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Organizations is a curated index of groups that Cultopedia currently tracks.

Cultopedia imports Wikipedia entries of organizations which, at least by some, have been indicated to be a cult or a sect. This page is intentionally selective and is meant to give a quick overview of the organizations currently included in the project.

Organization Founded Status Founder Current leader Current name
Alamo Christian Foundation Unknown Tony Alamo; Susan Alamo
Ant Hill Kids Reformed Roch Thériault
Aum Shinrikyo 1987 Reformed Shoko Asahara No single leader Aleph / other successor groups
Branch Davidians 1955 Reformed Benjamin Roden Trent Wilde (one continuing group) Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists and related claimant groups
Church of Bible Understanding Active
Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God Closed
Church of the Living Word 1951 Reformed The Living Word Fellowship
Church of Wells 2011 Unknown
Church Universal and Triumphant 1975 Unknown
Colonia Dignidad Unknown
Destiny Church (New Zealand) Reformed Brian Tamaki, Hannah Tamaki Destiny Church
Divine Light Mission Closed
Eckankar 1965 Unknown Paul Twitchell
Falun Gong Unknown
Fellowship of Friends 1970 Unknown Robert Earl Burton
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1935 Active Lorin C. Woolley Warren Jeffs FLDS Church
Good News International Ministries 2003 Closed 2019 Paul Nthenge Mackenzie
Happy Science Reformed Ryuho Okawa Happy Science 幸福の科学
Heaven's Gate 1974 Closed 1997 Marshall Applewhite, Bonnie Nettles None
House of Yahweh 1980 Unknown Yisrayl Hawkins
International Churches of Christ Unknown
International Society for Krishna Consciousness Unknown A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Jesus Christians Unknown
Kashi Ashram Unknown
La Luz del Mundo 1926 Reformed Aarón Joaquín González Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World
Love Has Won Unknown Amy Carlson (religious leader)
Manson Family Unknown Charles Manson, Leiden, Boston, Brill Publishers
Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God 1989 Closed 2000
Nation of Yahweh Active
NXIVM Reformed NXIVM Corporation
Oneness Movement Reformed Oneness Pentecostalism
Order of the Solar Temple 1984 Closed 1994 Joseph Di Mambro, Luc Jouret None
Peoples Temple 1955 Closed 1978 Jim Jones None
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church 1848 Unknown John Nelson Darby, Wiley-Blackwell Bruce Hales
Raelian movement Reformed Raël Raëlism
Rajneesh movement 1970 Reformed Rajneesh No single leader Osho movement / Osho International Foundation
Remnant Fellowship Unknown
Sahaja Yoga Unknown
School of Economic Science 1938 Reformed Leon MacLaren School of Philosophy and Economic Science
Scientology 1952 Active L. Ron Hubbard David Miscavige Church of Scientology
Shincheonji Church of Jesus 1984 Reformed Lee Man-hee Shincheonji
Soka Gakkai 1930 Reformed Sōka Gakkai
Synanon 1958 Closed 1991 Charles Dederich Sr.
The Family (Australian New Age group) Closed
The Family International 1968 Active David Berg Karen Zerby
The Way International Unknown
Twelve Tribes communities 1972 Reformed Elbert "Gene" Spriggs Twelve Tribes
Unification Church 1954 Reformed Sun Myung Moon Hak Ja Han Family Federation for World Peace and Unification
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God Unknown Edir Macedo Edir Macedo
Word of Faith Fellowship Active
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