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Genesis II Church / MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution)
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Religious-front organisation marketing 'Miracle Mineral Solution' (chlorine dioxide bleach) as a cure for autism, cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases. Founder Mark Grenon and three sons convicted in US federal court 2022–23.
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High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control7/10
Information Control7/10
Thought Control7/10
Emotional Control7/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for the 2020+ federal convictions of the Grenon family for distributing chlorine dioxide as a fake COVID cure.
Profile facts
Founded
2010
Members
Significantly reduced post-2022 convictions; remnant online (2026).
Active in
USA, Global
In context
Genesis II Church of Health and Healing was founded by Jim Humble in 2010 as a religious wrapper around the Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS) — actually industrial bleach. Promoted as a cure for autism (CD/CDS protocols), cancer, malaria, and COVID-19. The Grenons were arrested in 2020, extradited from Colombia, convicted 2022, sentenced to 12+ years each. Multiple deaths attributed to MMS protocols, particularly in autism contexts.
Key control doctrines
- MMS / chlorine dioxide as universal cure
- Religious-freedom wrapper around medical claims
- CD protocols including child dosing
Recovery resources
- ICSA
- Quackwatch MMS resource
See the full curated list at /resources.
Legal cases & controversies
- USA v. Grenon (2022)
- Multiple FDA warnings
- Multiple alleged deaths from MMS dosing
Evidence by BITE axis
Behavior Control
- MMS protocols followed at home
- Children dosed with chlorine dioxide
- Online community members purchase 'sacrament'
- Substantial ongoing financial commitment
Information Control
- Genesis II broadcasts authoritative
- Mainstream medicine framed as conspiracy
- Critical media framed as Big-Pharma attack
Thought Control
- MMS as universal cure
- Mainstream science framed as deceived
- Conspiratorial worldview
Emotional Control
- Vulnerable parents (especially autism) targeted
- Fear-based framing of conventional medicine
- In-group community of MMS-protocol followers
Timeline
- 2006Jim Humble publishes MMS book
- 2010Genesis II Church founded as religious wrapper
- 2020Grenons arrested for COVID claims
- 2022Grenons convicted; multi-year sentences
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
Sources
- USA v. Grenon (2022) search ↗
- ABC News investigations search ↗
- FDA warnings 2010+ search ↗
- FDA warns consumers about the dangerous and potentially life threading side effects of Miracle Mineral Solution — https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-consumers-about-dangerous-and-potentially-life-threating-side-effects-miracle-mineral open ↗
- Sodium Chlorite - Summary Report of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products - Veterinary Medicines Evaluation Unit — http://www.emea.europa.eu/pdfs/vet/mrls/sodiumchlorite.pdf open ↗
- Health risks associated with use of Miracle Mineral Solution — http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2010/2010_74-eng.php open ↗
- ATSDR - ToxFAQs™: Chlorine Dioxide & Chlorite — https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=581&tid=108 open ↗
- F.D.A. Warning letter — http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm152422.htm open ↗
- Health Risks Associated with Use of Miracle Mineral Solution — http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2010/13510a-eng.php open ↗
- Sodium chlorite solution not authorized for oral consumption by humans — http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2012/2012_21-eng.php open ↗
- Warning against consumption of Miracle Mineral Solution — http://food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/sep/mms open ↗
- Agency warning on chlorine solutions — http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2012/jul/cdswarning#.UJ8EzIawUzQ open ↗
- FDA Warns Consumers of Serious Harm from Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS) — https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm220747.htm open ↗
- Chlorite (sodium salt) (CASRN 7758-19-2) — https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/iris_documents/documents/subst/0648_summary.pdf open ↗
- Subchronic toxicity of chlorine dioxide and related compounds in drinking water in the nonhuman primate — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1569048 open ↗
- Chlorine Dioxide — https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/81-123/pdfs/0116.pdf open ↗
- Washington Attorney General reels in refunds for consumers hooked by Aussies' quack medicine web sites — http://www.atg.wa.gov/pressrelease.aspx?id=25300 open ↗
- Seller of "Miracle Mineral Solution" Convicted for Marketing Toxic Chemical as a Miracle Cure — https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seller-miracle-mineral-solution-convicted-marketing-toxic-chemical-miracle-cure open ↗
