The IWBA Entrance Ceremony 2018 was held at the Okcheon Go & Come Training Institute on June 17. In the entrance ceremony, more than 7,000 people attended, including enrolled students, freshmen, transfer students, the pastoral staff, and teachers in charge of young adults. In addition to the IWBA photo exhibition, there were booths to show the activities at workplaces, providing useful information to the young adults who want to live both their social life and their religious life meaningfully and to spend their golden age without regret.
The 14th Foreign Language Bible Preaching Contest held on May 27, 2018, at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute in Korea. Around 6,500 members checked their ability of preaching in a foreign language, and firmly established their will to complete the mission of preaching to seven billion people. As if it proved their enthusiasm for the mission, which becomes more fervent year by year, the number of participants in the contest increased by more than 1,000, compared with the previous contest.
On April 24 and May 1, 2018, the dedication services for the two Churches of God were held in Seoul—the center of Korea.
On April 3, 2018, two days after the Resurrection Day, the dedication service for a new temple was held in Osan, a transportation hub in the southern part of the capital area in Korea. On the 17th, there were dedication services consecutively in Taebaek, a clean city in the inland area of Gangwon Province, and in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, which is known for tourist attractions such as Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex, Uirimji Reservoir, and Bakdaljae Pass.
The seven feasts in three times in 2018 began in the evening of March 30 (the 14th day of the first month by the sacred calendar), with the sacred assembly of the Passover. In 2018, the 100th anniversary year of the birth of Christ Ahnsahnghong, who restored the new covenant truth according to the prophecies of the Bible, the members of 7,000 Churches of Gods in 175 countries around the world participated in the feast, sincerely giving thanks to Christ who sacrificed Himself for many years until He restored the truth of life.
In the special year of 2018 that marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Christ Ahnsahnghong, who restored the new covenant and rebuilt the Church of God which had disappeared from history, the General Assembly was held at the Okcheon Go&Come Training Institute in Korea.
On March 4, the Semester Opening Service for University Students 2018 was held at the New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple in Korea to sow faith and courage in the hearts of students who strive to achieve their dreams, shuttling between libraries and lecture rooms every day.
The dedication services for the Hyeongok Church in Gyeongju and the Jinyeong Church in Gimhae were held on February 19 and 21, 2018.
On February 7, 2018, the Church of God received a group citation from the Minister of Interior and Security at the Citation Ceremony for Earthquake Response Volunteers held at the Pohang City Hall in Korea. It was presented in recognition of the church’s volunteer services for more than sixty days for the earthquake victims in Pohang.
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.
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).
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