Our Founders
The work of the Peace Unity Foundation is inspired by the lives and words of Father and Mother Moon
Through earnest prayer at age 16, Rev. Sun Myung Moon had an encounter with Jesus Christ and with his help he uncovered the mystery of God’s providence, the reason for human suffering and new insights into history that would eventually make up the core teachings of the Unification Movement. The legacy he left behind is one that continues to grow. As Mother Moon continues his work, his words and works continue to inspire people from all around the world to live a life of gratitude, peace and love.
As a Peace Loving Global Citizen
A curious and passionate young boy contemplated the big questions of life. Amidst the oppression of Japanese rule in 1930's Korea, the young Sun Myung Moon seeked solace in his faith. Little did he know, that a passionate prayer on the mountainside on a quiet Easter Morning would change the course of his life forever.
With a love for his country, God and all people, he sought to make a difference for his homeland and to spread God’s message. Not everyone would understand, however, and he soon found that new ideas can be dangerous. In order to serve God and accomplish his mission, he would have to endure seemingly insurmountable odds, sacrificing his family, freedom, and almost his life...
Father Moon: For years I have called for a world where all religions live together as one, all races live as one, and all nations exist as one. For thousands of years history has seen the continuous increase of divisions. Now, however, we live in an age of globalism. For the sake of the future we must become one.
Mother of Peace
After establishing a national movement, Sun Myung Moon found the woman who would help him to spread his message of peace to the entire world. The marriage of Rev. Sun Myung Moon to Hak Ja Han on March 16, 1960 marked the first time in history that a couple would stand as a unified image of God, the True Parents. Mother Moon’s dedication to Father Moon’s mission, along with her own peace-building work, would come to symbolize a revitalization of the feminine aspect of God and to emphasize the important role that women play in bringing about a world of peace. Together, they soon spread the blessing of marriage to others, establishing what would become the Unification Movement’s most publicized and well known tradition.
Hak Ja Han was born into a world of political and religious strife in a small town in what is now North Korea. After she and her mother were imprisoned by the communist regime at only five years old, she eventually fled South with her mother and grandmother. There, they began a new life, and found solace and strength with a new religious community...
Hak Ja Han Moon, has dedicated her life to the quest for peace. Along with her husband, she has worked with heads of state, Nobel prize winners, religious leaders, and men and women of the arts to create a world of God's ideal. This life long pursuit has taken her around the world, where her voice has been heard in national and international halls of power. In July of 1993, she was the first Korean woman to address a meeting of United States Senators and Congressmen on Capitol Hill. Two months later, on September 7, Mother Moon became the first Korean woman to give an address in the United Nations. Her message on both these occasions connected women's responsibility in the quest for world peace with the deepest elements of human existence: the heart of God, the suffering of humanity, and the meaning of human history. As a mother of 14, she is a woman of intense devotion to God, to the world, and to her husband and family – a woman of true love.