Indonesia Berea Sungrak church

Brief History

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Nov. 30 1969			Pastor Ki Dong Kim, with 7 adults, had foundation service (Yongdeungpo-gu shingil 4-Dong 223-33, a 115m² place)

Sep. 30 1970			The church moved to (Yongdeungpo-gu shingil 4-Dong 249-77, a 132m² place)

Nov. 30 1971			New Chapel of 165m² was constructed. Opening Service was held

Sep. 30 1975			Another New Chapel (2,310m² of total floor space, 6 floors) was constructed.

Oct. 1978			Berea Academy was established.

Jul. 13 1980			Special Service celebrating registration of over 3,000 adult members was held.

Oct. 10 1982			Special Service celebrating registration of over 10,000 adult members was held.

Jan. 1 1986			Dr. Ki Dong Kim Chair of Church Growth was established in Southwest Baptist University of America.

Nov. 30 1986			Over 30,000 adults were registered (grew to be as one of the world’s 20 biggest churches)

Nov. 9 1987			Korea South Baptist Convention was established.

Nov. 10 1987			The name of church was changed to Korea South Baptist Convention Sungrak Church.

Dec. 03 1989			Service in celebration of commencing chapel construction was held. (199.584m² of total floor space, 4 stories above ground and 4 under ground)

Mar. 07 1991			Sunday Service was expanded to 9 services per day(Sunday).

May. 21 1991			The 2nd Sungrak Building was opened.

Oct. 1992			The 3rd Sungrak Building was opened.

Dec. 19 1992			Opening Service of New Chapel was held.( Sunday Service was reduced to 4 times)

Feb. 24 1993			Golden prize on the 11th Seoul City’s Architecture Contest was won(1st Golden Prize as Chapel)

Apr. 11 1993			Sunday Service was expanded to 6 times.

Sep. 5 1993			“Juil Daily”(weekly church paper) was established.

Nov. 26 1993			Special Service celebrating 10th anniversary of Berea Press was held.

May. 10 1994			Berea International Institute was set up.

Jul. 1995			The name of church was changed to “21st Century Mission Seoul Sungrak Church”.

Nov. 26 1995			The world’s biggest hand-written Bible was presented in celebration of the church’2 26th anniversary.

Jan. 21 1996			Satellite broadcasting of Sunday Service wascommended ( 3rd Sunday service satellite broadcasting).

Oct. 26 1996			Recognition of Berea Academy by The Ministry of Education

Oct. 1997			Construction of 21st Century Mission Building was completed

Nov. 30 1997			Formation of committee for church’s 30th Anniversary celebration event

Dec. 01 1997			Regional sanctuary expanded to 25 branches

Mar. 16 1998			Opening of Berea University of Graduate Studies and inauguration of President

Nov. 10-11 1999			1st Convention of Bereans

Oct. 24-25 2000			2nd Convention of Bereans

Structure

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	Seoul Sungrak Church’s pastoral mission for adult members puts emphasis on branch sanctuaries. Within branch sanctuaries, regions are established according to the location. In each branch sanctuary, services, educational programs , meetings and visiting activities are performed by each branch church program. The structure is as follows; a branch sanctuary has a pastor, a male minister, 2-3 female ministers, and directors of various cell group leaders. Branch sanctuaries receive two satellite broadcast every sunday from the main sanctuary. In addition, they have their own dawn services, Wednesday services and prayer meetings.

	Regional chapels of satellite broadcasting Services: 23 chapels

	Regional churches and retreat center of satellite broadcasting Services: 14 places

	Associating churches of satellite broadcasting Services: 14 churches

Main Services

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		Sunday daytime service (Korea)			1st 6:00 a.m.

					2nd 8:30 a.m. (Satellite & internet broadcasting)

					3rd 11:00 a.m. (Satellite & internet broadcasting)

					4th 2:00 p.m.



		Sunday evening service			(Sun.) 7:00 p.m.

		Wednesday evening service			(Wed.) 7:00 p.m.

		Early morning prayer meeting			(every day) 5:00 a.m.

