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Ahn Sahng-hong [a] (Korean: 안상홍; Hanja: 安商洪; 13 January 1918 – 25 February 1985) was a South Korean religious leader and founder of the Church of God. In 1948, after receiving baptism from a Seventh-day Adventist minister, he began to call for the restoration of the truth of the New Covenant and the last religious reformation.
The Korean Christian community has generally agreed that the teachings of Ahn and Zahng go against Christian beliefs. [10] Members of the Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-Hong have been known to visit college campuses in the U.S., often without permission, and approach students with their teachings about Zahng being "God the Mother". [11]
After Ahn Sahng-hong died on 25 February 1985, a general assembly of all the church leaders was held in Busan on 4 March 1985. In this meeting, they recognized Kim Joo-cheol as Ahn Sahng-hong's successor and Zahng Gil-jah as Ahn Sahng-hong's spiritual bride. [3] The headquarters were moved from Busan to Seoul on 22 March. [3]
Ahn Sahng-hong (1918–1985) – Korean pastor and founder of Witnesses of Jesus Church of God; Dumelang Saleshando – Botswanan politician raised Seventh-day Adventist by his mother, now is member of an unspecified church [347]
The Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong Church of God split was because of a belief that Zahng Gil-jah was to be regarded as Heavenly Mother and "together with Ahn Sahng-hong be regarded as God." The WMSCOG likely also has this view but sources must show the NCPCOG also makes this claim to tie the two together.
Ahn Sahng-hong; J. Jeong Nam-gyu; P. Park Yong-jin; Park Young-ok This page was last edited on 6 October 2023, at 15:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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