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After Ahn Sahng-hong died in 1985, Kim Joo-cheol and Zahng Gil-jah changed the church's name to Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong Church of God.
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Thereafter, the Church expanded its activities to other parts of the world, and began using the name World Mission Society Church of God. Its headquarters as well as its main church are located in the southeast of the Seoul metropolitan area (see d of infobox).
The church believes in Christ Ahn Sahng-hong, as well as God the Mother, Zahng Gil-jah, as God. The church also believes it is restoring the truth of the early church.
World Mission Society Church of God, or short Church of God, is the name used idtically in affiliated churches distributed across Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, North America and South America.
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After Ahn Sahng-hong died in February 1985, a group of people in the Church of God Jesus Witnesses including the man Kim Joo-cheol and the woman Zahng Gil-jah wanted to re-introduce the concept of a spiritual mother, and on 22 March 1985 moved from Busan to Seoul.
On a meeting in Seoul on 2 June 1985, they discussed how to call Zahng Gil-jah, and established a church called Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong Church of God which is led by Kim Joo-cheol and Zahng Gil-jah.
A change in religious practice, as reflected in the change of name from Jesus Witnesses to Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong, was, that prayers were no longer conducted in the name of Jesus Christ but in the name of Christ Ahn Sahng-hong.
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Around 1997, Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong Church of God had established a non-profit organization titled the World Mission Society Church of God for the purpose of registering and managing the organization's assets.
In 1970, the church grew to four churches. In 1980, the church grew to 13 locations and increased to 30 in 1990. There was sharp increase of the growth in 2000 where it recorded 300 established churches and 400, 000 registered members in South Korea. The church currtly claims more than 400 branches were established in Korea alone, within a half ctury after its establishmt.
The Church of God started to spread abroad in 1997 starting in Los Angeles, Lahore, and Ess. In 2007 it recorded over 100 churches abroad and in 2008 it recorded over one million registered members.
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A media outlet owned by the Church of God reports to have more than 7, 500 churches, 3.3 million registered members in the world 175 countries.
An external account mtions that the number of church members is estimated to have only be around 100, 000 in 2013, contrary to Kim Joo-cheol's claims.
The World Mission Society Church of God believes that all of its teachings are based on the Bible, as explained in the numerous books writt by Ahn Sahng-hong.
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The Church believes that Ahn Sahng-hong is the Second Coming of Jesus, who came with a new name, the name of the Holy Spirit and it states that he fulfilled biblical prophecies that only Jesus could have fulfilled.
Matthew 24:32–34：「From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tder and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, wh you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this geration will not pass away until all these things have tak place.」[a]
In addition, the church believes that the Elohim (meaning Gods) created all things in heav and earth, created m and wom in accordance with Gods' image, proving the existce of God in male images and God in female images, and claimed that the bride and Jerusalem represted Mother God Zahng Gil-jah.
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The church celebrates the sev feasts described in Leviticus 23: Passover, Unleaved Bread, First Fruits, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonemt, and Feast of Tabernacles.
The church believes that they observe these feasts according to the New Covant established by Jesus, by distinguishing from the feasts kept in the Old Testamt.
It believes in the Saturday Sabbath according to Gesis 2:1–3 but celebrates it not from sunset to sunset but from sunrise to sunset. It considers the Sabbath to be a sign betwe God and God's people according to Ezekiel 20:12 and Exodus 31:13, and it must be kept as a service according to Luke 4:16.
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Betwe services, members participate in various church-related activities such as Bible studies, watching church produced videos, or preaching in the local community.
According to the church's interpretation of Exodus 20:4, items such as crosses and statues are considered a form of idolatry and are not erected on or in their churches.
The Church has likewise removed stained glass windows from existing churches, as images made of light are se as being connected to sun worship.
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The Church believes that all human beings were originally created as angels in Heav. They sinned against God and were st to Earth as a second chance to return to God. The only way for humans to return to heav is by keeping the Passover with bread and wine (Jesus' flesh and blood) and following the teachings of the Bible, as taught by Ahn Sahng-hong. They include believing in God the Mother, who is the Bride to give them life in the last days.
The World Mission Society Church of God holds that baptism is the first step towards salvation and must be done in the name of the Father (Jehovah), of the Son (Jesus), and the name of the Holy Spirit, believed to be Ahn Sahng-hong.
18 Th Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heav and on earth has be giv to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very d of the age. – Matthew 28:18–20 Prayer [ edit ]
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The Church believes that prayer must be done in the name of the Holy Spirit Ahn Sahng-hong in the last days and that wom must wear veils, according to 1 Corinthians 11:1–16 while they pray.
Critics note that the group's recruiting efforts can be very aggressive, and target vulnerable people, especially those going through a major life transition or with a void in their lives. Some have alleged that the group targets those with greater access to money. College studts and returning veterans have be particularly targeted.
Some aggressive WMSCOG recruiters have created concern on college campuses, where young wom seem to be their primary target, proselytized emphatically with the church's Mother God doctrine. Some of these recruiters have be banned from some college campuses in the U.S. for trespassing or proselytizing without permission.
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The World Mission Society Church of God holds many views differing from mainstream Christianity. The church says it observes holy days according to the dates of the sacred caldar in the Old Testamt as the early church did in the time of Jesus.
They also believe that God the Father and God the Mother have come in the flesh in South Korea, according to Bible prophesies. These beliefs have attracted some criticism of the church. The church teaches that this is the same persecution that the early Christians received for believing in Jesus in the flesh at his first coming.
Responding to an inquiry, the WMSCOG issued a statemt that the biggest differce betwe our Church and other churches is that we believe in God the Mother as well as God the Father. (…) According to the prophecies of the Bible, God the Mother is to appear in the last age of redemption.
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And has led to the church being officially condemned by the National Council of Churches in Korea as an interdominationally combatted, blasphemous, heretical cult.
The World Mission Society Church of God is one of many controversial grassroots religious movemts that have rapidly emerged in South Korea the latter half of the 20th ctury.
The group has be publicly criticized, by some former members and cult researchers, as acting like a cult, exercising unusual control over its members, separating them from family and frids, and exploiting them excessively, while violating laws and avoiding transparcy and accountability.
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Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong Church of God announced that 1988 is the d of the world citing Matthew 24:32–34, as Ahn had done in his 1980 book The Mystery of God and the Spring of the Water of Life.
A few thousand members of Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong Church of God gathered on a mountain in Sojeong-myeon, Yeongi County, South Chungcheong Province awaiting the coming of Christ Ahn Sahng-hong, preparing for the rapture and the salvation of 144, 000 souls. Wh Ahn failed to appear and nothing
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