Region Worldwide Other name(s) SCJ Phone +82 70-7512-5200 | Members about 200,000 Founded 14 March 1984 | |
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Origin I14 March 1984
South Korea Congregations 12 tribes with several hundred churches in the world Address 657-1 Gyeryong-ro, Yongmun-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea Similar 중문침례교회, 대사 중문교회, 대전대흥침례교회, 새로남교회, 대전중앙교회 | ||
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 a religious organization, established on March 14, 1984 in South Korea by Lee Man-hee.
Contents
- Korean cults mannam world peace festival and thoughts on shinchonji
- Shincheonji Activities
- UK
- References
Korean cults mannam world peace festival and thoughts on shinchonji
Shincheonji Activities
Shincheonji is a controversial organisation frequently accused of being a cult It has also operated various other volunteer groups, some of which have been accused of being front organizations, including Mannam Volunteer Association (MVA), Mannam International Youth Coalition, International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), International Women's Peace Group (IWPG), and Heavenly Culture, World Peace, and Restoration of Light (HWPL).
UK
In November 2016 the Church of England issued a formal alert to around 500 parishes in London about the activities of a SCJ/NHNE affiliate known as Parachristo. Parachristo, a registered charity in the UK, runs Bible study courses in London Docklands. Further warnings were issued by Nicky Gumbel, vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton and John Peters, rector of St Mary's Church, London.