The Shepherd's Rod or The Rod or the Davidians is an American offshoot of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church. It was founded in 1929 by Victor Houteff, its President and Prophet. Houteff joined the Seventh-day Adventist church in 1919. He was excommunicated from the church in 1930 for promoting "heretical" doctrines.
Victor T. Houteff, c. 1950
The Shepherd's Rod, Volume 1 and 2. The first publications of the Davidian movement, published in 1930 and 1932 respectively.
Cover page for the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Constitution and By-laws
Victor Tasho Houteff was a Bulgarian religious leader who was the founder of the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist organization, known as The Shepherd's Rod.
Victor Houteff