True Parents in America: A Chronology, 1965-2025
True Parents in America: A Chronology, 1965-2025 is a joint project of the Sunhak Institute of History USA, the Hyo Jeong East Garden Museum, and the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. The chronology documents True Parents’ day-to-day activities in the United States over a span of 60 years from True Father’s first visit in February 1965 through True Mother’s visit to New York and Las Vegas in January 2025.
The scope of True Parents’ work in America is immense but includes three major emphases. First and foremost, True Parents proclaimed God’s Word. The chronology includes every recorded sermon, every speech delivered by True Parents during public speaking tours, all recorded commentaries delivered as part of daily Hoon Dok Hae gatherings for reading and study, all proclamations and all conference addresses. Second, True Parents exercised spiritual and pastoral leadership. The chronology documents the establishment of holy grounds, holy marriage blessings officiated by True Parents, holy day celebrations, Director and Leader Meetings, workshops and training sessions in which True Parents participated, visits to centers in the field, prayer conditions, fishing conditions and tournaments, declarations of milestones in the providence and their initiation of new movement traditions. Third, True Parents pursued initiatives consistent with their vision of social and cultural transformation. The chronology documents their work with scientists, religious leaders, civic officials, academics, artists, journalists and others, their establishment of organizations and federations dedicated to world peace, and their development of economic enterprises dedicated to technological equalization and alleviation of world hunger. In addition, True Parents endured public opposition and prosecution, even persecution, as recorded in this chronology.
Sources used for this chronology include Unification Church/Family Federation periodicals, books, websites, speech collections, online and print chronologies, travel and visitor records, personal journals, eyewitness accounts, and non-Unification materials, i.e., books, investigative reports and newspaper accounts. Specific citations for each entry in the chronology will be listed in an online source document.
— Michael L. Mickler, Chair of the True Parents in America: A Chronology, 1965-2025 Editorial Committee
