One of the church's main initiatives is their graduations from their theology schools -- Zion Mission Centre. Across the world there has been hundreds of congregation members graduating:
13th of May - Germany - 487 graduates
4th of June - U.S.A. - 545 graduates
24th of June - Korea - 3,111 graduates
Shincheonji Church has a strong devotion to missionary work through the Bible as seen by the number of graduates. Consequently more than 50,000 people entered the Bible study course and 4,000 completed the course in the first half of the year. Moreover, as of the end of June, more than 20,000 people are waiting for graduation.
Evenmoreso, 1,000 people among them studied in Los Angeles and around Europe highlighting the globalisation of the church's growth. To add to this, starting with Republic of South Africa in August, a monthly graduation ceremony will be held until the end of the year.
The graduation was full of hope and joy and was streamed live around the world. Even among those graduating was one person who previously belonged to Islam, and another two to Hinduism. Unfortunately, there is only a Korean translation of the sermon from the graduation, but here is a link for a deeper look into the event:
In total, 23,502 people (19656 in Korea, 3846 in overseas) joined the church in 2017 alone. Presently there are more than 200,000 congregation members walking their faith walks in 69 churches in Korea and 33 churches overseas.
In Korea, the members of Protestant Churches belonging to the Christian Council of Korea have decreased from 12 million to 1.8 million. However, the member count is skyrocketing around the world as people flock to hear and understand the Word that is currently fulfilling.
Want to learn more?
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