I have lived in the Rockford, Illinois area for my entire life, and I have learned a lot of weird and wild things about this city over the years. However, today was the first time I’d ever heard about a weird ‘Heaven’ cult that used to call Rockford home.
Rockford’s ‘Heaven’ Cult
Honestly, I was stunned to learn that back in the late 1800s Rockford was home to a cult called ‘Heaven’ that was led by a man who claimed to be Jesus Christ himself. Confused? Yeah, me too.
Here’s the Rockford Rocked post that threw me down a wacky history rabbit hole:
Interesting indeed… Beakmanites you say? Weldon Farm? Heaven in Rockford?…