Senior pastor of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Has a Sincere Meeting with Journalists

Senior pastor of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Has a Sincere Meeting with Journalists

Fifty major journalists hold a meeting... and have a broad talk based on the reality of the religious world and the roles of journalists.

Senior pastor of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony that has been expanding its congregation as of late, held a meeting inviting about 50 journalists in leadership positions at major domestic daily newspapers, news agencies, broadcasters and weekly news magazines at the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel Seoul Jungu on July 14.

Senior pastor has been receiving a lot of public attention and has truly expressed his opinions about the roles of journalists relating to the future direction of the religious world and his analysis of religion in South Korea.

This meeting related to explaining the religious viewpoints of Shincheonji to the journalists as expressed by Senior pastor. He also explained about the current misunderstandings and misperceptions about the Shincheonji church in Korea. Furthermore, he asked the journalists to objectively report information about the church.

In addition, Senior pastor explained about the various activities, roles and missions that he, as a man of religion, has had to carry out in promoting world peace and the unification of Korea. In this regard, Senior pastor also asked the journalists to actively support his efforts.

"The reality of the religious world and the roles of journalists" was the title of the presentation and the chairman also conveyed his opinion on the following topics: Domestic Reality vs. World Reality; Persecution and Shincheonji is Achieving the Will of Heaven; World Religion, World Reality; True Meaning of Religion and the Role for a Man of Religion; and The Mission (Role) to Follow as a Journalist in the Only Divided Country in the World.

After presenting on the topic during a luncheon meeting, Senior pastor had a lively discussion with journalists regarding the reality of journalism, religion, and the direction of peace that was linked with a question and answer period for the discussion.

Furthermore, Senior pastor of the General Assembly of the Headquarters of Shincheonji spoke to the journalists about the current status of the Shincheonji church and objectively explained more about the peace movement based on a promotion video .

Shincheonji was established in 1984 and is organized into 12 tribes on the Korean peninsula and overseas. It has grown steadily as 20~30 thousand new members join the church every year. Currently, there are approximately 160,000 Shincheonji members in Korea and abroad.

In particular, the primary difference between mainstream churches and the Shincheonji church is that Shincheonji members usually take a systematic 6 month Bible course that does not include any annotations or commentaries at a Shincheonji center before they are able to join Shincheonji as a member. 

The Shincheonji church tries to convey the true meaning of the righteous faith and hope contained in the Bible to its believers.