Charles Pace

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Charles J. Pace (born c. 1950

herbalist and gardener.[6][7] He is married to Alex Pace and has two children, Michael and Angela Pace.[1]

Life before and during the Waco siege

See also: Waco siege

Pace grew up in Collingwood, Ontario.[1] At the age of eighteen, he left Collingwood to go out West on a "spiritual quest", according to the Toronto Star.[1] In Hope, British Columbia, he met with a Seventh Day Adventist who later connected him to the Branch Davidians. He first arrived in Waco, Texas, in 1973 to meet the Branch Davidians.[1]

Around 1984, Pace left the compound.[4][8] Former Branch Davidians told The New York Times that Pace hated David Koresh.[4] Pace claimed that Koresh "twisted" the Bible's teachings in such a way that he could not tolerate.[4] Pace believed that David Koresh "was the means by which Satan came to impersonate the descendant of Christ".[9] Pace reportedly also had a "falling-out" with George Roden, son of Lois Roden and contender for leader of the Branch Davidians after her death.[10]

At the time of the siege, he led a small church in Gadsden, Alabama.[8]

Theology and religious leadership

See also: George Roden, Lois Roden, and David Koresh

Pace claims to be returning to the "true theology" of the Branch Davidians before David Koresh's rise to power.[1] He insists that the original theology is similar to Messianic Judaism.[1] He believes he is more of a successor to Lois Roden, the leader of the Branch Davidians before Koresh.[11] Pace believes that the world will end in his lifetime, and that most of the world's population will perish unless they practice Branch Davidianism.[1]

In 1998, The Economist reported that Pace's sect had about 10 followers other than himself.[12] Pace sought to grow his church and install educational exhibitions about the Waco siege.[13][14]

Some former Branch Davidians who were part of the group with David Koresh before the

Amo Bishop Roden, another claimant to the successorship to the Branch Davidians, laid a marble stone "in memory of the government officers who died", according to The Times (London).[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kenna, Kathleen (3 April 1997). "How a Canadian vows to revive the Davidian dream". Toronto Star.
  2. ^ Saavedra, Marie (April 30, 2018). "The Branch Davidians, 25 years later: A congregation living online". wfaa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  3. ^ Pelisek, Christine (18 April 2018). "Return of a Cult? 25 Years After the Waco Tragedy, Why Another Ministry Is Rising in the Same Spot". People. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  4. ^ a b c d "Near Waco, a New Fight Over an Old Compound". The New York Times. 15 April 2007. p. 26.
  5. ^ Burnett, John (20 April 2013). "Two Decades Later, Some Branch Davidians Still Believe". NPR.
  6. ^ a b Temple-Raston, Dina (18 May 2007). "Branch Davidians See Conspiracy In Highway Project". NPR.
  7. ^ Hannaford, Alex (17 February 2013). "A New Prophet Rises From the Ashes of Waco". The Sunday Times.
  8. ^ a b McNeill, Colin (18 April 2018). "The Waco cult siege still stirs up huge interest even after 25 years". The Herald.
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  10. ^ "DAVIDIAN RETURNS TO WACO; PREACHER SAYS KORESH MISLED HIS FOLLOWERS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 4 November 1994.
  11. ^ Pruitt, Sarah. "What Happened to the Branch Davidians After Waco?". HISTORY. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  12. ^ "An empty field, under God's eye". The Economist. 347 (8066): 25. 2 May 1998.
  13. Cox News Service
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  14. ^ a b Brown, Angela K. (19 April 2007). "Church leader plans new religious community at site of 1993 Branch Davidian standoff". Associated Press.
  15. ^ Maddox, Bronwen (29 March 1997). "Waco in fear of renewed attention". The Times.
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