The 100th Anniversary of Christ Ahnsahnghong’s Birth Celebration was held at the Go&Come Training Institute in Korea on January 14, 2018. Christ Ahnsahnghong established the Church of God.
New Jerusalem Cultural Content Awards Ceremony 2017 was held at New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple in Korea on December 10. It is an integrated awards ceremony of the 18th Melchizedek Literary Awards, the 3rd Elohim Video Festival Awards, and the 3rd Bible Seminar Presentation Awards.
At the time of finishing the year and preparing for the upcoming New Year, there was a meaningful event to make a hopeful future with the world. That is ASEZ Global Forum 2017 on the Implementation of UN SDGs held on December 7 at the New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple.
It is autumn, the harvest season when all kinds of grains and fruits ripe. The last three feasts—the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles, so-called “autumn feasts,” among God-established seven feasts in three times, are also the season when God’s abundant blessings and the gospel fruits are reserved. The Church of God members around the world kept the feasts godly, hoping to harvest many fruits of the gospel, clothed with God-given grace of the forgiveness of sins and with the power of the Holy Spirit.
Before the autumn feasts that begin with the Feast of Trumpets, three dedication services were held in Korea: the Heungdeok Church and the Seowon Church in Cheongju (Sept. 12, 2017), and the Sangdaewon Church in Seongnam (Sept. 16).
On August 27, 2017, the 13th Foreign Language Bible Preaching Contest was held at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute. After the contest in March, this was the second one of the year; over 5,000 participants who were dreaming of overseas mission for the completion of preaching to seven billion people, including the pastoral staff members, attended to examine their foreign language skills, heating up their fervor.
Zions have been established one after another due to the increased number of brothers and sisters. On July 25, 2017, three churches in Korea held the dedication ceremonies: the Gongju Church and the Jiksan Church in Cheonan, both in South Chungcheong Province, and the Sosabeol Church in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.
On July 23, 2017, a seminar for foreign students was held at the New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple under the theme of “Our Mother.” It was an event to deliver the encouraging message with Mother’s love to foreign students who are studying in Korea and to help them make tomorrow better as they are responsible for the future of each country.
On July 16, the 2017 Summer Youth Character Education was held at New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple in Korea. In the education Mother chaired, based on the Bible, more than 2,500 middle or high school students in Gyeonggi Province, the pastoral staff, and teachers ofstudent groups participated.
On May 25, 2017, the Ascension Day Service was held in the Churches of God worldwide to commemorate Jesus’ Ascension. Ten days later, the Sacred Assembly of the Day of Pentecost was held on June 4.