The Father Divine Project

A "database documentary" about Father Divine and the Peace Mission Movement. This little-known story of an American 20th centur...
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The Bible Institute...
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18:09:29 09/20/07

Two episodes documenting the 50th anniversary banquets held at The Bible Institute in north Philadelphia on April 29th and 30th, 1996. These are a little longer th...

The Bible Institute (Part 1)

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The Bible Institute (Part 1)

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Two episodes documenting the 50th anniversary banquets held at The Bible Institute in north Philadelphia on April 29th and 30th, 1996. These are a little longer than previous posts - 6-7 minutes each....

Divine Tracy Hotel ...
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22:35:47 06/14/07

Divine Tracy Hotel Banquet (Part 2)

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Divine Tracy Hotel Banquet (Part 2)

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Divine Tracy Hotel ...
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20:49:12 06/14/07

Divine Tracy Hotel Banquet (Part 1)

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Divine Tracy Hotel Banquet (Part 1)

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Heaven on Earth
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08:12:24 05/03/07

"There's no point in seeking to go somewhere else that you don't know about. Enjoy this good earth God gave us." - Miss Kingdom...

Heaven on Earth

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Heaven on Earth

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"There's no point in seeking to go somewhere else that you don't know about. Enjoy this good earth God gave us." - Miss Kingdom...

Mother Divine
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07:16:32 01/22/07

Here is the first part of a 1997 interview with Mother Divine held in Sayville, Long Island. She talks about her marriage to Father Divine as "a supernatural exper...

Mother Divine

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Mother Divine

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Here is the first part of a 1997 interview with Mother Divine held in Sayville, Long Island. She talks about her marriage to Father Divine as "a supernatural experience."...

Sayville
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05:24:45 06/26/06

Sayville, Long Island (about 40 miles East of New York City) is where Father Divine's ministry was transformed nearly overnight. In 1931, Father and Mother Divine ...

Sayville

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Sayville

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Sayville, Long Island (about 40 miles East of New York City) is where Father Divine's ministry was transformed nearly overnight. In 1931, Father and Mother Divine (Peninniah) had purchased a house in the small white suburb of Sayville and...

Personal Presence/P...
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03:03:36 02/08/06

When Father Divine died at his Woodmont estate on September 10th 1965, Mother Divine became the spiritual leader of the movement. She took on the enormous responsi...

Personal Presence/Personal Absence

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Personal Presence/Personal Absence

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When Father Divine died at his Woodmont estate on September 10th 1965, Mother Divine became the spiritual leader of the movement. She took on the enormous responsibility of maintaining the properties and businesses that housed and employed thousands of...

"There was a child ...
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15:42:56 01/19/06

Reincarnation is not central to Father Divine's doctrine of "Heaven on Earth", but it did become an important aspect of his marriage to "Sweet Angel" (Edna Rose Ri...

"There was a child born unto me..."

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"There was a child born unto me..."

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Reincarnation is not central to Father Divine's doctrine of "Heaven on Earth", but it did become an important aspect of his marriage to "Sweet Angel" (Edna Rose Ritchings) in 1946. He claimed she was the reincanation of his first...

Spirit and Rhythm
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04:27:52 01/11/06

The Peace Mission banquet service always ends with spontaneous song and dance. During dessert (when four or five diffrent sweet dishes are passed around), follower...

Spirit and Rhythm

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Spirit and Rhythm

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The Peace Mission banquet service always ends with spontaneous song and dance. During dessert (when four or five diffrent sweet dishes are passed around), followers and guests will stand and give testimonials of faith, praise Father Divine or simply...

March of Time Newsreel
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01:01:13 12/21/05

This newsreel was provided by Mother Divine from the Father Divine archives. The Peace Mission has cut certain parts that show the "raciness" of a nightclub in Har...

March of Time Newsreel

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March of Time Newsreel

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This newsreel was provided by Mother Divine from the Father Divine archives. The Peace Mission has cut certain parts that show the "raciness" of a nightclub in Harlem and the references to Father Divine as "black" or "negro." They...

Miss Heddy's Convic...
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22:15:14 12/19/05

Each follower of the Peace Mission Movement has a story about his or her conviction that Father Divine is the living incarnation of God. Miss Heddy's conviction oc...

Miss Heddy's Conviction

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Miss Heddy's Conviction

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Each follower of the Peace Mission Movement has a story about his or her conviction that Father Divine is the living incarnation of God. Miss Heddy's conviction occured before the Swiss alps in 1940. At the time, she didn't...

The Marriage of Fat...
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07:49:59 12/15/05

In the spring of 1996, Dr. Leonard Primiano (my college Folklore professor) called me with an event he wanted to record on video; did I have any time? The event wa...

The Marriage of Father and Mother Divine

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The Marriage of Father and Mother Divine

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In the spring of 1996, Dr. Leonard Primiano (my college Folklore professor) called me with an event he wanted to record on video; did I have any time? The event was the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Father and Mother...

The Bible Institute (Part 1)

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The Bible Institute (Part 1)
09/20/07

Two episodes documenting the 50th anniversary banquets held at The Bible Institute in north Philadelphia on April 29th and 30th, 1996. These are a little longer than previous posts - 6-7 minutes each....