Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, founded as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, and commonly called the Unification Church  founded in South Korea in 1954 by Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon. Since its founding, the church has expanded throughout the world with members in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, USA, Nigeria and other nations in more than 180 countries around the world. FFWPU has sponsored other organizations and projects over the years; including businesses, news media, projects in education and the arts. The church was led by Rev. and Mrs. Moon until September 3, 2012 when our True Father passed on. Since then, Our True Mother Dr. Mrs. Hak Ja Han has assumed the leadership of the church.

Unificationist beliefs in the Christian Bible and the Divine Principle. It teaches that God is the Creator and Heavenly Parent, whose dual nature combines both masculinity and femininity and whose center is true love. The Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church, a wedding or wedding vow renewal ceremony, is a church tradition which has attracted wide publicity. The church has engaged in interfaith activities with other major religions, including mainstream Christianity and Islam, despite theological differences.