New religious movements that arose from Christianity or claim its heritage while departing from the mainstream churches, in some cases through a founder with unusual authority. Several became widely known through controversy, and the group records their teachings and history. Members placed here so far include Peoples Temple, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, The Way International.
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Wikipedia, "Peoples Temple"
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The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, originally Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church and commonly shortened to Peoples Temple, was an American new religious organization that existed between 1955 and 1978 and was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Wikipedia, "Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints"
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The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (abbreviated to FLDS Church or FLDS) is a Mormon fundamentalist group whose members practice polygamy.
The Way International (Wikipedia)
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The Way International is a nontrinitarian Christian organization based in New Knoxville, Ohio.
Branch Davidians (Wikipedia)
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Houteff, a Seventh-day Adventist, wrote a series of tracts entitled the "Shepherd's Rod" that called for reform of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Word of Faith Fellowship (Wikipedia)
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Word of Faith Fellowship is a Protestant non-denominational church in Spindale, North Carolina.
Twelve Tribes communities (Wikipedia)
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The Twelve Tribes, formerly known as the Vine Christian Community Church, the Northeast Kingdom Community Church, the Messianic Communities, and the Community Apostolic Order, is a cult and new religious movement.
Unification Church (Wikipedia)
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The Unification Church was founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea, as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC; 세계기독교통일신령협회; Segyegidoggyotong Ilsinlyeonghyeobhoe); in 1994, the organization changed its name to the FFWPU.
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