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Following World War II in 1945, Schäfer served as a young people's leader in the Evangelical Free Church. He was removed from his position there after rumors arose that he was molesting young boys.<ref>Falconer, Bruce (1 September 2008). "The Torture Colony". American Scholar. Retrieved 2 April 2020.</ref> He then set out as an itinerant preacher and singer, traveling around Germany and preaching. During the 1950s, Schäfer became a follower and promoter of the teachings of William Branham.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-chile-sect/insight-german-sect-victims-seek-escape-from-chilean-nightmare-past-idUSBRE8480MN20120509 Insight: German sect victims seek escape from Chilean nightmare past, Brown, Stephen (May 7, 2012 - Reuters</ref><ref>http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=67352 Colonia Dignidad and Jonestown, San Diego State University</ref> Schäfer had been following the ministry of Branham from Germany, and was very excited when Branham made a personal visit to Germany in 1955. Schäfer and other members of his church served as William Branham's personal security detail on his 1955 European tour.<ref>La Secta Perfecta by Basso, Carlos (4 October 2022, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GRUPO EDITORIAL, pg. 8</ref> Branham advocated "a strict adherence to the Bible, a woman's duty to obey her husband and apocalyptic visions, such as Los Angeles sinking beneath the ocean."<ref>German sect victims seek escape from Chilean nightmare past - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-chile-sect-idUSBRE8480MN20120509 (9 May 2012, Reuters</ref> Branham held multiple revival campaigns across Europe and Germany during the early 1950s. Schäfer became a friend of Branham who promoted a return to "a more pristine time" of religious and racial purity.<ref>The Dark History of Colonia Dignidad, Stavans, Ilan (March 24, 2022) https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/sinister-sect-colonia-dignidad</ref>