Karen Elva Zerby (born July 31, 1946) is the leader of The Family International, founded by her former husband David Berg as the “Children of God”, proven in court to have promoted and enacted sexual abuse of adults and children, including prostitution as a means of proselytizing.

2020年9月1日 · Where Is Karen Zerby Today? After 25 years of marriage, David Berg passed away in 1994, and then, Karen Zerby officially assumed the leadership position of the spiritual organization. That same year, she also married Steven Douglas Kelly, who is another church leader, and currently serves as a co-administrative and spiritual director for the ...

Karen Zerby is the spiritual and administrative co-director of the Family International, a Christian fellowship dedicated to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. Active in the movement since 1969, she is the author of numerous articles on the Christian faith life.

2023年2月27日 · 凯伦·艾娃·泽比 （Karen Elva Zerby，1946年7月31日 —），是 家庭国际 组织的领导人，该组织最初称为上帝的儿女。 她也被称为玛丽亚（Maria）、玛丽亚妈妈、 [1] 玛丽亚·大卫（Maria David）、 [1] 玛丽亚·方丹（Maria Fontaine）和玛丽亚王后（Queen Maria）。 [2] 凯伦·泽比在福音派 五旬节教派 的家庭中长大。 她的父亲是一位 拿撒勒人会 牧师，她被认为是将“‘圣灵引导’的五旬节教派基本原则”带入她最终领导的运动。 [3] 1969年，她加入名为“少年归 …

2023年2月7日 · Karen Zerby joined the Children of God when there were only about 125 followers. At this time, the group still held conservative views on sex, forbidding even handholding before marriage. David Berg was married to a woman named Jane, and they had four children, according to Rolling Stone .

2022年3月7日 · Tormey has counted at least 100 suicides of former members, including the son of current leader Karen Zerby, noting that many have been left with PTSD and other severe mental health problems. Meanwhile, senior figures in the cult, including Zerby, have faced no consequences for allegedly encouraging and perpetrating “mass child abuse” on a ...

After his death, his widow Karen Zerby became the leader of TFI, taking the titles of "Queen" and "Prophetess". Zerby married Steve Kelly (also known as Peter Amsterdam), an assistant of Berg's whom Berg had handpicked as her "consort".

2024年9月30日 · Karen Elva Zerby (born July 31, 1946) is the current leader of the new religious movement, The Family International (TFI), originally known as the Children of God. She is also called, Maria, Mama Maria, Maria David, and Queen …

2021年7月8日 · Karen Elva Zerby is the current leader of The Family International cult. Zerby is a U.S. citizen and was born in Camden, New Jersey on July 31, 1946. She legally changed her name to Katherine Rianna Smith in 1997 and uses the pseudonyms Maria David, Maria Berg, Maria Fontaine, Mama Maria, and Queen Maria.

Karen Zerby and Steve Kelly (better known by their pen names, Maria Fontaine and Peter Amsterdam) are the directors of the Family International. In 1995, the Family International adopted a membership charter, which articulates TFI’s …