formerly One World Family Natural Foods and Entertainment Center Then 51 years old, Noonan formed the One World Family Commune (OWFC), shortly after moving to San Francisco. It was composed of adherents to the channelings of the Everlasting Gospel; he would later register it as the
Universal Industrial Church of the New World Comforter. Noonan preached that he was Allen Michael the New World Comforter, channeling the plan of the God Mind or Universal Mind of ETI – Extra Territorial Intelligence "setting up the world environment into creative schools of experience, providing food, clothing, shelter, care, recreation and transportation for all of the people on the planet as one family." OFWC, like other
New Age and
hippie communities, was largely composed of
young people, motivated by rejection of capitalism, western religion, search for closer connection to nature through
macrobiotic diet and
psychedelics, embracement of
communal living and non-monogamous relationships. At that time OWFC actively recruited members and attained national recognition when
Chip Oliver, starting linebacker for the
Oakland Raiders joined the commune. Soon after forming the commune, Noonan opened "Here and Now" in the
Haight and Ashbury area of
San Francisco, the first vegetarian restaurant in the city. In 1968, Noonan was arrested and served six months in jail for selling marijuana to an undercover officer posing as an astronomy teacher. The following year, and due to the communes association with
counterculture, the restaurant was evicted by the landlord of its location in Mill Valley forcing the Larkspur commune to relocate and combine with OFWC branch in Berkeley. One World Family Natural Foods and Entertainment Center was located in a large building on
Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street in
Southside part of Berkeley. It also included a pizzeria, "Far Outfits" airbrushed clothing store, bakery and a performance hall. At that time the popularity of
University of California Greek Life was decreasing with many near campus fraternities and sororities being unable maintain their leases, and were often replaced by student
cooperatives and religious organizations. In 1970 the Berkeley branch rented the former residence of
Acacia fraternity on
Piedmont Avenue, this was followed by another move, and by early 1973 the OWFC settled at 2405 and 2415 Prospect street houses, its final Berkeley location. With embracing "Holding all things in common" being one of their principles, all OWFC income was shared within the commune, no one drawing personal wages, with members performing daily 5 hour "love service" work shifts. At that time the commune experienced its most active period, at this stage it welcomed new members, but did not prevent members from leaving. Two books –
To the Youth of The World and a vegetarian cookbook –
Cosmic Cookery, were published the same year. During this period the group began practicing Natural Selection a
tantric yoga group sexual activity. Participation was purely voluntary as a way for the adult members to express their sexuality and share in extended relationships if desired and agreed upon with one another. One of the members stated that: "We could see the benefit of going beyond the mortal-minded status quo programming in order to provide for one another the health benefits in exchanging hormones and energies in right sexing and the accompanying increased telepathic communication, while at the same time ridding ourselves of false programming of shame, guilt, jealousy and possessiveness." By 1978 group size decreased to twenty adults. Throughout its existence the commune has remained politically active, rejecting growth of capitalism and promoting pacifism. In 1980 Allen Michael ran for President of the United States, campaigning on cancellation of money debts and establishing of a system were everything is free and shared by everyone. == Universal Industrial Church of the New World Comforter (UICNWC) ==