David Yonggi Cho

David Yonggi Cho
Born(1936-02-14)14 February 1936
Died14 September 2021(2021-09-14) (aged 85)
NationalitySouth Korean
Education
OccupationEvangelist
SpouseKim Sung Hae (Deceased)
ReligionChristianity (Pentecostal)
Congregations served
Yoido Full Gospel Church
TitleDoctor (Honorary)
Korean name
Hangul
조용기
Hanja
趙鏞基
Revised RomanizationJo Yong-gi
McCune–ReischauerCho Yonggi
Websitedavidcho.fgtv.com

David Yonggi Cho (Korean조용기; 14 February 1936 – 14 September 2021 as Paul Yungi Cho) was a South Korean Pentecostal Pastor. He was the founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), which he started in a tent with 5 people (including his future mother-in-law Choi Ja-shil and her children as its first members), which eventually became the world's largest congregation, with a membership of 830,000 (as of 2007).[1]

  1. ^ "O come all ye faithful". Special Report on Religion and Public Life. The Economist.