 In July 1998, the Church held a large devival at a "clothing-optional" campground in Sherman, New York, attended by about 400 members.The event was ostensibly to celebrate the coming of aliens.When their appearance was not detected using the technology available at the time, Stang speculated that they might arrive in 8661, an inversion of 1998; this has been interpreted as a satire of the way that religious groups have revised prophecies after their failures.