Achievements of Shincheonji Volunteer Group
On 10th of February 2018, an article published in JoongAng Daily detailed the achievements of the Shincheonji Volunteer Group (SVG) for its service to the isolated and marginalised in Korea. As one of the three major English-language newspapers (that is published alongside the New York Times), this is a rather major publication. Shincheonji Volunteer is the volunteering wing of Shincheonji Church.
Shincheonji Church has been
founded according to the promises of the Bible. It is the promised “New Heaven
New Earth” of the Bible that was established on 14 March 1984 in Gwacheon,
Gyeonggi Province (Isaiah 65:17, 2 Pet 3:13, Revelation 21:1-4). In 1990, Shincheonji Church's theological arm - the Zion Christian Mission
Centre - was set up in Seoul to teach the revealed word of the Bible. Today,
the church provides more than 400 centres in 32 countries where the Bible is
taught in its entirety from Genesis to Revelation without cost to those who wish to sincerely study the Bible. The church now has nearly
200,000 congregation members in 135 church branches across 19 countries. This church is the tree of life that grows by bearing
12 crops of fruit every month (Revelation 22:2). It is
the only place in the world in which the hope of God and humanity will be
fulfilled; a world without mourning, death, crying
or pain (Revelation 21:4).
Shincheonji Church has not only spread the Gospel, but through SVG has spread the love of
God through continual care for the isolated and vulnerable - the disabled, widows, rural villagers, foreigners,
students and over 6million Korean War veterans. Recognition for their efforts
was made in 2016 as 67 awards were given
by governmental, civic and private organisations. It is the largest
Korean-based non-governmental organisation currently operating in the Republic
of Korea.
Such achievements were made through the efforts of 105,738
volunteers in 67 of the
84 cities in Korea through six core projects
that include:-
- “Visiting Doctor Programme”: treatment for more
than 1000 foreigners by 250 Chinese and south-east Asian medical volunteers (accompanied
by numerous interpreters) who specialise in general practice, nursing,
pharmacy, dentistry and oriental medicine
- “Stories on the Wall”: since 2013, there has been re-development
of 165km of decrepit walls into beautiful murals through 596
paintings in 250
locations. With the support of 25,000 volunteers and local residents, 'mural
villages' have been created in 23 cities
- “Love One’s Country, Sharing Peace”: cultural
volunteer service originating in the spirit of devotion
- “Hooray! 100 Years of Life!”: cultural programmes
combined with emotional support for the elderly
- “The Pink
Wrapping Cloth”: delivery of healthy lunches to widows and the elderly
- ”Nature, Let's Go Green”: environmental cleaning
service
These six core
projects also include disaster relief, blood donations, support for
veteran groups, regional development and public service campaigns.
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