Children of God

In 1969, when the cult currently known as "The Family International" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed "the Children of God" (or COG) by the news media. Until then they had been known as Teens for Christ, but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By 1972, there were 130 COG colonies scattered throughout the world (see our statistics page for additional information).

For more information and details on the group's name changes over the years, see our article on The Family International.