28/06/2019

Shincheonji Church’s Bible study sees massive popularity in South Korea

A growing number of news agencies are publicising the rapid growth of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (hereon ‘Shincheonji church’) in South Korea, following the success of its nationwide ‘The Book of Revelation: Open Bible Seminar’ which drew in a staggering 50,000 participants, May-June 2019.

The purpose of this nationwide series of seminars was to inform the public about the correct understanding of the Bible and address misunderstandings about Shincheonji church. The majority of the 50,000 participants registered for further study at one of Shincheonji church’s 300 Zion Christian Mission Centers worldwide, which teaches a six-month Bible study programme for free. Although 2018 experienced 20,000 people hungry for true understanding of the Bible, this figure already stands at 30,000 for 2019. Moreover, according to Shincheonji church’s ‘May 2019 Zion Mission Center Registration Report’, a record 150,000 people have already registered to begin studying this year.
Gyeongbuk Daemin Daily and Dekyung Ilbo (links below) reported on the impact of the seminars held simultaneously in Daegu and Pohang in April, contributing to a 60% increase in registration of the Zion Mission Centers from an average monthly intake of 500-800 students. Moreover, the impact of the seminars held in many cities in the region has contributed to a significant growth in Youngnam with 2300 students completing the six-month Bible study programme this year and 6500 registered to begin study this year. This is truly remarkable in a region which has a Christian population of only 10%. Local pastors have even cited it as a ‘modern-day revival of the New Acts’.

To meet this growing demand, Shincheonji Church of Jesus has doubled the number of its Zion Mission Center branches and resource capabilities nationwide.

News Articles
https://bit.ly/2ZPRTJJ (Gyeongbuk Daemin Daily)
https://bit.ly/2RBBxSg (Dekyung Ilbo)

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