by apadmin | Nov 10, 2017
Father M.J. Divine’s role as a forerunner of the Civil Rights Movement is often overlooked and even dismissed. Although he’d been actively working toward racial integration and harmony long beforehand, the Harlem Riot of 1935 seems to have served as a catalyst. As at...
by apadmin | Oct 24, 2017
At its peak during the Great Depression, the International Peace Mission Movement had about 150 centers, called “Heavens,” spread across the globe, with the majority based in America. Each Heaven was established as a desegregated communal living facility — a haven for...
by apadmin | Oct 20, 2017
When Father Divine died on Sept. 10, 1965, members of the press were not admitted to Woodmont, home of the International Peace Mission movement in Gladwyne, Pa. Throngs of faithful gathered there to pay their respects. News media stationed outside the gates...
by apadmin | Oct 12, 2017
“Father’s Kingdom,” the new documentary by MAJ Productions, has been selected to make its world premiere at the 2017 DOC NYC film festival, which runs from Nov. 9-16. The film explores the groundbreaking work of International Peace Mission founder Father M.J. Divine,...
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