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A brief history of The Family Our origins: In 1968,
David Brandt Berg, a former pastor of the Christian and Missionary
The Children of God
organisation was formally dissolved by Berg in the spring of 1978, due to
misuse of authority and violation of fundamental principles by some regional
leaders. A new group, “The Family of Love”
In the early 1980s, the group’s name was shortened to The Family. David Berg passed away in late 1994. His wife of 25 years, Maria, now leads The Family assisted by her co-workers. Approximately 25% of Family members today were previously members of the Children of God. |
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Alliance,
began a Christian outreach ministry to the counter-culture youth in Huntington
Beach, California. By the end of 1969, the group of converted youth had grown
to about 100 members, and began to receive national attention in the USA. They
were first called "The Children of God" by a newspaper reporter. By 1972,
there were 130 Children of God "colonies" in dozens of countries on
every continent.
was formed. About two-thirds of
former Children of God members joined The Family of Love.