The

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Peace Association was inaugurated on December 2, 2017, in Seoul,

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, where it announced its mission: "To enlighten humanity by uplifting their spiritual consciousness through

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principles and values rooted in God-centered families." It is still in its formative stages of development. The co-founders of the Family Peace Association are

Hyun Jin Moon Hyun Jin Preston Moon (born 25 May 1969) is a South Korean social entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, and later the Family Peace Association. His father, Sun Myung Moon, was the founder of the Unification movemen ...

and Junsook Moon. Currently, Jinman Kwak is the president. In his address at the Inaugural Ceremony, Hyun Jin Moon expressed that the Family Peace Association was created to carry on the trans-religious work his late father,

Sun Myung Moon Sun Myung Moon (; born Yong Myung Moon; 6 January 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unif ...

, sought to accomplish with the establishment of the

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, is a new religious movement, whose members are called Unificationists, or "Moonies". It was officially founded on 1 May 1954 under the name Holy Sp ...

(FFWPU). Hyun Jin Moon held a key leadership role in FFWPU from 1998 to 2008. He stated, "I can no longer work through the FFWPU because it is not true to my father’s original mission", and dedicated the Family Peace Association as the "new vehicle" to realize his father's intentions of "creating a global movement to inspire all humanity to establish God-centered families." It was suggested that the Family Peace Association could play a leadership role in the

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through a focus on reuniting families divided between North and South.

Relation to the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification and Sun Myung Moon

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification was established in the mid-1990s by

. Sun Myung Moon stated at the founding of the FFWPU that he never intended to create a new religion, but to open an age after religion where families would serve as the core of spiritual and character growth. Sun Myung Moon has even stated that the HSA-UWC, the predecessor to FFWPU which he established in 1954, was meant to foster ecumenical cooperation among Christian sects to promote families with deep spirituality and a commitment to serving their larger society. In 1994, Rev. Moon declared the completion of the mission of HSA-UWC aiming to dissolve the church structure, and two years later the FFWPU was launched as a new entity to advance Unification theology and principles. The FFWPU was created as a broad-based social movement to promote healthy families and strong societies. According to a memo from the HSA-UWC North America Headquarters in 1997, from the beginning it was clear that the two entities, FFWPU and HSA-UWC, were separate entities, both in objectives and legally. Hyun Jin Moon was appointed vice-president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification in 1998. Hyun Jin Moon is the successor leading the Unification Movement.

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Family Peace Association
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