36th General Assembly of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Declares 2020 “The first year of God's reign” (Cheonji Ilbo)
“We will make Gospel Fulfillment the Basis of Religion”
Priestly Education for All Congregation Members
Purification of the Korean Church through Bible Education for Pastors…
Rapid Exponential Growth…342% Increase in Zion Mission Center Students
Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony proclaimed this year as the first year of God’s reign, and pledged to make ‘Gospel Fulfillment’, which testifies the reality of the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, the basis of religion this year.
In particular, it is expected to send shockwaves throughout the Christian world following the ceremony of 100,000 graduates as it reveals its ground-breaking plan to greatly expand its teaching of the word to pastors in the established Church, teaching them 'Gospel Fulfilment' to teach to their members.
Shincheonji Church of Jesus held its ‘Passover Feast Service and 36th Annual General Assembly’ to declare its vision and goals for this year at its headquarters church in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi province.
Shincheonji Church of Jesus showed the General Assembly and the 12 tribes last year’s achievements, major plans for the year ahead, the status of its branch church and mission centres in Korea and overseas, and indicators of its finances and real estate.
According to statistics released that day, the number of congregation members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus was 239,353 last December (205,044 domestically and 31,849 overseas), 18% more than 202,899 in December 2018. This increase was recorded.
Of the 100,000 graduates of Zion Mission Center last year, 36,454 people completed their final courses, which includes newcomers’ education, and were included within the official number of total congregation members at the end of the year. About 70,000 graduates will be included within this year’s tally of congregation members, with the total membership of the church expected to exceed 300,000.
Moreover, according to data released that day, Shincheonji Church of Jesus currently operates 108 branch churches (72 domestically) and 509 Zion Mission Center branches (306 domestically and 203 overseas) in 30 countries.
In particular, Zion Christian Mission Center, a free Bible teaching institute, registered a total of 108,331 people last year. This figure is an increase of 218.5% compared to the previous year (34,133). The number of last year’s graduates was 103,945, up 422.2% from the previous year (19,869).
The current number of students at Zion Mission Center is 80,490 (as of the end of last year), an increase of 341.8% compared to the previous year.
Congregation members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus confirmed that the reign of God is possible because the church possesses an outstanding word of ‘Gospel Fulfillment’, and they determined that they would be more committed to spreading it.
Specific action plans include △Purification of the Korean church through Bible education for pastors △Training 1000 lecturers and evangelists to establish more Zion Mission Centers △Hosting Zion Mission Center 100K Graduation Ceremony △Revitalization of Shincheonji Church of Jesus’ communications programs △Priestly education for all congregation members △Regular exams for lecturers and evangelists.
In particular, Bible education for pastors is its most prominent activity plan. In fact, over 100 pastors of the established Church are studying the Bible at Shincheonji Church of Jesus following its ‘Open Bible Seminar’ last year. This year, the plan is to increase the number of pastors it teaches to 1,000.
During his sermon, Chairman Man Hee Lee said, “Jesus gave us his flesh and blood through his sacrifice as the Passover Lamb in order to create a new kingdom and new people in a world where God will reign.” He emphasized, “We, who have perceived Jesus’ will, must do God’s work to repay God’s grace.”
“What must we do today? God has told us to be fruitful, increase in number, fill the earth, subdue and rule over it. Then a world where God reigns will be created. We must stop walking out a childish faith and fulfill God’s purpose.”
Finally, Chairman Lee said, “We have reported this year’s plan to God through today’s General Assembly. We must never live out a false or superficial life of faith.” “God helps us according to the effort we put in, so let’s fulfil God’s purpose as new people in a new age.”
Congregation
members participate in the 36th General Assembly of
Shincheonji Church of Jesus
(Additional article published in Kiho Ilbo here⇨ https://bit.ly/2NwAcex)
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