World Mission Society Church of God: Difference between revisions

|Scale = 7,800 churches around the world<br>About 3.7 million registered members

The '''World Mission Society Church of God''' (hereinafter referred to as the “'''Church of God'''”) was established in 1964 by [[Ahnsahnghong|Christ Ahnsahnghong]]. The church believes in [[God the Father]] and [[God the Mother]] according to the Bible and follows Their teachings. The church follows the original teachings of the early Church of God that [[Jesus Christ]] and the apostles such as Peter, John, and Paul attended 2,000 years ago. It has flourished into a worldwide church with about 7,800 churches in 175 countries in only 60 years of its establishment.<ref name="370만">{{Cite web |url=https://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=C&nNewsNumb=202402100023 |title=In the Midst of Declining Religion, 7,800 Churches Across 175 Countries... 3.7 Million Registered Believers Worldwide |website=Monthly Chosun|publisher=|date= February 2024}}</ref> The number of registered members was 3.7 million as of January, 2024.<br>The Church of God carries out missionary work and volunteer activities with the goal of preaching the truth of salvation and happiness to all people around the world with the love of God the Father and God the Mother. This is accomplished by restoring the faith of the early Church and the truth of the [[New Covenant]] established by Jesus. As God’s children, church members do their utmost to make positive contributions to their families, neighbors, communities, and nations while striving to cultivate their character to participate in the divine nature of Christ. In recognition of their efforts and contributions, the Church of God has received nearly 4,200 awards from various governments and organizations, including the Presidential Group Citation from Korea,<ref name="대통령상">{{Cite web |url=https://watv.org/award/ |title=Major Awards Received |website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service from the U.K.,<ref name="영국여왕상">{{Cite web |url=https://ukzion.watv.org/queens-award/ |title=The U.K. Queen's Award for Voluntary Service |website=World Mission Society Church of God in UK |publisher=  |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> and the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the U.S.<ref name="대통령상" />, and the Legislative Merit Medal from Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://watv.org/brazil-legislative-order-of-merit/ |title=The Church of God Honored With Brazil’s Legislative Merit Medal |website=WATV.org|publisher=|date= December 7, 2022}}</ref>

Since 2001, every year about 1,500 members from all over the world visit Korea through the [[The Church of God Overseas Visiting Group|Overseas Visiting Group]] program. There are currently 3.7 million members around the world who are carrying out missionary work to achieve the happiness of all mankind along with various volunteer services focused on aiding and supporting relief from disasters occurring throughout our global village.

*2024 Registered members: 3.7 million at 7,800 Churches in 175 Countries