More than 10,000 Korean residents are in Daejeon’s official residence-dong, opposing the heretical "Church of God World Mission Association" to build a new building

In the case of the long-term collective action of the residents of the "Church of God World Evangelical Association" (hereinafter referred to as the "Church of God") in the second section of Daejeon official residence-dong, more than 10,000 residents participated in the anti-construction activities.

On March 22, the residents of the'Church of God' Mansion-dong Emergency Response Committee (the following members) organized a rally to request the government to cancel the construction permit for the'Church of God' project in the current Mansion-dong Building No. 1576, Daejeon The official residence in front of the West Building was attended by more than 100 residents. They submitted the chairman's signature book, residents' representatives, parents' representatives and others to make a formal statement of their positions against new construction.

▲ Residents who oppose the construction of the heretical "Church of God" in No. 1576, Daejeon Official Residence-dong

In addition, there were testimonies from victims of the "Church of God" in the rally that day. "The Witness of the Church of God An Sanghong is a heretical group that believes in An Sanghong as God. Praying and praising in the name of An Sanghong, I believe that the woman named Zhang Ji is a goddess. This group caused a case of family breakdown and accumulation of money. Many. Being blinded by such a group, I feel ashamed and guilty. Now the anger towards this group still exists. It is horrible to hear that the surroundings will build an Sanghiro Witness Council building. After the building is completed, if they move around, it will be Cause the same losses as me. In order to prevent greater losses, we must also prevent them."

▲ Residents who oppose the construction of the heretical "Church of God" in No. 1576, Daejeon Official Residence-dong

Resident representative said: "Guandidong is a densely populated area of 70,000, with 7 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 5 high schools. Among them (as of February 2021) of the 50,666 population in the second section of the residence, they are under 18 years of age. The number of children and students in China is 11,064. The "Church of God" conducts missionary activities for elementary school students and their mothers. Around February this year, Old Uncle Han approached Jintong Elementary School and distributed candy and other items. He said: "There is a new church being built there. If you want to go to heaven, go there. "Young couples, especially places where many children have a lot of children, have established religions that promote family discord, which makes many residents feel scared." The parent representative also issued a statement saying: "Mothers in Guandidong have been living in fear every day recently. In the "Church of God", children are used for missionary activities. Although they are in the upper grades of elementary school, they are still asked to personally pick up and drop off the children to and from school. The neighbors who live next door also doubt each other, and they don’t even know each other. Willing to say hello. Children dare not play in the playground as much as they want. This has become our daily life in the mansion cave."

▲Submit a petition to the Western District Office

Lin Zhihui, chairman of the extraordinary response committee, said: "So far, the West District Office has conducted two interviews with the church. On March 18, last Thursday was the second meeting between the church and residents hosted by the West District Office. But they In what capacity did he come to this position? From the beginning of the dialogue, he threatened to take civil and criminal responsibility for all words spoken here. In addition, regarding the case of being killed during the period proposed by the Committee for Extraordinary Measures According to media reports, they have always argued that this is only a partial piece of media information, which is inconsistent with the facts, and even negated the precedent of the Grand Court. They also said that they have won the Queen’s Award and the President’s Award of other countries, and they are doing good deeds. Good church. According to their own tone, they threatened verbal violence everywhere. Can they use a few of these awards to be called a benevolent missionary group? There is almost no progress in the project now. In order to prevent the project from proceeding soon, please cancel the construction permit. "

▲ Residents who oppose the construction of the heretical "Church of God" in No. 1576, Daejeon Official Residence-dong

The Emergency Response Committee holds meetings at 2 pm on Saturdays in front of the Seo-gu Office in Daejeon City and in front of the Guandidong Welfare Center to request the cancellation of construction permits, and stated that it will continue to expand until it decides to completely abolish the heretical "Church of God" building. The scale of the assembly.