The Family of Love was the musical group within the namesake religious association which was founded in Huntington Beach, California, US in 1968. The musical group used the name of the association. It was originally named Teens for Christ and it later gained fame as The Children of God (COG). It was later renamed and reorganized as The Family of Love, which was eventually shortened to The Family. It is currently named The Family International.
The association as well as the musical band within it used the following names in the following years:
The Children of God (1968–1977)
The Family of Love (1978–1981)
The Family (1982–1994)
The Family (1995–2003)
The Family International (2004–present)
