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===Present State of Missionary Work===

The Church of God began its overseas mission work in 1997 in accordance with God’s teaching to “go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A15&version=NIV |title=Mark 16:15 |quote=}}</ref> The missionary work in North America, which began in Los Angeles, California, has spread so rapidly that the church is now established in all 50 states as well as several major cities in Canada. Through the missionary work in Central and South America, which began in Peru in 1998, the gospel has been preached even to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and the valleys of the Andes in Peru as well. Today, there are over 7,500 churches in 175 countries around the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. More than 80% of the members in these churches are from the local area and are all diligently carrying out their lives of faith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752128/1 |title=General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim of the World Mission Society Church of God |website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date=June 7, 2019|year= |quote= }}</ref><br>The Church of God preaches the truth through various types of media such as brochures, videos, and the Internet so that people can hear God’s voice anywhere in the world. The Church of God produces and supplies various publications such as the Truth Books written by Christ Ahnsahnghong, sermon books that deliver the teachings of God, collections of essays containing the realization of the church members, collections of children’s stories, and other printed materials necessary for cultivating good faith and character. The news of salvation is being delivered even to the regions with poor communication as publications are translated into more than 60 languages. This includes languages that are spoken by large populations such as English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, and even local languages such as Khasis, Bengali, Croatian, and Gujarati.

The Church of God began its overseas mission work in 1997 in accordance with God’s teaching to “go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A15&version=NIV |title=Mark 16:15 |quote=}}</ref> The missionary work in North America, which began in Los Angeles, California, has spread so rapidly that the church is now established in all 50 states as well as several major cities in Canada. Through the missionary work in Central and South America, which began in Peru in 1998, the gospel has been preached even to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and the valleys of the Andes in Peru as well. Today, there are over 7,500 churches in 175 countries around the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. More than 80% of the members in these churches are from the local area and are all diligently carrying out their lives of faith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752128/1 |title=General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim of the World Mission Society Church of God |website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date=June 7, 2019|year= |quote= }}</ref>

{{그림|watv_main.jpg|정렬=오른쪽섬네일|너비=320px|타이틀=[https://watv.org Website of the World Mission Society Church of God]}}

<br>The Church of God preaches the truth through various types of media such as brochures, videos, and the Internet so that people can hear God’s voice anywhere in the world. The Church of God produces and supplies various publications such as the Truth Books written by Christ Ahnsahnghong, sermon books that deliver the teachings of God, collections of essays containing the realization of the church members, collections of children’s stories, and other printed materials necessary for cultivating good faith and character. The news of salvation is being delivered even to the regions with poor communication as publications are translated into more than 60 languages. This includes languages that are spoken by large populations such as English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, and even local languages such as Khasis, Bengali, Croatian, and Gujarati.

Various videos such as the Church of God introduction video, news from local churches around the world, video sermons, and animations, are also translated into each language, touching and enlightening the hearts of people around the world. They are accessible to everyone through the Church of God official website, Media Cast, YouTube channel, etc. The church also provides opportunities to share love online such as the “Flower Letter Campaign” and “Happy Webinars for Workers”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://watv.org/healing-webinar-for-worker/ |title=The Church of God Holds ‘Happy Webinar for Workers’ |website=WATV.org |publisher= |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> to promote harmony among family members, friends, and neighbors who are hard to meet due to the restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic.<small>{{참고|Church of God Missionary Work|l1=Church of God Missionary Work|설명=For more information}}</small>Overseas Visiting Group

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 ===Present State of Missionary Work===
-The Church of God began its overseas mission work in 1997 in accordance with God’s teaching to “go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A15&version=NIV |title=Mark 16:15 |quote=}}</ref> The missionary work in North America, which began in Los Angeles, California, has spread so rapidly that the church is now established in all 50 states as well as several major cities in Canada. Through the missionary work in Central and South America, which began in Peru in 1998, the gospel has been preached even to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and the valleys of the Andes in Peru as well. Today, there are over 7,500 churches in 175 countries around the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. More than 80% of the members in these churches are from the local area and are all diligently carrying out their lives of faith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752128/1 |title=General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim of the World Mission Society Church of God |website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date=June 7, 2019|year= |quote= }}</ref><br>The Church of God preaches the truth through various types of media such as brochures, videos, and the Internet so that people can hear God’s voice anywhere in the world. The Church of God produces and supplies various publications such as the Truth Books written by Christ Ahnsahnghong, sermon books that deliver the teachings of God, collections of essays containing the realization of the church members, collections of children’s stories, and other printed materials necessary for cultivating good faith and character. The news of salvation is being delivered even to the regions with poor communication as publications are translated into more than 60 languages. This includes languages that are spoken by large populations such as English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, and even local languages such as Khasis, Bengali, Croatian, and Gujarati.
+The Church of God began its overseas mission work in 1997 in accordance with God’s teaching to “go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A15&version=NIV |title=Mark 16:15 |quote=}}</ref> The missionary work in North America, which began in Los Angeles, California, has spread so rapidly that the church is now established in all 50 states as well as several major cities in Canada. Through the missionary work in Central and South America, which began in Peru in 1998, the gospel has been preached even to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and the valleys of the Andes in Peru as well. Today, there are over 7,500 churches in 175 countries around the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. More than 80% of the members in these churches are from the local area and are all diligently carrying out their lives of faith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752128/1 |title=General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim of the World Mission Society Church of God |website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date=June 7, 2019|year= |quote= }}</ref>
+{{그림|watv_main.jpg|정렬=오른쪽섬네일|너비=320px|타이틀=[https://watv.org Website of the World Mission Society Church of God]}}
+<br>The Church of God preaches the truth through various types of media such as brochures, videos, and the Internet so that people can hear God’s voice anywhere in the world. The Church of God produces and supplies various publications such as the Truth Books written by Christ Ahnsahnghong, sermon books that deliver the teachings of God, collections of essays containing the realization of the church members, collections of children’s stories, and other printed materials necessary for cultivating good faith and character. The news of salvation is being delivered even to the regions with poor communication as publications are translated into more than 60 languages. This includes languages that are spoken by large populations such as English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, and even local languages such as Khasis, Bengali, Croatian, and Gujarati.
 Various videos such as the Church of God introduction video, news from local churches around the world, video sermons, and animations, are also translated into each language, touching and enlightening the hearts of people around the world. They are accessible to everyone through the Church of God official website, Media Cast, YouTube channel, etc. The church also provides opportunities to share love online such as the “Flower Letter Campaign” and “Happy Webinars for Workers”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://watv.org/healing-webinar-for-worker/ |title=The Church of God Holds ‘Happy Webinar for Workers’ |website=WATV.org |publisher=  |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> to promote harmony among family members, friends, and neighbors who are hard to meet due to the restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic.<small>{{참고|Church of God Missionary Work|l1=Church of God Missionary Work|설명=For more information}}</small>Overseas Visiting Group