Overcoming the corona crisis, 'growing bigger'... Shincheonji Church of Jesus runs without rest this year
▎Exponential growth, producing 100,000 graduates last year
▎Year of achieving the goal with single-hearted unity... '100,000 graduation ceremony' this year too
Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Chairman Man Hee Lee, hereinafter Shincheonji Church of Jesus) reaffirmed the achievements fulfilled last year at the '39th General Assembly held on the 15th and made sure of expanding inner growth and spreading a good influence this year as well.
At the general assembly, which was held online, the footsteps and achievements so far were shared through footage containing the major activities of last year.
Last year's keyword was '100,000 graduation ceremony, online seminar, blood donation campaign'
Shincheonji Church of Jesus continued to grow exponentially last year, producing 106,186 graduates of the mission center. In particular, in contrast to the atmosphere of the church community, which has suffered from a decrease in the number of members after the COVID-19 pandemic, Shincheonji Church of Jesus draw attention from all walks of life due to the number of members has increased significantly.
The increase in the number of members was mainly driven by online seminars and the operation of an online mission center. Shincheonji Church of Jesus’ online seminars, which were released on YouTube last year, including eight seminars by Chairman Man Hee Lee, were broadcast worldwide in 24 languages and recorded a total cumulative view of about 20.98 million.
The enthusiastic response led to the signing of MOUs with pastors at home and abroad. By signing 177 MOUs in Korea and 3,760 overseas (as of the end of December last year), numerous domestic and foreign pastors have entered into gospel exchange agreements with Shincheonji Church of Jesus.
In addition, it is analyzed that after the spread of the COVID-19 the 'online mission center', which has been in full swing, has increased accessibility to the words of Shincheonji Church of Jesus. After the online system transition in 2020, the Online Mission Center, which celebrated its third year last year, opened a total of 3,347 domestic and international classes (1,715 domestic and 1,632 overseas) during last year. This led to the result of 'the largest number of graduates ever', exceeding 100,000. It is evaluated that the scale of the lecture has grown even more by shifting from the existing face-to-face system to a non-face-to-face system and unrestricted time and space.
Last year, 21 Shincheonji Churches of Jesus were newly established in 18 countries around the world, achieving remarkable growth.
In addition, Shincheonji Church of Jesus conducted a large-scale blood donation campaign on two occasions last year, focusing on social contribution activities. As a result, 18,819 people in the first round and 73,807 people in the second round participated in blood donation, achieving the largest number of blood donations in a single institution in the shortest period of time and setting a Guinness World Record and certification by the Korea Record Institute (KRI) for the largest number of blood donations.. And in July of last year, 'We Are One', a volunteer group composed of 90,000 domestic and foreign youths, was launched, and the young people announced their plan to solve national challenges and global crises.
This year, another goal of '100,000 graduation ceremony'... focusing on the education of saints
Shincheonji Church of Jesus is also aiming for '100,000 graduation ceremony' this year. The motto of this year was set as 'the year of achieving the goal with one-hearted unity', and all saints pledged to evangelize with one accord. For this, ministers such as tribe leaders, head instructors, missionary center instructors, and evangelists take the lead in evangelism activities. In addition, the online mission center will be operated as before, but some offline mission centers will also be opened and operated. The goal is to increase more accessibility of people so that anyone can visit and hear the Word directly.
At the same time, they plan to focus on the education of the saints. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus said, "We provide a Bible test every month for all saints, and from the beginning of this year, we prepared 'speech of the entire Revelation' and planned to carry out. With the goal of ‘improving the level of evangelical skills to the level of pastors(priests),’ we will ensure that everyone has the ability to teach the Bible. In addition, we plan to provide Bible education opportunities to more people by expanding its scope, such as expanding to hold Bible seminars at home and abroad and increasing the signing of MOUs with pastors.”
In addition, they plan to expand social contribution activities. In particular, 'We Are One', a youth volunteer group, announced that they are preparing to expand its activities to various fields such as environment, peace, and education this year.
“Need to check the facts through the Bible… Let's become one in the Word."
Meanwhile, the General Assembly service was also held to commemorate Passover. Chairman Man Hee Lee explained the significance of the Passover, which Shincheonji Church of Jesus celebrates today through his sermon.
Chairman Lee said, “Luke 22:14-20 says, ‘You will not eat the Passover until the Passover is fulfilled in your Father’s kingdom. Jesus made a new prophecy under the guise that the people were saved by eating the meat and putting the blood of the sheep on the door during the time of Moses.
Then, he emphasized the need to realize today's Passover and the Book of Revelation, saying, "This Passover appears again at the time of the Revelation when the Father's kingdom is established."
He also asked religious pastors to confirm the facts about Shincheonji Church of Jesus through the Bible and become one in the Word.
Chairman Lee pointed out, “God fulfills things according to the Bible, so we must believe according to the Bible. We must abandon the idea that you are the only one who is right and that others are heretical. Shincheonji Church of Jesus was created according to the Bible. Even though God has promised this and is fulfilling it today, we must not persecute, not believing it. We have to confirm it based on the Bible."
Finally, he said, “These words are not 'yours' or 'mine', but God's. Let's become one in the word of God.”
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