Temple in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1956.

Ijames returned to the United States in 1976 where he served in a leadership role at Peoples Temple's San Francisco church.

After the Jonestown Massacre in November 1978, Ijames received significant media attention as the highest ranking member of People's Temple to escape the mass murder suicide.

He became a street preacher in San Francisco, preaching to the homeless and organizing food and clothing drives for them.