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UC Magazine's Summer Issue Keeps Dialogue Alive: Fully Alive, the Summer 2013 issue of UC magazine, is scheduled to come out in June. Written and designed to spark a reader’s inner adventurer, this next issue invites the reader on a...; Read More

'My Mother' by Ye Jin Moon: In honor of Mother's Day the Unification News Team and the Video Team at Headquarters has illustrated a poem, "My Mother" by Ye Jin Moon published in 1977 in the book Signs of Presence...; Read More

Headquarters Staff ‘Go Fish’ on the Hudson: This year’s Peace King Cup Fishing Tournament, which is held annually on the Hudson River to commemorate the Holy Wedding Anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon, was kicked off on Friday May...; Read More

New Psychology Manual Draws upon Divine Principle: In late 2012 Bob and Janice Maddox, a blessed couple living in Washington State, published a book titled D.E.E.P. Origin Healing and the Origin of Personality Distortion.The Maddox’s are both masters...; Read More

Registration for One Heart Camp Available Online: One Heart Camp invites all high-school and middle-school participants from the United States as well as abroad to the 2013 One Heart Summer Workshop at Camp Seely near Los Angeles.One Heart Camp’s...; Read More

UC Magazine Calls for Testimonies about Father Moon: UC magazine’s fourth issue of this year, coming out in August 2013, will commemorate the anniversary of Father Moon’s Seonghwa (ascension). Carrying a theme of “10,000 hours”...; Read More

Call for Applications: The National Ocean Challenge Program in Alaska: The National Ocean Challenge Program in Alaska (NOCP) is welcoming applications for the summer program, which starts with orientation on July 21, 2013 at Angel Garden in Kodiak, Alaska and closes on August...; Read More

“Go Fish” at Peace King Fishing Tournament: The annual Peace King Cup Fishing Tournament held on the Hudson River to commemorate the Holy Wedding Anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon will kick off on Friday May 3, 2013 and will continue...; Read More

UC Magazine shows New Faces of the Unification Movement: UC Mag, (a bi-monthly magazine collection of stories and inspirations of the Unificationist Community) has posted the updates of the UC Mag Road Team, a cross-country expedition intended to gather...; Read More

Unificationists March Against Same-Sex Marriage on Both Sides of the Atlantic: As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for and against overturning California’s Proposition 8 law on March 26, 2013 citizen activists on both sides of the issue demonstrated outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.Mr. James Gavin, president of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) USA, said he estimated that more than 10,000 people were demonstrating. Unificationists joined with...; Read More

UC Magazine’s Spring 2013 Issue Explores Sensitive Topics: As a faith community striving for a common goal yet composed of many different people, cultures and opinions, it is important to be open to discussion in order to create understanding, support and...; Read More

Next Gen Leadership Academy Calls for Applications: NextGen Leadership Academy (NGA) was established as a 501c3 Non Profit Corporation in 2006 as an option for second-generation Unificationists to experience a more diverse experience of faith development....; Read More

Relationship Intelligence Training A Life-changing Curriculum for Youth: Become a certified presenter of Relationship Intelligence Training (RIT), an interactive, evidence-based curriculum for Middle School and High School students around the U.S. and internationally. What...; Read More

UC Magazine’s Latest Issue: In With the New Me: The 2013 New Year and Foundation Day are directly behind us and marked a new beginning for everyone. As every year, we make New Year’s resolutions, but these rarely last. How do we make this year...; Read More

Artists Gather for Interdisciplinary Art Seminar in New Jersey: Creative Synergy Studio (CSS), an initiative to promote the use of art and culture for the betterment of the human condition, held its first seminar on March 2, 2013 at the Fellowship Hall of the...; Read More

Unificationist Founds the First “American Museum for God”: Unificationist Jonathan Halsey, 63, has undertaken an unprecedented initiative by founding the American Museum of God, through which he features original artwork and hopes to help actualize the...; Read More

Is Malachy’s “Prophecy of the Popes” Malarkey?: Just when you think you’ve survived the apocalypse by making it past December 21, 2012, you hear of another prophecy of Doomsday around the corner. This time, the divination comes from an Irish...; Read More

UC Magazine Unveils New Website: UC magazine recently launched its first website -- a platform for discussions relevant to Unification Church communities -- on Monday, February 25, 2013. Visit the site here. (In December 2011, the...; Read More

Montreal Unificationists Open Library Doors to Divine Principle: As the result of the efforts of second-generation Unificationists in Montreal, Unificationist texts such as the Divine Principle, Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s autobiography As A Peace-Loving Global Citizen,...; Read More

Winners of 2013 Barrytown College Video Contest Announced!: After three weeks of voting on Facebook, the winners of the 2013 Barrytown College of Unification Theological Seminary (UTS) “True Love” Video Contest have been determined:Aika Greenidge’s...; Read More