		Friday over-night prayer meeting			(Fri.) 9:30 p.m.

Other Services

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English Chapel: Sunday 12:00-2:00 p.m. / International Mission Center, 2nd floor.

Youth mission all night prayer meeting: Wednesday 9:00 p.m.

Berea healing service: Tuesday 11:00 a.m / 7:00 p.m.

Dukjung Retreat Center meeting: Thursday, Friday 1:00 p.m / 7:00 p.m.

Jesus power mission: Friday 8:00 p.m

Berea Academy Interntional

Berea Academy Interntional is an institute to teach the Berea message to the dovoted christians who have graduated from Berea Bible School. Today Semone (SheeMuAwn) – Kim, Ki-Dong’s autobiography and pseudonym) Berea lectures are presented as a video course. Berea Academy International administers branches throughout the world. Presently, live lectures are presented by Rev. Chun, Myung-Won, BAI president. Berea Academy course consists of 4 semesters over 2 years. There are four categories respectively titled, “Eye glasses for the Bible1.2″, “The Will of God” and “Mediation of Gospel”.

Berea International Institute

Berea International Institute, originally established to manage overseas branches of Berea Academy, is now administering overseas correspondence course students.

Berea Bible School

Berea Bible School is a basic faith-teaching institute for members of Sungrak church (including college students). In the course of 1 year( 2 semesters). they comprehensively teach introduction of faith, general views of Berea, general views of Bible, and the saints’ life. There are 4 lectures a week.

Church School

There are three departments within preschool
Bureau; Infant Department for 4 to 5-year-old children, children Department for 6-year-olds, children and preschool Department for 7-year-old children. Other than the preschool bureau, church school also includes Elementary school Department, Middle school Department, High school Department, College Department, Youth Department and Adult Department. New Life Department for handicapped children regardless of age is also part of church school.

Church Training Institute

In Church Training Institute, there are several courses both for new members, who begin their Christian life, and for workers.


	Course for new members	5 weeks

	Elementary Grade and Middle Grade	12 weeks

	Course for workers	Course for parish chiefs (12 weeks), Course for Bible teachers (19 weeks) Continual Education Course/ Course for God’s will, Course for God’s healing power, Course for New Adult members’ school

	Seminar for Bible resemblance	Seminar for Bible resemblance, just as it means, is one for resembling the Bible. To help workers (above the rank of cell leaders)in fulfilling their tasks in their respective parish , this seminar focuses on teaching techniques.

	Lifelong Education Institute	Application is available at any time, Gun Young Market Building 3rd floor. (Tel +82-2-846-8502)

Starting

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	At the background of Berea movement was Semone’s campus mission. He, besides leading revival meetings and pastoral ministry, aimed to launch campus mission, and from 1964 he started gospel preaching at Agricultural college of Seoul National University. Since then he led Christian student assembly of Liberal arts college, Education College, Technology College, Music College and entire Christian student assembly.In this process Semone came to know Prof. Sang Hoon Lee(Currently Pastor, lives in America), who was professor of linguistics department of Seoul National University, and Prof. Lee ministered as Sungrak church’s vice pastor. And He, teaching Hebrew and Greek in Presbyterian Theological Seminary(Present Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary Graduate School), introduced Semone to his students.



	In May, 1973, the Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian General Assembly Theological Seminary’s(the present Chongshin University Graduate School) students to whom were introduced Ki Dong Kim by Prof. Sang Hoon Lee, visited Semone and studied the Bible. And they attended the revival meeting Semone led, saw and experienced many wonders. He named this Bible study as ‘Berea’ in 1976, and in 1978, ‘Berea Academy’ started. And in March, 1980, Berea Mission was established and Prof. Man Young Han, who was then the guidance professor of Seoul National University’s Music College’s Christian student assembly, became chairman of Berea Mission. Since then Semone lectured Berea Academy ‘Main Study Department’ for pastors, and Prof. Man Young Han lectured ‘Common Study Department’ for laymen. Thousands of students had, by then, gone through the Berea course, been certified, and gone on to teach inside Korea and throughout this world. The Berea Movement as taught at Berea Academy has truly takes root as an international faith movement.



