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History 2008

2008

Held the 1st New Jerusalem Festival for Families,
and Registered One Million Members

  • 2008 December Established the 2nd LA Branch in USA.,
    the Munich Branch in Germany, and the 5th
  • and 6th Branches in Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 2008 November Established the Manchester Branch in England
    and the Danang Branch in Vietnam
  • 2008 November 1st New Jerusalem Festival for Families
  • 2008 October 36th Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, Canada, Germany, Russia, Ukraine,
    England, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Australia,
    New Zealand, Malaysia, Japan, and Republic
    of South Africa)
  • 2008 September Established the Multan Branch in Pakistan
  • 2008 August Sent the 2008 Summer Short-Term Mission
    Teams(University Students)
  • 2008 July Established the 4th Kathmandu Branch in Nepal
    and the Subic Branch in Philippines
  • 2008 July 35th Overseas Visiting Group
    (Taiwan, Nepal, Japan, Vietnam, Mongolia,
    Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Laos, Singapore,
    Philippines, Sri Lanka, Australia, and Canada)
  • 2008 June Established the 5th and 6th Lima Branches
    in Peru
  • 2008 June 34th Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Australia,
    New Zealand, Japan, and Republic of South
    Africa)
  • 2008 May 33rd Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, Peru, Mexico, Chili, Bolivia, Venezuela,
    Argentina, Uruguay, and Spain)
  • 2008 April Registered one million members
  • 2008 April 32nd Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
    Japan, Netherlands, France, Germany,
    and Republic of South Africa)
  • 2008 February Establish the Itahari Branch in Nepal,
    the Edmonton Branch in Canada,
    and the Kaohsiung Branch in Taiwan
  • 2008 January Sent the 2008 Winter Short-Term Mission
    Teams

History 2007

2007

Established 100 Branches Abroad, and Registered 800,000 Members

  • 2007 December Established the 4th Lima Branch in Peru
  • 2007 November The 31st Overseas Visiting Group
    (23 countries in Asia, South America, Europe,
    and North America)
  • 2007 October The 30th Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South
    Africa, Germany, Turkey, and Russia)
  • 2007 September The 5th Seminar on How to Make a Harmonious
    Family
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2007 August Established the Pokhara Branch in Nepal
  • 2007 July Established the Fukuoka Branch in Japan,
    the Brasilia Branch in Brazil, the Cochin Branch
    in India, the Memphis Branch in USA,
    the Phoenix Branch in USA, and the Curitiba
    Branch in Brazil
  • 2007 July Dispatched 2007 Summer Short-Term Overseas
    Mission Teams
  • 2007 June The 9th Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2007 June Established the 3rd Kathmandu Branch in Nepal,
    and the Chennai Branch in India
  • 2007 May Established the Salvador Branch in Brazil,
    and the Huancayo Branch in Peru
  • 2007 April Moved the Church of God Theological Seminary
    to a New Building
  • 2007 April The 29th Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, Peru, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia and
    South Africa)
  • 2007 April Established the Manaus Branch in Brazil,
    and the 2nd Mumbai Branch in India
  • 2007 April The 6th Bible Preaching Festival(for Male Adults
    at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2007 March Established the Mindanao Branch in Philippines,
    the Monterey Branch in Mexico, and the Dublin
    Branch in Ireland
  • 2007 February The 2nd Scholarship & Student Grant Award
    Ceremony
  • 2007 January Established the 3rd Lima Branch in Peru,
    the Lilongwe Branch in Malawi,
    and the Hyderabad Branch in India
  • 2007 January Registered 800,000 Members
  • 2007 January Dispatched 2007 Winter Short-Term University
    Student Overseas Mission Teams

History 2006

2006

Opened the Church of God History Museum,
and Held the Preaching Festival to Proclaim
the New Jerusalem Mother

