Peace Mission Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:coreBelief racial equality
celibacy
communal living
economic independence
Father Divine is God incarnate
gptkbp:declinedAfter Father Divine's death in 1965
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Sayville,_New_York
1919
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Father_Divine
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peace Mission Movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:notableEvent International Peace Mission Movement established in 1932
gptkbp:notableFor free banquets
prohibition of alcohol and tobacco
renaming followers with 'Divine' surnames
gptkbp:notableLeader Mother Divine
gptkbp:peakMembership tens of thousands (1930s-1940s)
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_New_Day
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Father_Divine
gptkb:Historic_peace_churches
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7