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In Memoriam: Eric Holt 1952 - 2013: Eric Holt was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 20, 1952, the second son in a family of four. Eric grew up in a family of meager means but put his mind to use at an early age, becoming the Scottish...; Read More

Passing of Our Beloved Brother, Eric Holt: By Dr. Michael BalcombMay 22, 2013Dear Brothers and Sisters,By now, I am sure you have heard the news of Eric Holt’s sudden and unexpected ascension. He passed this morning, Wednesday May 22nd at...; Read More

Orphanage Fund Honors Legacy of North Dakota Unificationist: When North Dakota Unificationist John Foss ascended suddenly at his home in Fargo on April 10, 2013, his family was understandably shocked and heart-broken. But it didn’t take long for his spouse...; Read More

Finnish Unificationist Recognized for Community Service in New Mexico: A survivor of adversity, Unificationist Kaarina Jager was honored recently for outstanding public service at the 14th annual Women’s History Month Celebration on March 23, 2013 in Roswell,...; Read More

In Memorium: Martin Porter 1942-2013: On Sunday March 24, 2013 Dr. Martin Porter, a pioneer of the Unification Movement in the West, passed away at his home in New Paltz, NY. Dr. Porter is survived by his sons Tim and Lucas and by his...; Read More

Maryland Unificationist Fulfills the Goal of Distributing 430 Autobiographies: My husband, Harumi Take, is from Gifu, Japan and joined the Nagoya Church in 1969. I joined in Los Angeles in 1967.We were matched and blessed by True Parents in 1975 as part of the 1800 Couple blessing....; Read More

Unificationist Scouts Report Backpacking Adventure in Wilderness Preserve: Boy Scout Troop 1212, sponsored by New Hope Academy in Landover Hills, Maryland recently returned from its annual winter trip to the Dolly Sods wilderness park in West Virginia with stories to tell. The...; Read More

A New Jersey Unificationist’s Valentine’s Day Surprise: For more than 50 Unificationist couples, this year’s Valentine’s Day pales in comparison to the “Cosmic Blessing” ceremony that is to take place on Saturday, February 16, 2013...; Read More

A Matching Testimony: Kester Wilkening and Jana Iparraguirre: The following is a humorous and touching testimony from second-generation Unificationists Jana Iparraguirre and Kester Wilkening about their experience getting “Matched” with the support of...; Read More

Applications of Divine Principle Available at DeeperDP.com: A deeper analysis of the seminal teaching of the Unification Church, the Divine Principle, is now available through the inspiration and guidance of Colorado state pastor Rev. D. Michael Hentrich on his...; Read More

Headquarters Staff Share “What the Holiday Season Means to Me”: Part Three: Christmas Day, God’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and the Day of Victory of Love. Two holidays established in one religious community within the last 50 years and two holidays that have been a significant...; Read More

Headquarters Staff Share “What the Holiday Season Means to Me”: Part Two: Christmas Day, God’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and the Day of Victory of Love. Two holidays established in one religious community within the last 50 years and two holidays that have been a significant...; Read More

Headquarters Staff Share “What the Holiday Season Means to Me”: Part One: Christmas Day, God’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and the Day of Victory of Love. Two holidays established in one religious community within the last 50 years and two holidays that have been a significant...; Read More

The Devil and David S.C. Kim: A Testimony from the Early Years: The following is a testimony from Joy Schmidt Pople, who joined the Unification Church in Washington, D.C. in July of 1970 and was part of the “One World Crusade” in 1972. She turned down...; Read More

In Memoriam: Masako Hisamatsu Corley 1958- 2012: A truly beautiful, standing-room-only, Seonghwa ceremony was held for Masako Corley at the Harnett Funeral Home in Uniondale, Long Island on November 28, 2012. Masako, the wife of Long Island pastor Tom...; Read More

Unificationists Tell Their Stories on Veterans Day: Sunday, November 11, 2012, was especially noteworthy in that, according to the Associated Press, it was the first Veterans Day in a decade during which no American troops were fighting and dying in Iraq....; Read More

How the Doroski Family Survived the Storm: The following is a story by Nanette Doroski about nine resilient members of the Doroski family, who faced the challenges of surviving without electrical power and running water for three days in the destructive...; Read More

Extraordinary Birth Story for Massachusetts Unificationists: Finding an appropriate name for the quick and extraordinary birth of their newly born daughter in an SUV at the hospital parking lot is proving difficult for Unificationist-born couple, Masao and Terumi...; Read More

"Early Morning Surprise for Unificationist Couple in California": When Wheatland, CA residents Maree and Bob Gauper read their daily morning paper, October 22, 2012, they did not expect to see their faces staring up at them from the front page feature story of their...; Read More

Unificationist Achieves Positive Outcome from Local Media Outreach: Unificationist Debbie Preece of Huntsville, Alabama, has showed us all how to “get it done” when it comes to getting your story told in the newspaper. Mrs. Preece was able to connect with...; Read More

Some Reflections on the Passing of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon: The following article is from the October 2012 issue of the New English Review and is written by Richard L. Rubenstein, President Emeritus of the University of Bridgeport. His latest book is Jihad and...; Read More

Unification Church USA Welcomes New Member from Las Vegas, Nevada: Sung Kim, 60, met the Unification Church on the day of Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s ascension. Kim is a single mother of one daughter, 31, and has been a realtor for 10 years for Elite Realty, as well...; Read More

Beverly Berndt: What Money Can Buy: Reprinted courtesy of the Huffington Post and contributed by Emma Diab.The kids call her Auntie Bev, though they're not related. She's not from the same country or even from the same continent....; Read More

Unificationist Couple Nurtures Parents’ Day Organization in the Sacramento Valley: Unificationists Bob and Maree Gauper, who have been hosting annual Parents’ Day events in Wheatland, California since 2006, are creating a stir with their calls for strong marriages and good parenting...; Read More

Young Unificationist Inspires Co-Workers to Support His 1,200-Bow Condition: The following is a testimony from Caleb Boucher, 25, from New Brunswick, Canada, about his experience completing a 1,200-bow condition to support the recovery of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who is currently...; Read More

Unificationists Love Life and Welcome New Members in Omaha: A 30-year lull in church growth in Nebraska was recently broken as the Lovin’ Life community in Omaha officially welcomed two new members, Amber Lynne Williams, 17, and Mario Salazar, 55, in July...; Read More