  • 2006 December General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim Received a
    Citation from North Gyeongsang Province
    Governor
  • 2006 December Established the Berlin Branch in Germany
  • 2006 November Jerusalem Festival for Foreigners
    (15,000 participants including foreigners,
    at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2006 November The 28th Overseas Visiting Group (from Asia)
  • 2006 November Preaching Festival to Proclaim the New
    Jerusalem Mother
  • 2006 October Preaching Festival of the Feast of Tabernacles
  • 2006 September The 6th Bible Preaching Festival
    (for Hi.&Mid.Sch.Students at the Okcheonl
    Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2006 August Established the Amsterdam Branch in
    Netherlands, and the 2nd Kathmandu Branch in
    Nepal
  • 2006 August Dispatched 2006 Summer Short-Term University
    Student Overseas Mission Teams Overseas
  • 2006 July Education for Young Adult and Male Adult
    Leaders for the First Half of 2006
  • 2006 July Established the Rome Branch in Italy
  • 2006 June The 20th New Jerusalem New Song Festival
  • 2006 June The 25th Overseas Visiting Group (from Asia)
  • 2006 May The 4th Launching Ceremony for Overseas
    Self-Supporting Mission Teams
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2006 May The 8th Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2006 May Vision 2006 National Youth Evangelism Rally
    (at the Elohim Training Institute)
  • 2006 May Established the Nairobi Branch in Kenya
  • 2006 April Established the Montevideo Branch in Uruguay
  • 2006 April Opened the Church of God History Museum
  • 2006 March Gyeongbuk Association Received a Citation
    from the North Gyeongsang Province Governor
  • 2006 February Established the Tashkent Branch in Uzbekistan
  • 2006 February The 1st Scholarship & Student Grant Award
    Ceremony
  • 2006 January Established the North Carolina Branch in USA

History 2005

2005

Opening Ceremony of the Okcheon Go&Come Training
Institute, and Received the Korea Social Welfare Grand
Award

  • 2005 December Established the Quito Branch in Ecuador,
    and the Arequipa Branch in Peru
  • 2005 December Resolution Rally of ¡°Come and See¡± Holy Spirit
    Movement
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 November The 3rd Launching Ceremony for Overseas
    Self-Supporting Mission Teams
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 November Party for Senior Citizens
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 November Opening Ceremony of Okcheon Go&Come
    Training Institute
  • 2005 October Established the Barranquilla Branch in Colombia
  • 2005 September General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim Received the
    Korea Social Welfare Grand Award from the
    Herald Economy
  • 2005 September The 7th Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 September The 20th Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, New Zealand, India, and Nepal)
  • 2005 August Established the Lagos Branch in Nigeria
  • 2005 August English Camp for Youth Students
    (at Each Association for eight days)
  • 2005 July Established the Mandaluyong Branch in
    Philippines
  • 2005 June The 5th Bible Preaching Festival(for Male Adults
    at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 June Established the Alabang Branch in Philippines
  • 2005 June The 4th Bible Preaching Festival
    (for Female Adults at each association)
  • 2005 May The 3rd Bible Preaching Festival
    (for Female Adults at each association)
  • 2005 May The 2nd Launching Ceremony for Overseas
    Self-Supporting Mission Teams
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 April The 2nd Bible Preaching Festival
    (for Young Adults at the Okcheon Go&Come
    Training Institute)
  • 2005 April Established the London Branch in England,
    and the Accra Branch in Ghana
  • 2005 April Established the Damak Branch in Nepal,
    and the Caracas Branch in Venezuela
  • 2005 March Established the Blagoveshchensk Branch in
    Russia
  • 2005 February Established the Vientiane Branch in Laos
  • 2005 February The 1st Bible Preaching Festival(for Male Adults
    at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 January The 6th Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival(at the Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2005 January Established the Quebec Branch in Canada

History 2004

2004

Received an Order of Merit, a Medal of Honor,
and 30 Citations for the Outstanding Supporters
Activities at the Universiade

  • 2004 December Registered 600,000 Members
  • 2004 December Established the Yangon Branch in Myanmar
  • 2004 November The 15th Overseas Visiting Group
    (USA, India, Nepal)
  • 2004 November The 1st Launching Ceremony for Overseas
    Self-Supporting Mission Teams
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2004 October Established the Auckland Branch in New
    Zealand,and the Hawaii Branch in USA
  • 2004 September Established the Cape Town Branch in South
    Africa,and the Ulaanbaatar Branch in Mongolia
  • 2004 August Mother Received an Order of Merit,and Pastor
    Jung-Rak Kim Received a Medal of Honor
    Pastor Wook-Jin Park and another Pastor
    Received a Citation from the Prime Minister
    Pastor Kang-Min Lee and 17 Pastors Received
    a Citation from Daegu City Mayor
  • 2004 August The 5th Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival(at the Elohim Training Institute)
  • 2004 August Established the Phnom Penh Branch in
  • Cambodia
  • 2004 August Established the Manila Branch in Philippines
  • 2004 June Pastor Won-Sun Lee and 5 Pastors Received a
    Citation form the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • 2004 May Established the Melbourne Branch in Australia
  • 2004 February Established the Denver Branch in USA

