Walder was 30 years old, and ready for something new. Captivated by a vision of uniting the Christian world, she signed on as one of the first three U.S. missionaries of the Unification Church, founded by Moon just six years earlier in Korea. She thought this was the answer. They were going to change the world and save humanity. All races are one.
All religions are one.
These are noble things. One of Walder's first assignments was to establish the church in San Francisco. She set up an early Unification Church center near Fisherman's Wharf. It failed, and it would be another decade until the movement found fertile ground among the spiritual seekers of Northern California. Meanwhile, Walder was sent to Europe as a Moonie missionary.