BBC News has broadcast a report on Shincheonji Church of Jesus' second blood plasma donation by 1100 recovered church members. This comes at a time when some hardline evangelical churches are refusing to be tested for coronavirus or to shut their church doors as the capital Seoul goes under lockdown following a surge in cases, even though many new cases are from the ultra conservative church.
On the other hand, immediately following the outbreak in February 2020, Shincheonji Church ceased all gatherings to prevent the further spread of the virus, Chairman Man Hee Lee bowed to the floor twice giving a public apology, and 4000 members expressed their willingness to donate their convalescent plasma. Indeed, to date more than 1700 COVID-19 recovered members of Shincheonji Church in Daegu have successfully donated their blood plasma to help scientists and drug manufacturers find a vaccine for this indiscriminate virus. The initial collective blood plasma donation was made by 628 Shincheonji Church Daegu members from July 13th-17th, followed by a further 1100 donations made at Daegu Athletics Promotion Center from August 27th-September 4th. A total of 4000 donations would, at $35-40,000/ml (assuming 500ml donation each), be valued at roughly $83 billion which is an unprecedented donation by any organisation that has the potential to save millions of lives.
Regarding the most recent donation, Mr. Jun-wook Kwon, Deputy Director of the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said the following at two consecutive briefings on 27th and 29th August: “With the cooperation of Daegu city, Daegu Athletics Center plans to provide the space, and GC Pharma plans to provide the necessary equipment and personnel from 27th August to 4th September. We express our gratitude to the people who participated in donating plasma willingly to save other patients after recovery. We specifically express our gratitude to the congregation members of Shincheonji, Daegu city for providing a location, and Korean Red Cross.” A Shincheonji Church official said, "We will continue to work closely with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make every effort to defeat COVID-19."
Such active participation from Shincheonji Church congregants was encouraged by Chairman Lee who, in a letter dated August 25th, wrote, “Let us lead the effort in plasma donation so that the blood (plasma) of the congregation members who have been atoned for their sins by the blood of Jesus can be used for overcoming COVID-19 for the citizens and the country.”
To date, Shincheonji Church of Jesus remains repentant for the harm and worry caused to Korean citizens amid a rise of cases following 'patient 31' in mid-February. An online prayer meeting was attended by over 200,000 congregation members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus during their Wednesday service on 2nd September 2020 where prayer was given for the government, KCDC and medical staff, infected patients and people who have lost loved ones to this virus, a swift end to COVID-19 and completion of a vaccine, and a call for repentance and forgiveness for any deliberate or undeliberate sin caused by Shincheonji Church members. Shincheonji Church clearly recognises that compassion, love and unity are desperately needed in order to overcome this crisis.
500 cured congregation members of Shincheonji Daegu Church Donate Blood Plasma (July 13th-17th)
The second blood plasma donation by 1100 Shincheonji Church members at Daegu Athletics Promotion Center (August 27th-September 4th 2020)
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Shincheonji Church's Statement: “This is our earnest request: please stop the cursing and hatred towards Shincheonji. And we ask some media outlets that are slandering and suppressing Shincheonji using unconfirmed information and fake news to stop immediately.”
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Further Global News Reports on Shincheonji Church (COVID-19)
Lies regarding the Coronavirus about Shincheonji ì‹ ì²œì§€ (03/03/2020)
Quarantine Official: "Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Daegu had existed before ‘patient 31’" (Daum News 22/03/2020)
Quarantine Official: "Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Daegu had existed before ‘patient 31’" (Naver 22/03/2020)
Shincheonji Church of Jesus in S. Korea Responds To What It Believes Are Erroneous Media Reports (Cision PR Newswire, 01/03/2020) ▶https://prn.to/3hDu3uo
"Shincheonji didn't lie about membership figures." (The Korea Herald 17/03/2020)
'Shincheonji members who survived COVID-19 volunteer en masse to aid vaccine development' (Religion News Service 26/06/2020)▶https://religionnews.com/2020/06/26/shincheonji-members-who-survived-covid-19-volunteer-en-masse-to-aid-vaccine-development/
South Korea church hit by COVID-19 says members to give plasma for research (Today Online 23/06/2020)▶https://bit.ly/3dxDTup
South Korea church hit by COVID-19 says members to give plasma for research (Jakarta Post 24/06/2020)▶https://bit.ly/2CBY5if
Official COVID-19 Response by Shincheonji Church of Jesus
•0307 Chairman Man Hee Lee asks "all congregants to fully cooperate for disease control" in a special announcement
•0302 Statement at Press Conference of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding COVID-19
•0302 Regarding COVID-19 Testing of Chairman Lee, Man-hee of Shincheonji Church of Jesus
•0301 Letter of Appeal to Political Leaders
•0228 Letter of Appeal from Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Regards to COVID-19
•0226 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Provided a List of All Members to Public Health Authorities
•0223 Statement of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding COVID-19
•0222 Over 1000 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Locations Disinfected and Closed Down in Korea
•0221 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Closed Down Its Churches and Affiliated Buildings from 18 Feb
•0220 Statement of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding COVID-19 Countermeasures and Fake News
•0219 Statement of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
•0218 Notice on the Worship Service of Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Regards to COVID-19
COVID-19/Fact Checker: Q&A on Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
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Great post! Glad media are taking notice and broadcasting the generosity of Shincheonji members!
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