Shincheonji Gangdong Church, John Tribe, of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and Shincheonji Wangsimni Church held the '2023 Shincheonji Christmas Festival', a 100,000 graduation ceremony photo exhibition at Gangdong Church in Hanam city, Gyeonggi province on the 9th December.

This photo exhibition was prepared for citizens who were unable to attend the Class 114 graduation ceremony of the Zion Christian Mission Centre held in Daegu on the 12th of last month. The event will be held for a total of 11 days every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until the 23rd.

The photo exhibition introduces the Zion Christian Mission Centre's Class 114 100,000 Graduation Ceremony, the graduates' room, the introduction of the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony of Shincheonji Church of Jesus and the Zion Christian Mission Centre, the current status of the Shincheonji 12 Tribes church signboard replacements around the world, and the media coverage of the Zion Christian Mission Centre's 100,000 graduation ceremony.

In the case of the photographs of the graduation ceremony in the introductory part of the 100,000 Graduation Ceremony for Class 114 of the Zion Christian Mission Centre, an audio containing the shouts from the scene was displayed to provide a more vivid experience of the event, attracting the attention of visitors.

A citizen who visited the photo exhibition said, “It was nice to see the photos of the 100,000 graduation ceremony, which I'd only heard about, along with the docent’s explanation,” and “The docent’s kind explanation instilled in me a sense of realism.”

Another citizen said, “I had prejudices against Shincheonji Church of Jesus, but these misunderstandings were resolved because the explanation was so good.”

Shincheonji Church of Jesus’s graduation ceremony is a year-end event held annually to celebrate those who have completed the approximately 8-month course at the Zion Christian Mission Centre, a Bible education institution of Shincheonji Church of Jesus. This year, 108,084 people completed the course both domestically and internationally.

An official from Shincheonji Gangdong Church expressed gratitude and said, “We are grateful to everyone who attended,” and added, “We hope that this exhibition will provide a time of understanding and sharing the emotions of the Shincheonji 100,000 Graduation Ceremony.”

Meanwhile, an open house was also held on that day to introduce the temple to the public. There were congratulatory performances, introductory lectures on Shincheonji Church of Jesus and the Zion Christian Mission Centre, and education booths.