- Seller of "Miracle Mineral Solution" Sentenced to Prison for Marketing Toxic Chemical as a Miracle Cure — https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seller-miracle-mineral-solution-sentenced-prison-marketing-toxic-chemical-miracle-cure open ↗
- The Parents Who Give Their Children Bleach Enemas to 'Cure' Them of Autism — https://www.vice.com/en/article/parents-are-giving-their-children-bleach-enemas-to-cure-them-of-autism-311/ open ↗
- Acute Sodium Chlorite Poisoning Associated with Renal Failure — Renal Failure (1993) — https://doi.org/10.3109%2F08860229309069417 open ↗
- Deadly chemical being sold as miracle cure — http://www.smh.com.au/national/deadly-chemical-being-sold-as-miracle-cure-20100108-lyvl.html open ↗
- The man who encourages the sick and dying to drink industrial bleach — https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/sep/15/miracle-mineral-solutions-mms-bleach open ↗
- Miracle' chemical dubbed a danger — http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/3257504/Miracle-chemical-dubbed-a-danger open ↗
- Fringe 'Church' Founder on MMS: It's No Cure — https://abcnews.go.com/Health/fringe-church-founder-mms-cure/story?id=43158439 open ↗
- Death in paradise — http://www.smh.com.au/national/death-in-paradise-20100108-lyxv.html open ↗
- Alert issued on danger supplement — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11404218 open ↗
- Bleach-based cure-all online remedies could kill, warns government — https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/jul/04/government-warning-internet-remedies open ↗
- Subchronic toxicity of chlorine dioxide and related compounds in drinking water in the nonhuman primate. — Environmental Health Perspectives (1982) — https://doi.org/10.1289%2Fehp.824647 open ↗
- Toxicity of Chlorine Dioxide in Drinking Water — https://doi.org/10.3109%2F10915818409009082 open ↗
- QAnon-ers' Magic Cure for Coronavirus: Just Drink Bleach! — https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-conspiracy-theorists-magic-cure-for-coronavirus-is-drinking-lethal-bleach open ↗
- Feds go after self-described church in Florida selling bleaching agent as cure for COVID-19 — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-church-coronavirus-bleaching-agent-cure-covid-19/ open ↗
- Federal Judge halts sale of industrial bleach as Covid-19 cure from South Florida Church — https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-food-drug-administration-bleach-1498751 open ↗
- Archbishop' of Florida church selling bleach 'miracle cure' arrested with son — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/12/mark-grenon-archbishop-florida-church-selling-bleach-miracle-cure-arrested-son open ↗
- Florida family sentenced to federal prison for selling 'dangerous,' fake COVID-19 cure: DOJ — https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-family-sentenced-fake-covid-19-cure/story?id=103792447 open ↗
- Desperate Bolivians seek out toxic bleach falsely touted as Covid-19 cure — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/17/bolivia-coronavirus-toxic-bleach-chlorine-dioxide open ↗
- Miracle autism cure' seller exposed by BBC investigation — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33079776 open ↗
- US pastor runs network giving 50,000 Ugandans bleach-based 'miracle cure — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/18/bleach-miracle-cure-uganda-us-pastor-robert-baldwin-sam-little open ↗
- La Fiscalía investiga a dos famosos curanderos por promover la lejía contra el sida y el cáncer — https://elpais.com/sociedad/2019/02/20/actualidad/1550669520_741388.html open ↗
- Group to tout bleach-based 'miracle cure' at upstate New York 'seminar — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/16/bleach-based-miracle-cure-group-seminar-new-york open ↗
- Woman told to stop selling cancer 'miracle drug — http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-04-23/woman-told-to-stop-selling-cancer-miracle-drug/1660170 open ↗
- This church's cancer-curing elixir is really bleach, federal authorities say — https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-authorities-this-churchs-cancer-curing-elixir-is-really-bleach/2016/03/09/17f9e7d2-e238-11e5-9c36-e1902f6b6571_story.html?noredirect=on open ↗
- Hawkers of MMS 'Miracle Cure' Run Out of Luck in Ireland — https://abcnews.go.com/International/hawkers-mms-miracle-cure-run-luck-ireland/story?id=43139093 open ↗
- B.C. man first person convicted for sale of so-called miracle tonic — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/stanley-nowak-conviction-mms-genesis-2-church-1.4924288 open ↗
- Australian arm of group that wrote to Trump peddling bleach as coronavirus cure fined $150,000 — https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/13/healing-church-fined-150000-in-australia-over-selling-bleach-as-coronavirus-cure open ↗
- US-linked Australian church fined US$98,000 for selling bleach as coronavirus 'miracle cure — https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3084250/us-linked-australian-church-fined-us98000-selling-bleach open ↗
- ATC Malachlorite® for treatment of patients with acute Plasmodium falciparum infection: A pilot study incorporating 500 patients in the rural area of Cameroon — https://doi.org/10.30574%2Fgscbps.2018.2.2.0004 open ↗
