| Yoido Full Gospel Church | |
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여의도 순복음 교회 | |
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| 37°31′52″N 126°55′24″E / 37.5310°N 126.9232°E | |
| Location | Yoido Island, Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Denomination | Pentecostal |
| Associations | Assemblies of God USA |
| Churchmanship | Full Gospel/Pentecostal |
| Membership | 800,000 |
| Weekly attendance | 200,000 (Seoul only) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Former names | Full Gospel Central Church (1973–1990) |
| Status | Megachurch |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder(s) | David Yonggi Cho Choi Ja-shil |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Modern |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Young Hoon Lee |
| Pastor(s) | 526 |
| Yoido Full Gospel Church | |
| Hangul | 여의도 순복음 교회 |
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| Hanja | 汝矣島純福音敎會 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeouido Sunbogeum Gyohoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏŭido Sunbogŭm Kyohoe |
Yoido Full Gospel Church (Korean: 여의도 순복음 교회) is a Pentecostal church affiliated with the Assemblies of God on Yeouido (Yoi Island) in Seoul, South Korea. With about 480,000 members, it is the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea.[1][2] Founded by David Yonggi Cho and Choi Ja-shil in 1958, the church is presently led by Young Hoon Lee.[3] The church has several satellite locations throughout the city of Seoul. The current building, relocated in 1973, was constructed by Sampoong Construction Industries, the company that built the Sampoong Department Store.[4]
- ^ "Global Megachurches". Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Dave Hazzan (29 May 2016). "Why the World's Largest Church Still Worships Its Embezzling Former Leader". Vice. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
Today it has 830,000 registered members, making it the largest single church congregation in the world. Every Sunday, between 150,000 and 200,000 congregants visit the church, for one of its seven Sunday services.
- ^ "Yoido Full Gospel Church - About Us". Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Yoon, Young Geol (30 June 1995). "모기업 삼풍건설 어떻게 성장했나" [How Sampoong Construction, the Parent Company, Grew]. Maeil Economy. Retrieved 23 August 2024.