Issued by World Services on the Collective
Behalf of the Fellowship of Independent Missionary Communities Commonly Referred to as The
Family International.
The Family International is a fellowship of independent
Christian missionary communities active in over 70 countries. Our nonconformist beliefs
and lifestyle have helped make us a source of controversy, and on occasion, the object of
official investigations and court action. This section summarizes the results of such
cases in recent years.
Note: Where official judgments were written in a language
other than English, the excerpts included are from the official translations.
A condensed version of our
governing Charter. It outlines the most important and basic
principles, goals, and beliefs of our movement and codifies its methods of government.
The Family
International has received many
requests from interested individuals, organizations, the media, and law enforcement
officials for reliable third-party information on The Family. We have prepared a list of
scholars, social scientists, and organizations who have extensive, firsthand knowledge of
The Family and of New Religious Movements in general:
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