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Introducing
Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land is published, introducing the idea of a "Church of All Worlds." -
Foundation
The Church of All Worlds (CAW) was started and founded in 1962 by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and his wife, Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart. Heinlein's book, combined with Maslow's self-actualization concepts, led to the formation of a "waterbrotherhood" that Zell and Christie called Atl, the Aztec word for "water", and also meaning "home of our ancestors". Atl became dedicated to political and social change and the group grew to about 100 members. -
Incorporation
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart files for incorporation as a church, forming the Church of All Worlds (CAW) from the Atl group. -
Formally Chartered
CAW was formally chartered on March 4, 1968, making it the third Pagan Church to incorporate. They started to follow the Church of Aphrodite, which incorporated in New York in 1939, followed by the Goddess and wilderness-based group, Feraferia, which received their incorporation on August 1, 1967. -
Expansion
CAW was apart of more than a dozen states around the United States -
Moving
Church of All Worlds then moved its focus and main headquarters to California. The Zells, Oberon and Morning Glory, reorganized the church’s structure, creating a "nine-circle nest" system. After that, CAW also became a main organization that supported smaller groups or "subsidiaries" under its umbrella. -
Changes in the Church
the structure of the organization was revamped with plans for more nest meetings, training courses, new rituals, and publications -
International
By the late 1980s CAW had increased membership internationally, becoming particularly strong in Australia, where it was legally incorporated in 1992. -
Relocated Part 2
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart took a break for a year and a day from his role as the leader (primate) of the Church of All Worlds. During this time, the church's headquarters were moved to Toledo, Ohio. -
Termination
In August 2004, the board of directors decided to terminate CAW due to financial and legal struggles -
Reestablishment
In January of 2006, due to the effort of Jack Crispin Cain to help save the organization, CAW was reestablished with Zells as the leadership role -
Continuation
In 2007, Green Egg, the important journal of CAW, started being published online. This marked the "3rd Phoenix Resurrection of the Church," and it has continued ever since.