Rev. Hyung Jin Moon was born in New York and is the seventh and youngest son of Reverend and Mrs. Moon.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and an Master of Arts degree from Harvard Divinity School.

He and his wife, Yeon Ah Lee, live in Seoul Korea and are raising five children.

Rev. Hyung Jin Moon concurrently serves as the international President of the Family Federation for World Peace & Unification and as Chairman of the Universal Peace Federation.  He has been designated by his father as the person who will remain at the forefront of the worldwide religious movement he pioneered. 

Every week Rev. Hyung Jin Moon and his wife, hold popular religious services in both Korean and English in Seoul, Korea, which can be seen in English here.  

While studying at the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, Hyung Jin met the leader of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the Venerable Bub Jang, and pursued an interest in Buddhism, which he studied and practiced in earnest.  He has  travelled to Tibet where he was received by the Dalai Lama. 

Hyung Jin has published three books. He shared his personal experiences as a son of the Reverend Moon in a book of reflective essays entitled, A Bald Head and a Strawberry. The Moment  is a photo essay book about his father, and The House of Heavenly Harmony is a book of advice about spiritual life and practices and how to create loving relationships between husband and wife and parents and children.  He is also highly skilled in martial arts, which he has practiced since he was young.