Unification Church

Summary

Unification Church is a new religious movement^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of new_religious_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,658 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Unification Church's religion is recorded as religious pluralism^[3].
• Unification Church is located in Manhattan^[4].
• Unification Church is in the country of South Korea^[5].
• Unification Church is in the country of United States^[6].
• Unification Church is in the country of Japan^[7].
• Unification Church is in the country of Portugal^[8].
• Unification Church's instance of is recorded as new religious movement^[9].
• Unification Church's instance of is recorded as religious organization^[10].
• Unification Church's instance of is recorded as charismatic christianity^[11].
• Unification Church's instance of is recorded as Protestant church^[12].
• Unification Church's main regulatory text is recorded as Divine Principle^[13].
• Unification Church's founder is recorded as Sun Myung Moon^[14].
• Christian Church is named after Unification Church^[15].
• union is named after Unification Church^[16].
• Unification Church's headquarters location is recorded as Gapyeong County^[17].
• Unification Church's child organization or unit is recorded as Unification Church of the United States^[18].
• Unification Church's child organization or unit is recorded as Family Peace Association^[19].
• Unification Church's Commons category is recorded as Unification Church^[20].
• Unification Church's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations^[21].
• Unification Church's foundational text is recorded as Bible^[22].
• Unification Church's said to be the same as is recorded as Unification movement (Unification Church)^[23].
• Unification Church's said to be the same as is recorded as Family Federation for World Peace and Unification^[24].
• Unification Church's said to be the same as is recorded as Universal Peace Federation^[25].
• Unification Church's said to be the same as is recorded as Tongil Group^[26].
• Unification Church's said to be the same as is recorded as Peace United Family Party^[27].

Body

Founding

Unification Church's founder is recorded as Sun Myung Moon^[14]. May 1, 1954 marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Family Federation for World Peace and Unification'}^[29] and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '세계평화통일가정연합'}^[30]. Unification Church's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FFWPU'}^[31].

Operations

Unification Church's headquarters location is recorded as Gapyeong County^[17]. Subsidiaries include it of the United States^[18], a religious organization^[32], in United States^[33] and Family Peace Association^[19], a family association^[34], founded in 2017^[35].

Industry

Unification Church's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations^[21].

Why It Matters

Unification Church ranks in the top 5% of new_religious_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,658 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]