Having become deeply attracted to the Oxford Movement while studying Church history, Ives founded a religious community called the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross at Valle Crucis, North Carolina.
Ives mengalami ketertarikan mendalam pada Gerakan Oxford ketika sedang mempelajari sejarah Gereja, lalu ia mendirikan suatu komunitas religius yang disebut Brotherhood of the Holy Cross (Persaudaraan Salib Suci) di Valle Crucis, North Carolina.