On April 4, 2019, when the General Assembly was in full swing, the Arise & Shine Global Bible Seminar 2019 was held at the New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple. It was organized with the aim of helping people know the truth of the new covenant and leading them to salvation. The pastoral staff members from all around the world and the members from nearby regions attended the seminar, filling the main worship hall and the subsidiary facilities including the seminar room.
General Assembly 2019 started at the New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple in the presence of the Holy Spirit on April 1, four days before the New Year’s Day by the sacred calendar (April 5). The pastoral staff from all over the world attended the General Assembly held under the slogan, “Give people hope through world evangelism,” to see the brilliant gospel results of 2018 and have a vision for 2019.
The Chicago Church in IL, U.S. held the Family Appreciation Day on March 17, 2019. The members prepared the event to show their appreciation, apology, and love, which they couldn’t express due to busy schedules, to their families and relatives.
On March 10, 2019, when there was a welcome spring rain, the Semester Opening Service for University Students 2019 was held at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute in Korea. It is one of the Church of God’s annual events for the college student members to help them focus on their studies and fulfill their dreams with upright faith.
The first dedication service in 2019 was held at the Jung-gu Church in Ulsan on February 7, right after the Lunar New Year holidays. On February 8 and 10, the dedication services were held at the Yeongdo Church in Busan and the Uichang Church in Changwon. With joyful faces, the members attended the dedication services and engraved on their minds the duties of the saints and the church, giving thanks to God for granting them new temples.
Celebrating the 101st birth anniversary of Christ Ahnsahnghong, the 73rd Overseas Visiting Group came to Korea from 62 churches in 10 countries of five continents—Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe.
The New Jerusalem Cultural Content Awards Ceremony 2018, which is an integrated awards ceremony of the 19th Melchizedek Literary Awards, the 4th Elohim Video Festival Awards, and the 4th Bible Seminar Presentation Awards, was held at New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple in Korea on December 2, 2018.
On November 11, the Church of God held ASEZ Talk Concert on Confronting Climate Change 2018 at a seminar room of the New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple in Korea to draw global attention to climate change and to share creative visions and opinions of university students who are the leaders of the future generations.
The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of Christ Ahnsahnghong’s coming to the earth a second time to restore the new covenant as it was prophesied in the Bible. On November 20, the Church of God members all around the world made a firm determination to accomplish the mission to preach to seven billion people at the New Jerusalem Preaching Festival launching ceremony held by nation and region.
The Church of God received the Green Apple Awards which is known as one of the world’s four major environmental awards on November 12, 2018.
The dedication service for the Dongtan Church in Hwaseong, Korea, was held on November 3. Dongtan in Gyeonggi Province is a representative new city with a rapid increase in the population, as a large-scale residential site and advanced IT and BT complexes are developed. Overseas visiting members too participated in the dedication service on the Sabbath day, and shared joy of dedicating the temple and brotherly love beyond national boundaries.
On November 1, the Arise & Shine 2018 Global Bible Seminar was held at the New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple. It was held with a motive to help all mankind have correct knowledge of God so that they could be saved. Seven experts in the fields of education, medicine, engineering, and so on, gave presentations at the seminar. A total of about 2,500 people, including visitors from overseas, the members from the Church of God, and their neighbors interested in the Bible, attended the seminar.