- Retraction Notice: ATC Malachlorite® for treatment of patients with acute Plasmodium falciparum infection: A pilot study incorporating 500 patients in the rural area of Cameroon — GSC Biological and P — https://doi.org/10.30574%2Fgscbps.2019.8.1.0004 open ↗
- Alan Keyes Is Helping Sell a Toxic Bleach 'Cure' to the Vulnerable and Desperate — https://www.thedailybeast.com/alan-keyes-is-helping-sell-a-toxic-bleach-cure-miracle-mineral-solution-to-the-vulnerable-and-desperate open ↗
- Peligro: No beba la solución mineral milagrosa o productos similares — https://www.fda.gov/consumers/articulos-en-espanol/peligro-no-beba-la-solucion-mineral-milagrosa-o-productos-similares open ↗
- Subchronic toxicity of chlorine dioxide and related compounds in drinking water in the nonhuman primate. — Environmental Health Perspectives (1982) — https://dx.doi.org/10.1289%2Fehp.824647 open ↗
- Acute Sodium Chlorite Poisoning Associated with Renal Failure — Renal Failure (1993) — https://dx.doi.org/10.3109%2F08860229309069417 open ↗
- Advertencia de Salud en Canadá — http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2012/13644a-eng.php open ↗
- Advertencia de la FSA respecto al MSM — http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2010/sep/mms#.UbHHDvm-2So open ↗
- Asunto: Alerta de medicamentos ilegales, Nº. 5/10 — https://www.aemps.gob.es/informa/notasInformativas/medicamentosUsoHumano/medIlegales/2010/docs/NI_MUH_Ilegales_05-2010.pdf open ↗
- Acusaciones por suministro de producto — http://atg.wa.gov/uploadedFiles/Home/News/Press_Releases/2009/VassaloSmithACCCjudgment.pdf open ↗
- Pandemia: coronavirus y virus mentales — https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piero_Gayozzo/publication/342013859_Pandemia_coronavirus_y_virus_mentales/links/5ede8f43299bf1d20bdae04a/Pandemia-coronavirus-y-virus-mentales.pdf open ↗
- Hablan tres afectados por la receta de lejía: “A mi madre le salieron úlceras en los ojos” — https://www.abc.es/sociedad/abci-hablan-tres-afectados-receta-lejia-madre-salieron-ulceras-ojos-201811070244_noticia.html open ↗
- Advertencia de la FDA acerca de la solución mineral milagrosa — http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm220756.htm open ↗
- Acute Sodium Chlorite Poisoning Associated with Renal Failure — https://doi.org/10.3109/08860229309069417 open ↗
- Sodium Chlorite Solution Not Authorized for Oral Consumption by Humans — https://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2012/13637a-eng.php open ↗
- Miracle Mineral Solution and Sodium chlorite solutions — https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/miracle-mineral-solution-and-sodium-chlorite-solutions open ↗
- Alert issued on danger supplement — https://www.bbc.com/news/health-11404218 open ↗
- Agency warning on chlorine solutions — https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20150331222524/http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2012/5206/cdswarning open ↗
- Chlorite (sodium salt) CASRN 7758-19-2 — https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=648 open ↗
- Toxicity of chlorine dioxide in drinking water — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4067828/ open ↗
- Anvisa proíbe remédio que vendia falsa cura para Aids e autismo — https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/anvisa-proibe-remedio-que-vendia-falsa-cura-para-aids-autismo-23645125 open ↗
- Vendida como cura milagrosa para autismo, 'MMS' gera alerta entre pais e governo — https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/equilibrioesaude/2019/05/vendida-como-cura-milagrosa-para-autismo-mms-gera-alerta-entre-pais-e-governo.shtml open ↗
- Miracle autism cure' seller exposed — https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-33079776 open ↗
- Washington Attorney General reels in refunds for consumers hooked by Aussies' quack medicine Web sites — http://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/washington-attorney-general-reels-refunds-consumers-hooked-aussies-quack-medicine open ↗
- Teenager praised for 'cure' alert — https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-11540146 open ↗
- Chlorite sodium salt — http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0648.htm open ↗
- SODIUM CHLORITE — https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/58885 open ↗
- Anhydrous sodium chlorite — Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry (1976) — https://doi.org/10.1107/S0567740876003531 open ↗
- The crystal structure of sodium chlorite trihydrate, NaClO 2 .3H 2 O — Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry (1975) — https://doi.org/10.1107/S056774087500444X open ↗
- EU/3/13/1139 Public summary of opinion on orphan designation: Sodium chlorite for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. — http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/medicines/human/orphans/2013/07/human_orphan_001218.jsp&mid=WC0b01ac058001d12b open ↗
- sodium chlorite — http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/opdlisting/oopd/OOPD_Results_2.cfm?Index_Number=343311 open ↗
- Sodium chlorite — https://ec.europa.eu/health/documents/community-register/html/o1139.htm open ↗
