Winery, just south of Canada. Remaining family members still maintain they were called together to help each other cultivate love, oneness and the presence of God in everyday family life. Very little is spoken about the continuing belief that Love Israel is a leader directed through his vision from God. They also believe that their gathering has Biblical roots and that their purpose is to help fulfill directed prophecies to benefit man and the promises of Jesus. The current members still claim to view themselves as both the spiritual tribe of Israel and the Church of Jesus Christ at Armageddon, where Armageddon means the time and place of the gathering of God's family. A few family members continue to be renamed (and newborns named) to remind all that each person's character is gifted with a predominant attribute such as Charity, Honor, Honesty or Contentment, that may already be who they are or part of where they need to be. In media A film It Takes A Cult, about the Love Israel Family (directed by Eric Johannsen who grew up as part of it), was shown at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival. Rachel Israel, who spent 8 years of her childhood as part of the family, published a memoir on her experiences in 2018, called "Counterculture Crossover: Growing up in the Love Family”. References Communalism Hippie movement Christian denominations founded in the United States Christian organizations established in 1968 Christian new religious movements History of Seattle Intentional communities in the United States