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Damien is the founder and elder
of the Vampire Church
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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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