History 2003

2003

Supporters Activities at the Daegu Universiade for 176 Countries,
and Registered 500,000 Members

  • 2003 December The 4th Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival(at the Elohim Training Institute)
  • 2003 December The 10th Overseas Visiting Group
    (Chicago, San Diego, USA and India)
  • 2003 December Received a Citation from Ministry of Government
    Administration and Home Affairs
    (Daegu and Gyeongbuk Association)
  • 2003 December Completed WMC Head Office Building
    (in Sunae-dong, Bundang)
  • 2003 December Pastor Jong-Rak Kim and a Pastor Received a
    Citation from Daegu City Mayor
  • 2003 September Received a Citation from Busan City Mayor
  • 2003 August Supporters Activities at the Universiade
    (over 90,000 man-days)
  • 2003 July Contest for Foreign Language Volunteers and
    Supporters for the Daegu Universiade
    (at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute)
  • 2003 July The 4th New Life Family Walkathon
    (30,000 participants; at Duryu Park, Daegu)
  • 2003 July Registered 500,000 Members
  • 2003 May The 3rd New Life Family Walkathon
    (in the Jungwoi Park, Gwangju)
  • 2003 May Established the Puebla Branch in Mexico,
    the Ho Chi Minh Branch in Vietnam,
    and the Kyoto Branch in Japan
  • 2003 May Received a Citation from the Korea Food
    & Drug Administration
  • 2003 April The 2nd New Life Family Walkathon
    (at the Namsan Park)
  • 2003 March The 5th Overseas Visiting Group
    (from Peru, India)
  • 2003 March Established the Colorado Branch in USA,
    and the Santiago Branch in Chile
  • 2003 February Pastor Gi-Sahng Pyo and a Pastor Received a
    Citation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • 2003 February General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim Received
    the Presidential Citation
  • 2003 February Organized a Volunteer Group for the Daegu
    Subway Tragedy(free meals for 55 days)
  • 2003 January The 3rd New Life Concert to Help Children
    With Heart Disease(at the KBS Hall in Busan)
  • 2003 January The 3rd Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival(at the Elohim Training Institute)
  • 2003 January Established the Texas Branch in USA,
    and the Taiwan Branch

History 2002

2002

Opened the Elohim Training Institute, and Organized Supporters Groups for the 14th Asian Games and the 8th FESPIC Games

  • 2002 December Performed Missionary Work in 70 Countries by
    This Year
  • 2002 November Organized Supporters Groups for the 8th
    FESPIC Games(3,500 man-days)
  • 2002 October Organized Supporters Groups for the 14th Asian
    Games(4,000 man-days)
  • 2002 August Established the Yokohama Branch in Japan
  • 2002 August Held the 15th New Jerusalem New Song Festival
  • 2002 July Established the Florida Branch
    and the San Francisco Branch in USA,
    and the Sydney Branch in Australia
  • 2002 May The 4th Seminar on How to Make a Harmonious
    Family(at the Elohim Training Institute)
  • 2002 May Established the Kuala Lumpur Branch in
    Malaysia
  • 2002 April Opened the Elohim Training Institute
    (in Yeongdong-gun, Chungbuk)
  • 2002 April Established the Singapore Branch
  • 2002 March Established the La Paz Branch, Bolivia
  • 2002 January Rally of Students for One Soul Saving
    Movement
  • 2002 January Established the Lyon Branch, France

History 2001

2001

Established the Branches in Asia, North America,
and South America, and Registered 400,000 Members