Unificationist Couples Prepare to Celebrate a Week of Romance and Commitment: For many, Valentine’s Day means expressing affection in the forms of chocolates, flower bouquets and dinner dates. Yet, for more than 50 Unificationist couples, Valentine’s Day plans this...; Read More

Foundation Day Book Chronicles High Points of the Providence: With his sights set on Foundation Day, Jonathan Gullery, print designer with the Media Production Department of Unification Church USA, eagerly anticipates the publication of an historic, illustrative...; Read More

Unificationists Respond to Debate about Allowing Gay Boy Scout Members: Word that Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was considering lifting its ban on gay Scouts leaders and members has generate much activity on the web as of late. BSA said on Monday, January 28, 2013, that it...; Read More

UC Magazine’s Latest Issue: My Foundation: The world did not end according to the Mayan doomsday prophecy, and UC magazine’s latest issue, My Foundation, closes the eventful year of 2012 and welcomes 2013, particularly Foundation Day,...; Read More

"Three Day University" in Barrytown Preps College Students for Social Action: Nearly 200 Generation Peace Academy (GPA) trainees, Unificationists and ministers from the state of New York, gathered in Barrytown, New York for Unification Theological Seminary’s (UTS) unprecedented...; Read More

Caution Urged Before Investing Financial Inheritance: Each of us has parents whom we love deeply, but who will one day pass away. And when they do, any assets they had accumulated during their lives likely will be passed on to their “next of kin,”...; Read More

Young Unificationist Stresses the Importance of Multi-generational Teamwork: The following is a testimony on the theme “together” given by second-generation Unificationist Josh Hunter during a recent Sunday Service at New Hope Academy in Maryland. Hunter is a 2012...; Read More

Three Wise Men Ponder the Unificationist Perspective on Christmas: Behind all the commercial advertisements and materialistic hype, the holidays are a time of religious significance for families around the world, including those within the Unification Church. Yet with...; Read More

Remembering the First International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences: Just a little over 40 years ago, young Unificationists, including 27-year-old Glenn Strait, were abuzz with excitement about being at the leading edge of the convergence of science and religion through...; Read More

Abstract of UC Magazine's Next Issue: Sometimes life moves so fast: the year 2012 has been an eventful one for Unificationists and for the world, and we are still in the midst of change. As the year comes to a close, we look forward to a...; Read More

Unificationnews to Publish Lost Speech by Father Moon: A small group of Unificationists in Maryland are preparing to honor the 40-year legacy of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, known affectionately as “Father Moon,” or “True Father,” by reading...; Read More

Unificationist Authors Book on “Mediumship”: The following is a testimony from Ron Pappalardo, a Unificationist whose son’s suicide spurred him to become a medium and to author two books, Reconciled by the Light: The After-Death Letters from...; Read More

The Harvest Festival—East and West: One inheritance out of the human agricultural beginnings is the harvest festival. People gather to celebrate the earth’s abundant provision of the nutrients essential to physical health. I’d...; Read More

Boston Pastor Enriches Scripture Reading with Music and Video: Scripture reading is taking a creative turn at the Boston Unification Church under the guidance of its pastor, Rev. Dmitry Vilchitsky. Equipped with video-editing experience and a penchant for engaging...; Read More

Enrollment at Bridgeport International Academy Reaches All-time High: Enrollment reached an all-time high at Bridgeport International Academy (BIA), capping off this academic year at 86 students, 62 percent of whom are Americans and 38 percent of whom are international...; Read More

The Wife of Jesus Seen from the Perspective of the Divine Principle: In the same week that Dr. Hak Ja Han, revered by Unificationists the world over as our True Mother, took the lead as the True Parents on earth, Harvard professor Karen King announced the discovery of...; Read More

Interfaith Concert in Brooklyn Honors First Responders at 9/11: An unprecedented reggae-gospel concert joined interfaith leaders, lawmakers, and Ground Zero first responders at a music hall in Brooklyn on the eve of 9/11.The “Interfaith Concert – The Reunion...; Read More

“Love Was Alive” at Shehaqua Family Camp 2012 Say Campers: Love was alive at this year’s Shehaqua Family Camp in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, according to many of the camp’s participants. More than 340 people from 17 different states attended...; Read More

Documentary Tracks First- and Second-Generation Unificationists Working Side-by-Side: This past summer’s Leadership Program, which concluded on August 17, 2012, was hailed as a success not only because the enrollment had more than doubled since last summer, but also because it welcomed...; Read More

Lovin’ Life Ministries in Maryland Reaches out with Summer Fest: Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the Lovin’ Life Ministries (LLM) worship for the Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia area was a sobering worship service, and many in the congregation were on...; Read More

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