	The Berea movement centered at the Berea Academy, made Sungrak church explosive. As of July 1986, with over 30,000 registered adult members, it ranked in 20 largest church in the world. As a result the Southwest Baptist University of America ‘Dr. Ki Dong Kim Chair of Church Growth Studies, was established and they entrusted Dr. Kim as the chairperson and international trustee. From then, Seoul Sungrak Church has been continuously growing. In 1996, we changed the name of our church, from ‘Sungrak Church’ to ’21st Century’s Mission Seoul Sungrak Church’, and renewed our resolution to be ready for the 21st Century.



	Meanwhile, in November 1987, pastors sharing faith with Semone gathered and established “Korea Southern Baptist Church Convention”. This religious convention, through teaching of this Berea movement, revived the works of the Holy Spirit which appeared in New Testament and witnessed that God’s word and promises are the 65 same today. In 1994, they changed the convention name into “Korea Baptist Church Convention Federation” and have pursued a line of individual church and church unitity following the traditon of the Baptist church.



	Having witnessed that Berea movement accelerates individual church growth, overcoming the wall of denominations, and makes a stroke in this history of Christianity with theocentric faith and theology, churches joined under Berea movement felt the necessity to form a council of churches. So, in February, 1998, the reorganized Council of Berea movement, became the “Council of Churches of Jesus Christ” its ministerizing effect has spread under the Berea Teaching, as an authorized council of churches, joined under Berea movement. The establishment of Council of Churches of Jesus Christ and its incorporation gave made an opportunity to unite churches joined under the Berea movement which were separated into denominations. Also, it became a legal shelter for churches under the Korea Baptist church convention.



	Berea University of Graduate Studies(President Dr. Ki Dong Kim), clarifying itself as a pure theology education institute which respects the Bible, not doctrines, and trusts the Holy Spirit, not commentaries, obtained authorization from the Ministry of Education on December 5th, 1997. By that, Berea movement became much more active. Berea University of Graduate Studies is making efforts to educate dutiful professionals with designed courses centering on the Bible, which can be practically applied.

Works

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Berea Literature Mission is the organization in charge of supplying Dr. Kim’s books and othe Berea literatures for the purpose of preaching. It commenced work in 1983 as Semeon’s sermon books and handwritten manuscripts came out. It has became a full-scale ministry, and has sent over 280,000 manuals and other literature into the mission field.
Our main focus has been to America(7 branches of L.A, San Francisco, New York, etc.), Canada, Japan(3 branches), Philippines, Taiwan, China, Ghana, United Kingdom, Tanzania, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, India and other mission fields to promote those international missions. Also the call for Berea books and literature to Guinea, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Czech, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Myanmar, Austria and other nations is steadily increasing.

Berea International Association, which has been actively functioning since 1994, was a part of the church’s organizations and had been the international contact point for the Berea movement. From 1998, it has been supporting international missions by planning and supporting overseas meetings, overseas branch churches, inviting foreign training students, preaching to foreigners in Korea, and training missionaries.
Berea International Institute, which is located in Namyangju Goon, Kyoungki Do, was opened in 1994 and has been in charge of promoting the Berea movement as an international faith movement. Their focus was on the sponsurings of seminars, publishing, support for research report and books.
In the early 2000′s, to strengthen our 21st century mission vision, Berea International Institute and Berea International Association was united and put into the operation. Since the unification, these two organizations, acting as one, support and manage international related works of the Berea mission.




