Shincheonji Volunteer Group Donates 6000 Briquettes: "Seven Years of Steady Work"
On 12th December 2020, Naewoe Press published an article entitled "Shincheonji Volunteer Group Donates 6000 Briquettes: 'Seven Years of Steady Work'". This is a translation of the article.
An elderly grandmother runs outside in her tabi shoes, unable to mask her joy. Her neighbourhood used to be filled with briquette volunteers every winter, but as the spread of COVID-19 has forced social distancing measures to increase to 2.5 metres, the streets are now eerily quiet.
During the COVID pandemic, donations of briquettes have significantly declined compared to last year. On the 8th and 11th December 2020, Shincheonji Volunteer Group's Seoul East branch delivered a total of 3000 and 6000 briquettes, respectively, to under-privileged residents in the neighbourhoods of Jeongneung and Sanggye.
Shincheonji Volunteer Group, which has been distributing briquettes over the last seven years, has been carrying out this operation entirely by themselves. However, due to COVID-19 and subsequent social distancing measures, briquettes were delivered directly by briquette firms.
(photo) Briquettes in delivery
The resident also said, "With an average household usage of 1000 briquettes per month in winter, we need five months' supply. Not even half the amount of briquettes we received last year have so far arrived, so we thank you."
(photo) Shincheonji Volunteer Group's East Seoul Branch Delivers Respirator Masks
A Shincheonji Volunteer Group representative, who visits this neighbourhood yearly, said, "When I used to deliver briquettes in person to crowds filled with residents, I felt so much warmth and compassion. It's such a shame we can't deliver the way we used to. I hope that the general donation of briquettes will increase in light of COVID-19 so that our neighbours can find warmth amid a bitter winter."
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Global Media Reports on Shincheonji Church's Blood Plasma Donations
Initial donation by 500 recovered Daegu congregants, July 2020 (video at the end)
Second donation by 1100 recovered Daegu congregants
Third donation by 4000 recovered Daegu congregants
From mid-2020, 231 reports published in 69 countries on intended 4000 donation
Shincheonji Church's official response to all allegations:-
“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.”
Official Statement by Shincheonji Church
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Further Global News Reports on Shincheonji Church (COVID-19)
Lies regarding the Coronavirus about Shincheonji 신천지 (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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500 cured congregation members of Shincheonji Daegu Church Donate Blood Plasma
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