Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony

Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony
Classification Cults
Region Worldwide
Origin 14 March 1984
South Korea
Congregations 12 tribes with several hundred churches in the world
Members about 160,000
Other name(s) SCJ

Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ), commonly known as Shincheonji (Korean: 신천지, Hanja 新天地, "new heaven and earth") is an organization accused of being a cult,[1] established on March 14, 1984 in South Korea.


Shincheonji Volunteer groups' Activities


Shincheonji has also operated various other volunteer groups, some of which have been accused of being Cults including Mannam Volunteer Association, International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), International Women's Peace Group (IWPG), and Heavenly Culture, World Peace, and Restoration of Light (HWPL).[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Controversial religious group holds int'l peace event in Seoul". Korea Times. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Dunbar, Jon (17 September 2014). "Alleged cult leader Lee Man-hee hosts world peace summit in Seoul". Korea Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Twitch, Jon (16 June 2014). "From Mannam to IPYG: another Shinchonji cult front". Asia Pundits. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Bergsma, Martijn. "How I ended up in a Korean religious cult". YEU-International. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Contentious Christian group hosting world peace summit in South Korea". Ecumenical News. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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