Damien is the founder and elder
of the Vampire Church



Question: I know that this has been addressed individually before, but for the benefit of Independence Day and for the general public... What was your reasoning for bringing the Vampire Church to fruition? and how long did it actually take to reach fruition?

Greetings,

Well... I will say this first to this question. After working for many years offline in communities at different locales in the States, and after the interent and personal PC's started becoming available, I saw an opportunity to use the internet to reach people and help people find others and information about vampirism. I saw the internet as an extended tool to bridge the miles between people and help people find others near them to ultimately setup regional meetings. I remember back in 1996 talking to people online and then by the following year organizing an Organization online with just a few others. This became the Vampire Church which had it's founding purpose to help people find each other and to offer accurate information about the subject of vampirism to other vampires and the public as well. Years later, not only have we grown to attract nearly 1500 general members but have developed a structure to handle the questions, emails, and programs that the Vampire Church offers through the implementation of a Council and the Associate membership. We have come to fruition in what we have tried to do with our initial purpose, and continue to try and do more, over a period of almost six years.

It seems like a long journey for me having met hundreds of people both online and offline. The Vampire Church has gone through many changes in it's structure and in it's website and domain. I know it will go through even more as we try and find better ways to help other real vampires and help the public better understand us and the Vampire Church.

Dark regards,
Damien Daville
Elder and Founder
The Vampire Church

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