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Decline of South Korean Churches, They Must Resemble America Independent Churches |website=News Power |publisher= |date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> when Christianity had entered the stage of decline in Korea, the Church of God grew drastically. In 1996, it expanded to 107 churches with around 100,000 members. The church made efforts to share hope with many people even during difficult times due to the [https://www.britannica.com/event/Asian-financial-crisis foreign exchange crisis].<ref name="월간조선">{{Cite web |url=http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?nNewsNumb=201604100049#top |title=[Church Visit] Secret Behind World Mission Society Church of God's Growth |website=Monthly Chosun |publisher= |date=April 2016 }}</ref> | Decline of South Korean Churches, They Must Resemble America Independent Churches |website=News Power |publisher= |date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> when Christianity had entered the stage of decline in Korea, the Church of God grew drastically. In 1996, it expanded to 107 churches with around 100,000 members. The church made efforts to share hope with many people even during difficult times due to the [https://www.britannica.com/event/Asian-financial-crisis foreign exchange crisis].<ref name="월간조선">{{Cite web |url=http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?nNewsNumb=201604100049#top |title=[Church Visit] Secret Behind World Mission Society Church of God's Growth |website=Monthly Chosun |publisher= |date=April 2016 }}</ref> | ||
In order to preach the gospel of the kingdom to people around the world, the church began overseas missionary work in the late 1990s. Through their efforts, three local churches were established abroad, including in the United States, in 1997. As the new covenant was preached throughout the world, there were requests to send missionaries to their countries and establish churches there. This also included continents such as Europe and North America, the places where it is said that Christianity originated. Within 20 years of overseas missionary work, over 7, | In order to preach the gospel of the kingdom to people around the world, the church began overseas missionary work in the late 1990s. Through their efforts, three local churches were established abroad, including in the United States, in 1997. As the new covenant was preached throughout the world, there were requests to send missionaries to their countries and establish churches there. This also included continents such as Europe and North America, the places where it is said that Christianity originated. Within 20 years of overseas missionary work, over 7,800 local churches have been established in 175 countries and 3.3 million members are now following the truth of the new covenant. Since 2001, members from different countries have been visiting Korea to experience the love of [[God the Father and God the Mother]] through the [[The Church of God Overseas Visiting Group|Overseas Visiting Group]] program. | ||
In Korea, about 400 churches have been established in all six metropolitan cities, including Seoul,<ref name="신동아">{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/List/3/all/13/3114766/1 |title=3.3 Million Church of God Members Talks About the ‘Path of Hope in Our Global Village’ |website=Shindonga |publisher= |date=January 3, 2022 }}</ref> Sejong Special Self-Governing City, and even in small towns in all nine provinces. The headquarters, which plays a leading role in the worldwide gospel, and the [[The New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple|New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple]], which is the representative church, are located in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do. | In Korea, about 400 churches have been established in all six metropolitan cities, including Seoul,<ref name="신동아">{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/List/3/all/13/3114766/1 |title=3.3 Million Church of God Members Talks About the ‘Path of Hope in Our Global Village’ |website=Shindonga |publisher= |date=January 3, 2022 }}</ref> Sejong Special Self-Governing City, and even in small towns in all nine provinces. The headquarters, which plays a leading role in the worldwide gospel, and the [[The New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple|New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple]], which is the representative church, are located in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do. | ||