- Gefährliches „Wundermittel“ MMS: Wenn Quacksalber für giftige Chlorbleiche werben. — http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/mms-quacksalber-werben-auf-kongress-in-hannover-a-967307.html open ↗
- Health Canada seizes dangerous health products from online retailer. — https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/41859a-eng.php open ↗
- FDA warns consumers about the dangerous and potentially life threatening side effects of Miracle Mineral Solution. — https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-consumers-about-dangerous-and-potentially-life-threatening-side-effects-miracle-mineral open ↗
- Bundesamt für Gesundheit – Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS). — http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/lebensmittel/04861/11249/index.html?lang=de open ↗
- Chlorbleiche soll Wunder bewirken. — https://www.taz.de/Archiv-Suche/!346217&s=Jim+Humble&SuchRahmen=Print/ open ↗
- Substance Evaluation Conclusion and Evaluation Report — https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/79f6929c-137d-0875-7595-ed611e6ebc5a open ↗
- Sodium chlorite — https://www.echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/evaluation/community-rolling-action-plan/corap-table/-/dislist/substance/external/100.028.942 open ↗
- Toxicity of Chlorine Dioxide in Drinking Water — Journal of the American College of Toxicology (1984) — https://dx.doi.org/10.3109%2F10915818409009082 open ↗
- ATC Malachlorite® for treatment of patients with acute Plasmodium falciparum infection: A pilot study incorporating 500 patients in the rural area of Cameroon — GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Scien — https://dx.doi.org/10.30574%2Fgscbps.2018.2.2.0004 open ↗
- Retraction Notice: ATC Malachlorite® for treatment of patients with acute Plasmodium falciparum infection: A pilot study incorporating 500 patients in the rural area of Cameroon — GSC Biological and P — https://dx.doi.org/10.30574%2Fgscbps.2019.8.1.0004 open ↗
- The Parents Who Give Their Children Bleach Enemas to 'Cure' Them of Autism — https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/parents-are-giving-their-children-bleach-enemas-to-cure-them-of-autism-311 open ↗
- “Subchronic toxicity of chlorine dioxide and related compounds in drinking water in the nonhuman primate” — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1569048/ open ↗
- “Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus 'cure' wrote to Trump this week” — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/revealed-leader-group-peddling-bleach-cure-lobbied-trump-coronavirus open ↗
- United States v. Jonathan Grenon (2025) — CourtListener — https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10763139/united-states-v-jonathan-grenon/ open ↗
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- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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Frequently asked questions
Q.Is Genesis II Church / MMS a cult?
CLCI Hub deliberately avoids the binary label "cult." Instead it places groups on a transparent 0–40 spectrum of documented control using Steven Hassan's BITE model (Behaviour, Information, Thought, Emotional). Genesis II Church / MMS scores 29 out of 40 — "High Control", at high confidence. The score describes documented control patterns, not a judgement of members' sincerity or beliefs; many members do not personally experience the patterns listed.
Q.What is Genesis II Church / MMS's CLCI score?
Genesis II Church / MMS scores 29 out of 40 on the Cult-Like Control Index, which falls in the "High" band. That total is the sum of four BITE axes — Behaviour 7, Information 7, Thought 7, Emotional 7 — plus a signed modifier of +1 for aggravating or mitigating factors.
Q.Why does Genesis II Church / MMS score 29 on the CLCI?
The score reflects publicly documented patterns including: Marketed industrial bleach as medical cure; Targeted autism families and COVID fearmongers; Federal felony convictions of multiple family members; Religious-organisation wrapper to evade FDA. These map onto the BITE axes of behaviour, information, thought, and emotional control, and a signed modifier of +1 is applied for factors such as financial demands, leadership accountability, and exit costs. Every claim is backed by the citations in the Sources section on this page.
Q.How reliable is the Genesis II Church / MMS rating?
This profile is rated High confidence. High confidence means the score is backed by court records, academic work, and/or sustained investigative journalism. CLCI scores are not fixed — they are revised whenever new public evidence appears, and groups that reform can score lower over time.
Q.Where can I get help regarding Genesis II Church / MMS?
If you or someone you care about is affected by Genesis II Church / MMS, start with the Recovery resources listed on this page. General cult-aware support is available from the International Cultic Studies Association (icsahome.com) and the Freedom of Mind Resource Center (freedomofmind.com). CLCI Hub is an educational resource, not a crisis service — if anyone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
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