Shiloh Youth Revival Centers

Founded in 1968 as a small communal house (House of Miracles) by Lonnie Frisbee and John Higgins, a former drug addict who had converted to fundamentalist Christianity by reading the Bible, in Costa Mesa, California,[1] the movement quickly grew to a very large movement[2] catering mostly to disaffected college-age youth.

and the Teams (who were schooled and sent out to chosen cities to open a Shiloh House) would also include all the individuals who spent the night or days as guests.

Shiloh houses operated like hippy-style rescue missions, in the sense that people who needed a place to stay for a couple nights were welcomed; but the guests were not documented; no identification was asked for; their names were not written down.

When Shiloh board members dismissed Higgins in 1978 for his authoritarian leadership style, the organization experienced severe upheaval.

To join the movement, members were expected to make a commitment to Jesus Christ and, in return, their needs would be provided for: food, clothing, shelter, and medical care.