1978	04.17-07.19	First revival meeting in U.S.A

	10.31-11.14	As a representative of Korea, attended Asian Church Leader’s Meeting(by way of Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong)

1979	01.11-02.23	Revival Meeting in U.S.A

	04.23-05.11	Revival Meeting in U.S.A

	09.11-10.20	Revival Meeting and Evangelical Journey in U.S.A

1980	01.11-02.23	Evangelical Meeting in U.S.A

	07.30-09.10	Revival Meeting in America (accompanied by Rev. Byoung Chan Jang)

	10.20-10.25	Revival Meeting in Japan invited by International Church Association

1981	09.03-09.26	Evangelical Meeting Tour in U.S.A

	11.05-11.30	Evangelical Meeting Tour in Japan

1982	03.23-04.08	Special Meeting in U.S.A

	08.05-08.12	Revival Meeting in Japan and Taiwan

	11.29-12.23	Survey for Southeast Asia mission

1983	04.25-04.28	The 7th of Revival Meeting at Hukujawa Church of Christ Association, in Japan

	11.05-11.30	Evangelical Meeting Tour in Japan

1984	02.16-03.17	Revival Meeting at Vancouver Korean Church in Canada, and at New York Korean Church in U.S.A

	06.25-06.29	In Berlin, worked to invite World Baptist Conference (attended executive committee meeting of World Baptist Conference -accompanied by ordained deacon, Man Young Han and prof. Chul Ja Kim)

	09.10-09.13	The 8th Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan.

1985	07.02-07.30	Crusade in LA, U.S.A after participation in the world conference of baptist church in the capacity of Korean delegations

	08.27-08.30	The 9th Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan

1986	02.13-02.16	Special Revival Meeting in Berea Mission Church (Rev. Kang Seong-gi charge) in New Jersey, U.S.A

	10.13-10.16	The 10th Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan

1987	05.21-06.03	Declaration of establishment of the Department of Dr. Ki Dong Kim Church Growth Studies at the Southwest Baptist University in U.S.A. & STD Acquired from SBU(5.23)

	06.01	Revival Meeting at LA Praise Church

	10.12-10.15	The 11th Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan

1988	03.17-03.21	Church Growth Seminar was arranged under the auspices of the big church research institute at SBU in USA (Main lecturer: Rev. Ki Dong Kim, Prof. John N. Vaughn), About 20 head ministers of the American American Churches which had more than 3,000 church members participated in the Seminar.

	04.29-05.04	Berea seminar intended for ministers and lay leaders in Japan

	10.17-10.20	The 12th Revival Meeting (Berea revival meeting) at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan

	06.08	Attended the construction worship service of Berea World Mission Center and its dormitory

1989	01.11-01.25	Mission trip to Indonesia

	04.10-04.19	Revival Meeting at Annanbor LA Sungrak Church in U.S.A

	05.04-05.05	Visited Japan to officiate at the wedding of Rev. Murai’s son

	08.14-08.25	SBU Meeting at Annanbor, America, New York Houston Church

	10.16-10.26	The 13th Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan, Atsugi crusade and Okinawa Church crusade

	12.11-12.15	Revival Meeting in commemoration of the 1st anniversary of founding Tokyo Sungrak Church

1990	04.09-05.02	Church Growth Seminar was arranged under the auspices of the international big church research institute at SBU in USA(lecturers: Rev. Ki Dong Kim, Prof. John N. Vaughn), American 3O big church senior ministers participated in the seminar.

	10.15-10.18	The 14th Berea Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan(Japanese Berea Mission Assembly)

1991	01.14-01.19.	Visited Japan for celebration for Rev. Murai’s acquirement of doctor’s degree and led new year blessing revival meeting (Fukaiawa Church)

1991	01.21-01.26	Revival Meeting at Sydney Sungrak Church in Australia

	07.01-07.14	Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

	10.14-10.24	Led the 15th Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan (hosted by Berea Mission Assembly of Japanese Berea Promoting Institute)

	12.31	Rev. Ki Dong Kim participated in the 1st International Christian Cultural Festival as the member of main lecturers by 17, January(23 mission members of Sungrak Church also participated in the festival)

1992	03.23-03.27	Visited SBU in U.S.A

	08.17-08.31	(Ghana Crusade – Led the 1st Church Growth Seminar and the Evangelical Crusade (lecturers: Rev. Ki Dong Kim, Accra) in company of 40 mission members

	10.19-10.24	The 16th Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan

	11.01-11.15	The 2nd Russia Mission Crusade (Lecturer : Ki Dong Kim. Supervisement : San Petersburg Emmanuel church) 200 new comers and 3,500 men attended the crusade

1993	01.13-01.23	Crusade at Sydney Sungrak Church in Australia

	05.12-06.26	5.20-21 Canada Berea seminar / 5.28 CCC Ceremony of Conferment of a degree / 5.29 The Ceremony in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of president McEvety’s sacred work / 5.30 The worship service in commemoration of founding Toronto Sungrak church) U.S.A. (6.1 The worship service in commemoration of founding Dallas Sungrak church, 6.6-19 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land / 6.22 New York,

	06.22-06.23	Berea Seminar in U.S.A.

