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Trial of 90-Year-Old Korean Church Leader Garners Nearly 30,000 Attendance Applications

2020-11-02 | The trials of Shincheonji Chairman Man Hee Lee have gathered worldwide attention and resulted in tens of thousands of South Korean citizens applying to gain hearing rights to hear the details of the case.


Attention Turns to Korean Crime Laws as 90-Year-Old Church Leader is Denied Bail

2020-10-24 | Leader and Chairman of Shincheonji Church Man Hee Lee has been denied bail after being arrested on July 31st. New information about the investigation and criteria for bail have been brought to light as the case unfolds.


Celebrate The Season in Grapevine, The Christmas Capital of Texas®

2020-10-16 | Experience the must-visit destination of the season


375 Million Children in 'Crushing Poverty' Says GFA World

2020-10-16 | International Day for Eradication of Poverty, Oct. 17; ideas, values 'can transform world' says mission agency


Questions Arise as Worldwide Governments Handle COVID-19 Outbreaks Completely Differently

2020-10-12 | Governmental responses to COVID-19 outbreaks vary despite having the same governmental structure. An example of this can be seen in the US White House vs a South Korean Church.


650 Million Child Brides Worldwide Says GFA World

2020-10-09 | Special report coincides with International Day of the Girl, Oct. 11.


Francis Chan Says Life 'Totally Shaped' by GFA World Founder

2020-10-06 | Former megachurch pastor, who now lives among Hong Kong's poor, says Dr. K.P. Yohannan showed him 'true walk with Jesus'


[Pangyo Techno Valley Innovation hub in ASIA] Edutech Startup for Digital Literacy THE PLAN G Knocks on the Door of the Indian Education Market of 1.3 Billion

2020-09-30 | - Developed a digital learning solution platform to solve educational problems in global society - Opened the Hindi version of Odinga English to expand the non-face-to-face education market in India


Chen-Oi Chin, PhD, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who

2020-09-30 | Dr. Chin has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a role model in the fields of academia performances and nonprofit services.



The World Peace Prize Awarding Council Together with Religious Leaders Title Awarding Council: The Conferment of the Pope of Buddhism to His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III is Unchangeable

2020-09-25 | H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was totally unmoved by the noble status and tremendous honor that came with the Pope of Buddhism title, and did not accept the conferment.


GFA Helps 70,000 Families Defy COVID-19 Starvation

2020-09-25 | 'Compassion will triumph' says missionary statesman as families across Asia 'utterly desperate'


Millions of Widows in 'Crisis of Survival' Says GFA World

2020-09-19 | GFA World's new global report examines 'ostracizing and shaming' of widows fighting for their lives


Local and International Groups Come Together to Donate Blood Plasma for COVID-19 Treatment in Response to FDA Authorization

2020-09-17 | Several groups around the world gather COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma in the race for a safe and effective cure. Some of these large-scale donations are provided by minority religious groups.


Shincheonji Church from Korea Calls All Religious Believers to Pray for an End to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-09-17 | Minority religious group Shincheonji gathered its members to pray for the end of COVID-19 on Wednesday and encourages believers all around the world to do the same.


South Korea: Plasma Donation by Shincheonji Church Facilitates Development of the Vaccine for COVID-19

2020-09-02 | Over 1,000 members participated in donating plasma for the cure of COVID-19.


Betty Lee Sung, PhD, has been Inducted into the Marquis Who's Who Registry

2020-09-01 | Dr. Sung is a pioneer in Asian American Studies and the founder of the Asian American/Asian Research Institute at the City University of New York


The Human Rights Violation of Minorities in the Post COVID-19 Era Becomes an International Problem

2020-08-31 | Speakers and attendees from 8 different countries gathered to discuss the human rights violations occurring around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists discussed the issues at hand and their proposed solutions.


Joint Letter Sent to UN Secretary General to Stop Human Rights Violations and Religious Oppression in South Korea

2020-08-26 | Organizations from 62 countries have come together to urge the UN Secretary General to address the persecution and discrimination of South Korean Church Group Shincheonji and well-respected Global Peace Organization HWPL.


South Korea's Resurgence of COVID-19 Reveals Contrasting Reaction of Two Prominent Religious Leaders

2020-08-25 | Two leaders of different, large South Korean religious groups show a completely opposite reaction to virus control as their congregation members fall ill with COVID-19.