Church of Satan Timeline By mary.badger 1966 Anton LaVey formed a group called the order of the Trapezoid, which became the governing body 1966 publicly performed a Satanic marriage of Judith Case and journalist John Raymond 1966 LaVey performed first recorded Satanic baptism in history for his youngest daughter Zeena 1966 A Satanic funeral for Edward Olsen Period: Apr 30, 1966 to Mar 27, 2022 Church of Satan 1970 Church of Satan was the subject of a documentary Satanis 1970 Featured in a film named Angeli Bianchi, Angeli Neri 1975 LaVey phased out the Church's "grotto" system/eliminated people Period: 1980 to 2000 Members refuting church criminal activity Oct 29, 1997 Founder LaVey passed away Nov 7, 1997 Daughter Karla LaVey made a press release about continuing the church with Blanche Barton 2001 Blanche ceded her position to longtime members Peter H. Gilmore and Peggy Nadramia 2004 the Royal Navy officially recognised its first registered Satanist, 24-year-old Chris Cranmer, a technician Jun 6, 2006 the Church of Satan held the first public ritual Satanic Mass in 40 years at the Steve Allen Theater in the Center for Inquiry in Los Angeles 2007 The press reported a story of a teenager who told the high priest he wanted to kill in the name of Satan 2007 Gilmore reported the message to the FBI, who informed local police, then arrested the teenager May 1, 2015 Church of Satan gathered at D.C. to celebrate "Year 50 Anno Satanas"