	08.02-08.20	93′ International Mission Crusade and Church Growth Seminar in Ghana (8.5-7 Accra Calvary Church, Kumashi centeral assemblies of God church, returned to Korea)

	08.23-08.27	Participated in the funeral of CCC President McEvety

	08.30-09.04	Indonesia Crusade (IL Gook Jeong and Mi Lan Park missionary)

	10.11-10.18	England (10.15 Reception dinner / 16 Invitation supper by Manchester, the President of Oxford University / 17 Participation to the worship service at Westminster University / 18 Sermon at the university morning prayer meeting & Lecture for rural ministers./ 18 Formal supper at Oxford University & Returned to Korea/

	10.19-10.23	Revival Meeting at Vienna Sungrak Church

	10.25-10.30	The 17th Revival Meeting at Shimyang Church of Christ Convention of Japan

	12.06-12.11	Led ’93 London Pastor Seminar and church growth conference

1994	01.11-01.22	Revival Meeting at Sydney Sungrak Church in Australia

	01.24-01.28	The 2nd Berea Revival Meeting at Okinawa Church in Japan

	02.17-03.02	Crusade at Jesus My Life church in New York and a Seminar at Emmanuel Bible University in Canada.

	03.14-03.26	Pilgrimage to the Holy Land under the auspices of the business assembly

	05.20-05.26	Crusade at Sydney Sungrak Church in Australia

	06.02-06.10	C.C.C ceremony of conferment of a degree(Toronto)

	06.20-07.02	Russia Mission Crusade(via England, 6.27-29 Christian seminar)

	07.03-07.08	Berea Seminar in U.S.A.

	08.02-08.09	Ghana Pastor Seminar and Revival Crusade

	09.13-09.24	Visited Russia

	10.10-10.15	The 18th Berea Revival Meeting at Fukajawa Church of Christ Convention of Japan (In company with Kang Soon who is Ki Dong Kim’s wife)

	11.29-12.10	Checking the quantity of Pipe organ (Praha)

1995	08.16-08.19	Russsia World Mission Crusade (Main lecturer:Pastor Ki Dong Kim, San Petersburg Gagarina complex),

	08.20	Pastors’ Meeting

	09.05-09.08	Revival Crusade at Fukajawa Church in Japan

	09.21-09.29	Church Growth Seminar for Canadian CCC ministers

	10.05-10.11	Crusade at Sydney Sungrak Church in Australia

1996	01.18-01.24	Revival Crusade at Toronto Sungrak Church in Canada

	05.07-05.09	Indonesia Minister Seminar at Bethany Church

	06.03-06.14	Revival Crusade at Vienna Sungrak Church,

	06.06	Sermon at the annual general meeting by the invitation from Baptist Convention of the Czech Republic

	06.07	Church growth seminar.

	06.09	Sermon on Sunday worship service and evening corporate worship service.

	08.12	A Revival Bible Conference in commemoration of publishing the Bulgarian edition of “Absolutely Double” ,

	08.13	Minister Seminar

	06.18-06.22	Testimony about SBU

	08.12-08.20	The 4th Ghana Church growth seminar

	10.01-10.04	Revival meeting in commemoration of publishing the Japanese edition of ¡¸ Christ’s healing and His holy signs in my life¡¹

	10.07-10.12	Seminar for ministers in the Czech Republic(Title : Bible and Commission)

	10.21-10.25	The Completion Ceremony of Berea Academy in Sydney, Australia.

