Chen Tao New Religion Timeline

  • Founding of Chen Tao

    Chen Tao was founded in 1993 by sociology professor, Honming Chen, in Taiwan. The specific area was Pei-Pu, as it was believed that the city would be the only place that God's spirit would flow in.
  • Immigration

    Chen and his followers travel to San Dimas, CA, in order to plan to travel in God's flying saucers, as they would supposedly land in 1999.
  • Expansion

    Members started to travel to Garland, TX over the summer of 1997 to create an area meant to be Gods Kingdom.
  • Flyers

    In September, various flyers were posted around the city as the members showing appreciation for the city accepting their activity.
  • Cloud Theory

    Chen Tao was highly public when stating that God would assume a physical body identical to that of Chen's due to how cloud photos showed this. It was also claimed that God would greet every follower in Garland by making multiple bodies and having them interact with each member in Garland.
  • God on Television

    On this date, God would appear on channel 18 on every North American television, showing how Chen Tao enhanced the presence of God.