List of Unificationists

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This page is a list of prominent members and some former members of the Unification Church, present and former followers of Sun Myung Moon.

The family of Rev. Moon and his wife Hakja Han Moon are known as the "True Family" within the church. Rev. and Mrs. Moon are known as "True Father" and "True Mother." Their children are known as the "True Children." Members regard Reverend Moon as the Second Coming of Christ, whose main mission, together with his wife, is to become "True Parents," establish a "True Family," and engraft everyone in the world (physical world and spiritual world) into that family to restore their lineage from satanic to Godly.

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[edit] Members of the True Family

Main article: True Family

[edit] True Parents

  • Rev. Sun Myung Moon ("True Father" to members; "Father Moon" to some outsiders) - founder
  • Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon ("True Mother" to members; "Mother Moon" to some outsiders) - founder's wife and officially-designated immediate successor. They were married in 1960.

[edit] True Children

  • Hyo Jin Moon - eldest son (died 2008). Musician; long-term problems with substance abuse, infidelity, and violence.
  • InJin Moon - third daughter (second daughter died in infancy). Toured with Mrs. Moon and Nansook Hong giving public speeches; gave public speeches defending Rev. Moon when in prison; wrote open letter to members regarding Bo Hi Pak.
  • Heung Jin Moon - second son (died 1984). Called "king of the spirit world" by Rev. Moon; mediumistic "channeling" of him prominent in late 1980s, see especially the "Black Heung Jin Nim."
  • Hyun Jin Moon - third son. Businessman, youth leader, Olympic equestrian.
  • Kook Jin Moon - fourth son; more commonly known as Justin Moon. Businessman and firearms designer. Owns and operates Kahr Arms, a U.S. small arms manufacturer.
  • Yeon Jin Moon - second youngest daughter. Documentary film maker; was contestant on Survival of the Richest.

[edit] Other members of the True Family

  • Soon Ae Hong (who members know by the title "Dae Mo Nim," which means "Exalted Mother") - Mrs. Moon's mother (died); medium Hyo Nam Kim believed to be channeling her since the mid-1990s at the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center in Korea.
  • Julia Moon - wife (posthumous wedding) of Heung Jin Moon. Born Hoon Sook Pak, oldest daughter of long time major leader and key aide Bo Hi Pak. Prima ballerina and General Director of Universal Ballet in South Korea.

[edit] Estranged True Family members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Key officials and Leaders

[edit] Other prominent members

[edit] Former members

Out of the tens of thousands who joined the Unification Church of America, 95% are now former members[citation needed]. Most left on good terms; a few became prominent critics or opponents.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

List of people by belief