1997	01.26-02.11	Provincial Crusade in Central and South America (Brazil (Sao Paulo). Chile(Santiago), Colombia(Bogota)

	01.27-02.02	Crusade at Sao Paulo Sungrak Church in Brazil

	02.03-02.07	Foundation of Santiago Mission Building in Brazil

	02.06-02.09	Interview with Columbia Christianity Radio Broadcasting (ALAS interview. Breakfast Prayer Meeting, Appointment of the president of Mission Center and missionaries, Performance of baptism by emersion)

	03.03-03.06	Crusade at Jesus Gospel Church in New York

	05.12-05.15	The 2nd Berea Seminar (21C Mission Conferernce) under the auspices of the Japanese Berea mission Church

	07.14-07.17	97 Berea Seminar at Stony Point Center in New York, U.S.A

	07.18-07.25	Special Berea Revival Crusade in U.S.A under the auspices of the LA Sungrak Church

	08.21-08.27	Held the 5th Africa Ghana Church Growth Seminar (Title: 21C Theocentricism Movement, Lecturer : Rev. Ki Dong Kim, Adabraca disciple church, 8.23 Wedding ceremony of Rev. Nana)

	08.23	The 1st Completion Ceremony of Berea Academy in Ghana.(Accra memorial hall, about 200 students finished the course)

	10.28-11.01	21C Japanese Mission Conference under the auspices of the Japanese Berea Mission Assembly (President : Rev. Pil Dong Kim)

	11.12-11.17	Seminar for Pastors and Church Leaders in Slovakia (Matthea Belie University auditorium)

	11.18-11.22	Bulgaria Pastor Seminar and Revival Crusade (Varna city Pentecost Gospel Church)

1998	01.26-01.31	Evening Crusade at Sam-yang Tripartite Church in Ghana(1.26), Seminar and Crusade at Yo Joong Han[Chinese] race church(1.27-29)

	02.02-02.06	Visited Japan to lead a worship service of the dedication of the church and crusade in Tokyo(Azugi Megumi Jesus Christ Church, Takasakimegumi Church)

	02.17-02.21	Revival Crusade at Sydney Sungrak Church & the 3rd Completion Ceremony of Berea Academy in Sydney, Australia.

	03.23-03.28	Crusade at Jesus Gospel Church in New York

	06.29-07.04	Moscow summer training meeting

	07.14-07.24	Crusade at Southern California Sungrak Church

	09.14-09.23	’98 Ghana Pastor Seminar

	09.19	The 2nd Completion Ceremony of Berea Academy in Ghana

	09.24-09.29	Revival Crusade in commemoration of founding LA Sungrak Church

	10.07-10.10	Tokyo 21C Mission Conference

	10.22-10.27	Revival Meeting at LA Sungrak Church

1999	01.11-01.15	A Training Tour of Berea Graduate University Professors (Saipan)

	03.26-03.30	Crusade at LA Sungrak Church

	06.07-06.12	Crusade at Sydney Sungrak Church & the 4th Completion Ceremony of Berea Academy in Sydney, Australia.

	08.23-09.02	Ghana Berea Pastor Seminar & The 3rd Completion Ceremony of Berea Academy in Ghana

	09.20-09.24	Northern California Berea Special Crusade (San Francisco)

	10.25-10.29	Berea Revival Meeting in Japan

Greetings

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I welcome you all who visit our church’s Homepage.
Our church has no barriers. The chapel, which stands by the broad driveway, has no designated entrance. It is itself an entrance without blocking any doors. Therefore, anyone can play the piano in the foyer and write letters to the senior pastor on our church bulletin board. This is the model form for a New Testament era church.

In this way, our church puts emphasis on its status as “everyone’s church”. We won the golden prize award at the Seoul City’s Architecture Contest in 1993. This was the first time a church had ever received such an award.

Meanwhile, in our chapel, there’s the world’s biggest hand written Bible. This Bible is 3m wide, 1.6m long and 0.3m thick. It weighs over 200kg and was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. We made such a great Bible to express our church’s spirit. We place greater importance on the Bible than to doctrine, church law or regulations. This is the core part of the Berea Movement which we pursuit. As Bereans, we make it a point to return to the Bible and examine it humbly; This is the goal we are pursuing.

