the dominion was organized and founded in detroit, michigan between 1938 and its formation in 1944 by a former pastor & missionary for triumph the church and kingdom of god in christ, james f. jones. jones, known as "prophet jones", claimed to be a faith healing minister, and ran a fundamentalist christian, radio and television ministry. jones further claimed that he was the second coming of christ with the divine power to heal, forecast, bless and curse.