Its ‘Mother' dead, doomsday sect's future is in doubt Nov 7, 2009
AP File Photo This Nov. 9, 2008, file photo shows the altar of the Church Universal and Triumphant chapel in Corwin Springs, revealing the group's diverse influences, from Bhudda to the Virgin Mary ... The Church Universal and Triumphant still keeps its 750-person underground shelters stocked with food "insurance," its leaders say, against possible dark days ahead. (Montana Standard, MT)
Doomsday sect's future is in doubt Nov 7, 2009
-- It wasn't long ago that thousands of members of the Church Universal and Triumphant followed their leader's call to donate their life savings to build underground shelters against a coming nuclear apocalypse. Yet Armageddon never came, and after a decade-long decline caused by Alzheimer's disease, Elizabeth Clare Prophet -- "Mother" to her followers -- died last month at age 70. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Future of Faith: What’s next for the Church Universal and Triumphant? Nov 1, 2009
Future of Faith: What s next for the Church Universal and Triumphant ... Future of Faith: What s next for the Church Universal and Triumphant ... CORWIN SPRINGS -- Carol Nicholson was working as a nurse at Cornell Medical Center in New York City when she found the Church Universal and Triumphant. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
Montana sect leader memorialized Oct 23, 2009
Hundreds of people gathered here Thursday to remember Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the spiritual leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant who died earlier this month ... Church Universal and Triumphant, which once boasted 50,000 members, combined icons from the world's major religions, mixing western philosophy and mysticism. (Montana Standard, MT)
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, look what youve done Oct 20, 2009
Under the name Church Universal and Triumphant they eventually moved to California in 1976, and finally to Montana in 1986, where they bought a 12,000-acre ranch just north of Yellowstone Park. Being convinced that the end of the world was near, they built a 756-person underground bomb shelter in a pristine alpine meadow and stocked up on firearms. (Harper's Magazine)
Elizabeth Prophet; led sect preparing for Armageddon Oct 18, 2009
In 1975, she founded the Church Universal and Triumphant, a formal religion with ceremonies and sacraments, extending the work of the Lighthouse. The religion s teachings were derived from divine messages believed to be transmitted by the Ascended Masters, a pantheon of mystic saints and sages, among them Jesus and the Theosophist master El Morya. (Boston Globe)
George Allen Christiansen Aug 21, 2009
He went on several mission trips for the Church Universal and Triumphant, and then returned to help his parents on the farm, also working for some of the neighbors. He was always a caring neighbor and friend. (Charles City Press, IO)
Ranch meant for migrating Yellowstone bison unused May 16, 2009
3 million deal with the Church Universal and Triumphant in December to remove all cattle from its Royal Teton Ranch to make room for 25 bison that had tested negative for brucellosis. The disease can cause animals to miscarry. (Montana Standard, MT)