The 21st century will be the spring the of Berea Movement. Our advanced scients make it a statement to read the human gene, but it cannot transcend God’s power. Berea Movement now revives Jesus’ signs and wonders of 2,000 years ago, because it is the most persuasive message of salvation in our century. Be a participant of the Berea Movement. It would be a great help for us to accomplish Lord’s work, if we greet the magnificent spring of Berea movement with you.

From Dr. Kim, Ki dong.

Profile

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	1938	Born in Seosan, Choongnam

	Nov. 1969 – present	Established Sung Rak Church and inaugurated as the General Overseer

	Feb. 1970	Graduated from Myungji Univ. (Dept. of Korean Literature, B.A.)

	Oct. 1978	Became Founder and Chancellor of Berea Academy Foundation

	Dec. 1985	D. Min. from Canada Christian College

	May. 1987	STD from Southwest Baptist Univ.

	Nov. 1987 ~ Oct. 1992	Became President of Korea Southern Baptist Church Convention

	Dec. 1987 – present	Berea Academy Foundation Chancellor

	May. 1993	Th. D from Canada Christian College

	Jun. 1993	Acknowledged as Honorary Governor of Oxford Harris Manchester College, Oxford University

	May. 1997 – present	Director of Korea Essayists’ Association

	Mar. 1998 – present	Member of International P.E.N. Club Korea Branch

	Mar. 1998	Became President of Berea University of Graduate Studies

	Dec. 1999	Selected as Korea Invention License Association “Inventor of this month”.

	Dec. 1996	Received appreciation plaque of Republic of Korea National Red Cross President Young Hoon Kang

	Jan. 1997	Won Korea Literary Art Prize (Essay section) and others

Life Story

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	An extreme environment

	Entrance to Christianity

	A youth concentrates on reading the Bible and praying

	First healing

	Poultry farming which God took away

	Desperation and marriage

Title An extreme environment

Rev. Ki Dong Kim was born on June 25th, 1938, in a small farm village of Seosan, Choongnam, as the fifth child of Jung Han Kim, his father, and Young Yee Jung, his mother. His grandfather was a millionaire of Chaewoon, Nonsan, but his fortunes rapidly declined and he died of pent-up anger. Ki Dong Kim’s father left his hometown, and Rev. Ki Dong Kim was born in Seosan. When he was born, the family was living in extreme poverty. He grew up eating the roots of trees and weeds as daily food. When he became 14, he left his hometown and supported himself through school. For 8 years, working in the daytime while studying at night. By the time he was 17, his general privation was so severe that he developed memory loss and other signs of malnutrition. The strain of his poor diet was too much for his lever, he developed jaundice which caused his face turn yellow. His poor diet, of mostly vegetables, had depleted his bodily resources until all came crashing down, after he ate radish fertilized with human manure. Unconscious and dying he had no money or resources for medical treatments. But God was watching him. One of his father’s friends advised him to boil wormwood in water and drink it, and he started to drink the bitter wormwood water. Everyday he did so for months, and surprisingly, he was healed of diseases.

Title Entrance to Christianity

Yet, he did not know how to preserve life. When his father died, instead of his order brother who was absent from home to study, young Ki Dong Kim became the head of his family. In spite of his struggle he couldn’t overcome the poverty and there seemed to be no future for him. Although he passed the crisis of death, he again decided to die. But one day he was moved by ringing church bell he went to church for the first time on October 20th, 1957. It was Sunday. He wanted to know whether or not God existed. If it was impossible to escape from such a desperate situation, he wanted to know about his identification. The first sermon he heard was a sermon titled “fishers of men”. He was not deeply moved by the sermon and the service came to the end. But there was one thing surprising. After that service, the decision to die faded away and an attachment to life came strongly forth.

