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“Even when I frequent churches or cathedrals, I rarely come across an exhibition like this.”
These are the words of a young man in his 20s, a Catholic, who attended the 'Bible Art Exhibition' held at the Gwangju Church (Peter Tribe) of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji Gwangju Church), which is drawing in crowds despite the summer heat.
A special exhibition on the second floor of the Temple entitled 'Examining Psychology', in which 35 cultural artists from the 12 tribes of Shincheonji Church of Jesus participated, exhibits 35 works of art on the theme of 'judgment', ranging from the well-known stories of Adam, Noah, and the Tower of Babel in Genesis to the judgment in the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible.
An official from the Shincheonji Gwangju Church Culture Department who hosted this special exhibition explained, “The trial is the king ordering a reinvestigation to ensure that even criminals are not unjustly punished. You can feel the king’s spirit of love for his people.” The representative also said, “I hope this exhibition will serve as an opportunity to discover God’s hidden heart in the judgments that occurred in each biblical era and think about what kind of faith we should have.”
The first floor of the temple hosted the 'God's Gift Exhibition: Key to Happiness', which is divided into three themes: 'Finding One's True Self', 'Shortcut to Happiness', and 'New Heaven, New Earth, Shincheonji'. This exhibition, led by a docent, allows attendees to reflect on the true meaning of life, and is designed so that even non-believers can feel the Bible more easily and enjoyably through the familiarity of nature, science and popular art.
A visitor who toured the “God’s Gift Exhibition” said, “When I think of ‘church’ and ‘Bible,’ I used to think of them as heavy and distant concepts. However, the exhibited works contained things very familiar to my eyes and ears, so I was able to think about the Bible and my own fulfilment without much resistance.”
Finally, the second floor hallway of the church sanctuary is home to the photo exhibition of the 100,000 Graduation Ceremony of the Zion Christian Mission Centre, which became a hot topic after it held three 100,000 graduation ceremonies even during the COVID-19 period when the number of church members decreased rapidly.
According to the Zion Christian Mission Centre, this year, a graduation ceremony will be held for 110,000 people.
Jae-wook Yoo, the Peter Tribe leader, said, “I hope that through the exhibited works, you can draw a little closer to the Bible,” and added, “Shincheonji Church of Jesus is a place where many people are coming to learn about God through the Bible, which is the ‘gift from God.’”
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