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The Branch Davidians (or the General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists) are an apocalyptic cult or doomsday cult founded in 1955 by Benjamin Roden. They regard themselves as a continuation of the General Association of Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists, established by Victor Houteff in 1935.
May 31, 2024 · Branch Davidian, member of an offshoot group of the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Church that made headlines on February 28, 1993, when its Mount Carmel headquarters near Waco, Texas, was raided by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); four federal agents were killed in the assault.
The Branch Davidians (also known as "The Branch") were a religious group that originated in 1955 from a schism in the Shepherd's Rod (Davidians) following the death of the Shepherd's Rod founder Victor Houteff.
May 16, 2018 · The Branch Davidians were a millennial sect that suffered a deadly raid and fire in 1993 at their compound near Waco, Texas. Learn about their origins, leader David Koresh, and the few remaining members who still gather at the site of the tragedy.
Apr 19, 2018 · The siege of David Koresh’s Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, was a tragic and controversial event that challenged our definition of “cult.” Learn about the history, beliefs, and legacy of the group that started as a Seventh-Day Adventist offshoot.
Branch Davidians, Religious sect that believes in the imminent return of Jesus Christ. It was founded in 1935 near Waco, Texas, by Victor Houteff as a breakaway group from the Seventh-Day Adventists.
Mar 27, 2023 · David Koresh was the leader of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect that received national attention during a deadly standoff with federal law enforcement officials near Waco, Texas. Koresh...
