Two by Twos

The Truth, Two by Twos
Prominent early Two by Twos preachers.
Left to right: William Gill, William Irvine, George Walker.
Classification
PolityEpiscopal
RegionWorldwide
FounderWilliam Irvine
OriginOctober 1897 (1897-10)
Ireland
Separations
Members
  • 300–370+ thousand (1990–1998)
  • 1–4 million (1964–1984)
Tax statusunknown
Other name(s)
  • The Truth
  • The Way
  • Workers and Friends
  • Christian Conventions
  • Cooneyites
  • Assemblies of Christians
  • The Meetings
  • The Friends
  • The Brethren
  • 2x2
  • and additional
Official websitenone

Two by Twos (also known as 2x2, The Truth and The Way) is an international, home-based Christian primativist new religious movement that was founded in 1897 in Ireland by William Irvine. The movement identifies as Christian, professes to follow the teachings of Jesus, and bases doctrine on the New Testament. The church community is present internationally, with a roughly estimated membership of 1-4 million. The church is distinguished by its homeless itinerant Ministers and its practice of meeting in members' homes. The church is composed of a decentralized international network of house churches. Members are known as “friends”, meeting hosts as “elders”, and preachers as “workers”. It is known for its tradition of making no publications and claiming no official doctrinal assertions beyond asserting the truth of the New Testament. Two sacraments are practiced (Baptism and Communion).

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