Title A youth concentrates on reading the Bible and praying

Ki Dong Kim started to attend early morning prayer meetings the very next day, and after prayer meeting he swept the church yard. After a few days he attended a revival meeting which was held at a nearby Presbyterian church. The preacher of the meeting emphasized the necessity of repentance. New to Christ, he experienced the merits and deep emotion of Jesus’ precious blood. At the same time he started to speak in tongues as a gift of Spirit, after which he continuously prayed 9 hours and saw visions. At the evening meeting, before preaching, the preacher indicated Ki Dong Kim and said, “What he spoke is other tongues. If you receive the Spirit, you will speak in other tongues”. Then he showed related verses in the Bible. That moment he was shocked by the fact that what he experienced was clearly written in the Bible. So as soon as the meeting ended, he asked an elder to lend him the Bible for a week. The elder pleasingly permitted, advising that Ki Dong Kim had to read the Bible many times because he had received much grace, and guided that “If you are to read the Bible, read it in regular order from Genesis to Revelation”. In such manner he started to read the Bible. He read the whole Bible in a week because it was borrowed and had to be returned at weekends The next week he borrowed another person’s Bible and read it in the same manner. In this way he read the Bible 42 times during his first year as a Christian, and continued reading the Bible up to 75 times in his first five years as a believer.

Title First healing

In spring of 1958, young he returned to home after attending a meeting at Sungjoo Mountain, Boryoung. Just then a woman came and begged him to save her 2-year-old daughter. The woman said that when she was praying, she heard a voice saying that she must find him. He did not doubt her statement, but he didn’t know how to heal the sick. He only remembered that Lord healed a blind man by touching him and remembered the verse, “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons they will speak in new tongues and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (Mark 16:17-18). He followed the woman and saw a pale baby who was waiting for death. He continuously prayed in his mind. ‘Lord, if it is true that you said to this woman that you would use me as your servant for healing, please let me know. I’ve never healed any sickness.¡¯ That moment he saw a vision, in which he, wearing a white gown, was standing in front of the Lord. By that he was encouraged and placed his hand on the baby’s side. He began to pray earnestly from the heart repeating over and over. “Lord, I want to see your wonder in this baby. Please respond to my prayer. Then I will thank you.” After his prayer the baby’s eyes opened wide. All signs of illness were gone, she was cured!! A baby who had suffered for 3 months was healed in a day. This was the first time he healed the sick. Several months later he healed a family of 5 people, who were dying of typhoid, by placing his hand on their forehead and praying.

Title Poultry farming which God took away

He opened a poultry farming with the stockbreeding skills he had learned in Yesan Agriculture High School. Marvelously, he was supported by his neighbors with many things, like building materials and chicks, which were necessary for the development of a poultry farm. With this assistance, he opened his business with ease, but was burned by debt. In those days his church, Yesan Methodist church was in great difficulty because of chapel construction. In spite of twelve times of joint contribution for construction, there was no progress and members, who were exhausted and fell in temptation, left the church and the number declined from 700 to 170. So he decided to give contribution for construction. After three times of contribution, he was on the verge of bankruptcy. In addition to that, while he was arguing against his old brother on Korean-style sacrifice ceremony for commemoration of his father’s death he spitted out that God would take away our poultry farming. When he woke up, he found out that all the poultry was dead.

Title Desperation and marriage

For two and a half years after his poultry farm went bankrupt, heaven seemed to be closed to him. Noe of his prayer were answered. He tried to find a job, there was no wrok and there was no change in his life. Again, completely desperate, he wanted to die, but even death avoided him. Meanwhile, just before the bankruptcy, he had not and become engaged to Soon Kang a sunday school teacher from the Yesan Methodist church. Though he was in financial difficulty, she encouraged him with love and waited for his restoration. One day, when he sought to die, his fiancee announced to him their wedding date. His fiancee, who knew his situation, thought that she must stabilize him by all means. On March 31st, when he was 25 years old, he got married to Soon Kang. Their marriage was solemnized by Dr. Seok Young Jang. To receive more a clear vision of his life, Ki Dong Kim decided to engage in 40-day-prayer and left for Pyoung Taek on the day after he married.

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