Wikipedia's article on David Berg, read directly for this pass, which states he was born David Brandt Berg on 18 February 1919 in Oakland, California, founded Teens for Christ in 1968 in Huntington Beach, renamed it Children of God the same year, and led the group through further renamings as Family of Love, The Family and The Family International until his death on 1 October 1994 in Portugal.
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Citation
AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brandt_Berg
Source Typereference
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used only for biographical and organizational facts about David Berg that are widely corroborated across press and scholarly accounts of the Children of God / The Family International, not for any disputed detail. NotesUsed for David Berg's biography and the founding of the Children of God / The Family International only.
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This source names California directly: "Berg on 18 February 1919 in Oakland, California, founded Teens for Christ in 1968 in Huntington Beach, renamed it Children of God the same year, and led the group through further renamings as Family..."
This source names David Berg directly: "Wikipedia's article on David Berg, read directly for this pass, which states he was born David Brandt Berg on 18 February 1919 in Oakland, California, founded Teens for Christ in 1968 in Huntington..."
This source names Portugal directly: "until his death on 1 October 1994 in Portugal."
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This source backs 35 claims across the atlas. As facts: 26 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Historical Figures, 13 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds.
- Articles, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 general references.
- New Religious Movements, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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