God is Our Root: Love, Life, and Lineage
The Blessing & Family Ministry held a live orientation program for Unificationists in the U.S. and their partners to learn more about the Blessing’s history and significance.
GPA Family Workshop Brings Hope
GPA participants returning from abroad gathered in Estes Park, Colorado for a special workshop to reflect on their experiences overseas, receive family and blessing education, and prepare for the rest of the year. The workshop also invited families and friends of GPA participants, GPA alumni, and various leaders of the Unification movement.
Happy Spring!
Each man is a microcosm of the universe. Your body is made of all the elements of the world. Nature supplied the entire ingredients that make your body, which means that the universe made you by giving itself.
CIG Youth Missionaries Transform Lives
The six teams of Cheon Il Guk Youth Missionaries (CIGYM) who departed the U.S. last fall to share about the Unification faith abroad are due back in April from Kosovo, Romania, Israel, Zambia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
Prayer is Key to Growth
Chicago is among the fastest growing Unificationist communities in the U.S. and is currently home to 140 families in the movement. With new development goals in place for the Chicago Family Church this year, local leaders say membership is likely to surge amid other areas of anticipated growth.
14th Anniversary: As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen
March 9 marks the 14th anniversary of True Father’s best-selling autobiography, As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen, being published in Korea. It’s the most intimate look into his personal life, as well as his decades-long journey with True Mother toward building the international Unification movement.
All Things Are Possible With God
Ohio community stand’s strongly by their slogan “With God, all things are possible” as they outline future goals and growth.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
As we celebrate Women’s History Month throughout March, we pay extra attention to the incredible accomplishments of women from all over the world, including our own True Mother — a devoted wife, mother, daughter, global leader, and inspirational example committed to uniting all people as one family under God.
Honoring Our Blessing Foundations
In a special program, “Honoring Our Blessing Foundations,” the first 13 couples Blessed in America in 1969 celebrated their 54th blessing anniversary and also honored the 777 Couples, which included the first American couples to receive the Blessing in Korea in October 1970.
Celebrating 54 Years: 13 Couples Blessing Anniversary
True Parents officiated the 13 Couples Holy Marriage Blessing in 1969 at the historic Upshur House in Washington, DC. This was the first blessing ceremony held outside of Korea at the time, and the first of three ceremonies that together came to be known as the 43 Couples Blessing.
CARP: Becoming Who I Was Meant To Be
With the spring semester underway, CARP chapters nationwide have begun their regular club meetings and promotions as campus fairs. Initiating new chapters can sometimes be an uphill battle but can ultimately bring recognition of God’s love and grace.
IAYSP Celebrates 6 Years of Global Impact
February 23 marks the 6th anniversary since True Mother established the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP) in 2017.
46th Anniversary of 74 Couples Holy Blessing
Held on February 21, 1977, the 74 Couples Blessing was the largest Blessing ceremony True Parents officiated held outside of Korea to date.
Celebrating 55th and 16th Blessing Anniversaries
February 22 marks the anniversary of two major Marriage Blessing ceremonies officiated by True Parents: the 430 Couples Holy Blessing in 1968 and the Cross-Cultural Marriage Blessing in 2007.
GPA Teams Depart for Journey of Faith
Four groups of GPA participants are headed to Dominican Republic, Peru, Paraguay, and the Adirondack Mountains in New York for a unique 21-day experience.
21st Anniversary of 400 Million Couples Holy Blessing, 3rd Phase
Happy 21st anniversary to all the couples who participated in the third phase of the 400 Million Couples Holy Blessing on February 16, 2002!
‘Model Church’ Retreat Inspires Unificationist Leaders
Nearly 30 Unificationist leaders kicked off 2023 with a “model church” retreat in Las Vegas. Directors and pastors from across the country gathered at IPEC to exchange ideas and best practices to help grow and further develop their respective communities.
Forever and Always: Blessing Anniversaries
Happy anniversary to all the couples celebrating their Blessings on February 13, 2000 and February 12, 2014.