  • 2001 December Registered 400,000 Members
  • 2001 December Established the Ontario Branch in Canada
  • 2001 November Established the Mumbai Branch in India,
    and the Buenos Aires Branch
  • 2001 November Established the 2nd Lima Branch in Peru,
    and the Sao Paulo Branch in Brazil
  • 2001 November Established the Hong Kong Branch
  • 2001 July Established the Karachi Branch in Pakistan,
    and the New Delhi Branch in India
  • 2001 July The 3rd Seminar on How to Make a Harmonious
    Family(at the Jounyisan Training Institute)
  • 2001 June The 1st Overseas Visiting Group
    (Los Angeles, USA)
  • 2001 March Rally of Young Adults in Capital Area for the
    Reformation(at the New Jerusalem Temple,
    Bundang)
  • 2001 January Rally of University Students for the Reformation
    (at the New Jerusalem Temple,Bundang)

History 2000

2000

Completed the New Jerusalem Temple, and Registered
300,000 Members

  • 2000 December Registered 300,000 Members
  • 2000 December Established the New Jersey Branch in USA
  • 2000 November Established the San Diego Branch in USA
  • 2000 October Founded the Messiah Orchestra
  • 2000 September Completed the New Jerusalem Temple
    (in Bundang-gu, Seongnam)
  • 2000 July Founded the New Life Children¡¯s Choir
  • 2000 April The Passover Assembly-Joint Service
    (at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul)
  • 2000 February The 13th New Jerusalem New Song Festival
    (at the Olympic Park in Seoul)
  • 2000 January Established 300 Branches in Korea by This Year

History 1990~1999

1990~1999

Established the Jounyisan Training Institute, and Established 210 Branches in Korea by This Year, and Registered 200,000 Members

  • 1999 December Registered 200,000 Members
  • 1999 December The 2nd Seminar on How to Make a Harmonious
    Family(at the Bucheon Gymnasium)
  • 1999 October Assembly of Young Adult Evangelists
    (at the KBS 88 Gymnasium in Seoul)
  • 1999 October Established the Illinois Branch in USA,
    and the Kathmandu Branch in Nepal
  • 1998 August The 2nd Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival(for Young Adults)
  • 1998 June Established the Lima Branch in Peru
  • 1998 June The 1st Foreign Language Bible Preaching
    Festival(for Mid.&Hi.Sch.Students)
  • 1998 May Rally of Twenty Thousand Evangelists
    (at the Olympic Park in Seoul)
  • 1998 March Established the Tokyo Branch in Japan
  • 1998 March Established the Colombo Branch in Sri Lanka
  • 1998 February Rally of Ten Thousand Evangelists
    (at the Olympic Park in Seoul)
  • 1998 Established 210 Branches in Korea by This Year
  • 1997 June Established the Essen Branch in Germany
  • 1997 April Established the Lahore Branch in Pakistan
  • 1997 February Established the Los Angeles Branch in USA
  • 1996 October Registered 100,000 Members
  • 1996 August The 10th New Jerusalem New Song Festival
  • 1996 June The 1st Seminar on How to Make a Harmonious
    Family(at the Jounyisan Training Institute)
  • 1996 May Registered a Periodical Publication ¡°The
    144,000¡±
  • 1996 May Established 107 Branches in Korea by This Year
  • 1995 May Established and opened the Jounyisan Training
    Institute.
  • 1994 September Registered 50,000 Members
  • 1992 August The 5th New Jerusalem New Song Festival
  • 1990 November Registered Melchizedek Publishing Co., Ltd.
  • 1990 September Established 30 Branches in Korea by This Year

History 1948~1989

1948~1989

The Last Passover Assembly in Seoul by Christ Ahnsahnghong,
and Registered 10,000 Members

  • 1989 August The 1st New Jerusalem New Song Festival
  • 1988 March Published the 1st Edition of New Song Book
  • 1988 March Registered 10,000 Members
  • 1987 July Established 20 Branches in Korea by This Year
  • 1985 February Christ Ahnsahnghong Ascended
  • 1985 January Held the Extraordinary General Assembly
    (Moved the Headquarters from Busan to Seoul)
  • 1984 April Last Passover Assembly in Seoul
    by Christ Ahnsahnghong
  • 1980 Established 13 Branches in Korea by This Year
  • 1970 Established 4 Branches in Korea by This Year
  • 1964 Established the Church of God
  • 1948 Christ Ahnsahnghong was baptized

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