Elohim City, Oklahoma

Robert G. Millar emigrated in the 1950s from Kitchener, Ontario to Oklahoma City, where he established a church. In 1973, Millar returned to Oklahoma with around 18 followers, some of whom were related to him by birth or marriage, to found Elohim City. The Mueller family, who were brief residents of Elohim City, reportedly left the compound in fear they would be assassinated by the ARA. The Muellers were supposedly privy to information connecting the ARA to the Oklahoma City bombing. Soon after, the Mueller family were tortured and assassinated by Chevie Kehoe and Daniel Lewis Lee under the direction of the ARA. However, when Snell watched televised reports of the Oklahoma City bombing prior to his execution, according to Millar, who was with Snell at the time, Snell was appalled by what he saw. He was acquitted in 2009, following a two-day jury trial in which he represented himself. By 2023, Elohim was seen locally as only a small religious town in spite of its past associations. ==Customs and ideology==

The town is run by a board of directors whose members are called "elders". The residents believe in and advocate white supremacism. In an interview with The Oklahoman, Millar asserted that if anyone, including government agents, were to come to Elohim City to commit criminal acts, the community would defend itself. Religion Elohim City's particular brand of faith draws heavily from the Old Testament. The community's residents attend daily religious services, and singing and dancing play a large role in the ceremonies. Religious services are held in a meeting center with a domed roof made of polyurethane. Saturday is the community's day of rest. Robert G. Miller declared that the CSA leader James Ellison was a "prophet full of vision" who would unite the attending groups so they could do battle with the so-called Zionist Occupied Government. There is a private school in the community, Bethel Christian School. ==Industry==

According to Robert Millar, Elohim City operates a small sawmill and trucking enterprise on its property. Millar's son, Bruce, owns a fleet of motor-freight rigs that he leases to National Carriers Inc., a hauling company that transports general commodities and hazardous materials. ==Law enforcement investigations==

The US government has monitored the private community since the 1980s due to its alliance with various white supremacist groups and members of the Aryan Nations. Prior to July 1995, FBI informant Richard Schrum was sent to infiltrate Elohim City, but he was unable to find anything illegal on the compound. Sometime before the Oklahoma City bombing, federal officials had planned to raid Elohim City. As a precaution, police scanners were monitored by the community and spotters were on the lookout to advise them of approaching suspect vehicular traffic. During this time, Millar also noted an increase in flights over Elohim City. Alleged illegal activities An unnamed source, disclosed in a 1995 FBI report, has stated that Elohim City received approximately 96 yards of concrete that had been transported via 122 truckloads from a local concrete company. While the anonymous individual was uncertain of what the purpose of the concrete was, additional unnamed sources have indicated the existence of bunkers and weapon storage facilities on the Elohim City compound. This same FBI document noted that a number of unnamed sources alleged the community was generating income through the sale of illegal drugs, which were allegedly produced and grown on the compound. ==Population==

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Elohim City had a population of 45. The median age was 30.3 years. 35.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 275.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 222.2 males age 18 and over. There were 17 households in Elohim City, of which 52.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 64.7% were married-couple households, 0.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. His four sons all live at Elohim City. • Lorraine Allen Millar - the late wife of Elohim City's founder, Robert Millar. Other residents Other individuals who either stayed or lived at Elohim City (some of whom later appeared in national news) include: • Rokus den Hartog, Millar's protégé who (along with his wife and seven daughters) lived on the compound for a couple of years in the 1980s. • George Eaton, founder of Present Truth Ministries and publisher/editor of a right-wing, anti-Semitic newsletter called The Patriot Report, of which Timothy McVeigh was a known subscriber. • James Ellison, white supremacist leader of The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. • Carol Howe, ATF informant who worked undercover in Elohim City. • Chevie Kehoe, a self-proclaimed white supremacist and convicted murderer. • Faron Earl Lovelace, convicted in a separate case of murdering a man he believed was a federal informant. • Dennis Mahon, a former imperial dragon in the Oklahoma Ku Klux Klan and an organizer for White Aryan Resistance. • Zera Patterson IV • Andreas Strassmeir, German immigrant, head of Elohim City security, phoned by Timothy McVeigh two weeks before the OKC bombing. ==See also==