A New Era. A New Site for Spiritual Revival
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1971
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Feb. 28
Rev. Sundo Kim appointed as 5th Senior Pastor
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1971
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May 23
Joint Korea-US Music Concert
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June 13
Launch aid to international mission activities
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1972
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Jan. 16
Reorganize cell bible study into 11 groups
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July 9
Open the 2nd Sunday service session
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Nov. 19
Organize the first Men’s Mission Society in Korea
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Dec. 24
First Service with all members of the congregation participating
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1973
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June 10
Lay cornerstone of the Kwanglim Memorial Hall, marking the 20th anniversary
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1973
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Nov. 4
Dedication Service and Worship commemorating the 20th anniversary
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1974
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Feb. 1
Launch 1000 members movement
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April
Rev. Sundo Kim joining the pastor exchange program in UK
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Dec. 8
Plant Youngdong Jeil Church
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1975
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Sept. 13
Open Wednesday Bible Study Service
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Sept. 28
Open University Student Ministry
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Oct. 12
Open the 3rd Sunday Service session
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Nov. 2
Plant Kangnam Jeil Church
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1976
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Feb. 15
Plant Chunnam Yeondo Church
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Feb.
Launch 2000 members movement
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Sept.
Sunday Sermons begin radio broadcasting
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1977
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Jan. 30
Plant Sanggae Church
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June 6
Plant Yeoju Jeil Church
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Dec. 7
Embark on a sisterhood relation with the Army Administration School Church
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1978
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Feb. 26
Organize Connecting Business and Marketing Place to Christ
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April 18
Ground breaking of the new church building (Gangnam-gu, Shinsa-dong)
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1978
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May 7
Pitch a tent church and move to the new church site
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1978
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July 9
Publish 'the Pulpit of Kwanglim'
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Aug. 6
Sermons aired by FEBC
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1979
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March 18
Service held to mark the completion of the building framework
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Aug. 6
Publish Wesley hymn book & children’s hymn book
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1979
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Dec. 16
Service to celebrate the relocation of church building
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1980
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Jan. 30
Discipleship Training for lay officials.
Introduce 5 traditions of Kwanglim Church
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March 26
Host the Joongang Annual Conference
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July
1st Seminar on the Growth of Modern Churches
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Oct. 2
1st Seminar on Spousal Faith
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1981
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March 12
Seminar on Pastoral Studies
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April 12
Inauguration of Philemon Businessperson Mission Society
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Sept.
Establish Luke Medicine Mission Society
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1982
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May 18
Form the Kwanglim orchestra
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Nov. 28
Dedication Service for the new church building
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1983
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Jan.
Organize Men’s Mission Union
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Jan.
Organize Women’s Mission Union
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Jan. 18
Open Trinity Bible Study Course
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March 13
Publish the first edition of Kwanglim Newsletter
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May 29
Host the first Mission Bazaar
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Sept. 15
Open Choose Life Course
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Sept. 28
Chunju Kwanglim Church Inauguration Service
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Nov. 13
Service to commemorate the 30th anniversary
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1984
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April 1
Extend Sunday service to 4 sessions
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April 19
Host the National Disability and Welfare Conference
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Aug. 17
Host Korea-Japan Mission Friendship Conference
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Sept. 8
Ground breaking service for the construction of an annex wing and extension to the main Sanctuary
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Dec. 3
Kwanglim Mission Music Concert (Saejong Music Hall)
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1985
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April
Rev. Sundo Kim appointed as superintendent for the Kangnam East Region
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July 7
Dedicate Nanjido Jeil Church
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Aug. 9
Send a missionary to the Australia Kwanglim Church
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Nov. 10
Opening service for the education building and annex wing
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1986
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Jan. 20
Open Kwanglim Library
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Oct. 2
Ground breaking service for Baikeun Retreat Center
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Oct. 13
Dedicate Kwangwha Elim Kwanglim Church
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1987
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May 11
Organize a committee to support family events
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July 1
Ground breaking service for Kwanglim Retreat Center
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July 2
Ground breaking service for Ahnsan Kwanglim Church
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July 6
Dedication service for Baikeun Retreat Center
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Aug. 30
Inaugurate Kwanglim Wefare Foundation
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Sep.
Completion of Chuncheon Air Force Church
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1988
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Jan. 30
Install simultaneous interpretation booth
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March 13
Start providing Kwanglim scholarship to selected students
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March 25
Special theological sermon by Rev. Sundo Kim, marking 30 years of ministry
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1988
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May 24
Inauguration Service at Vancouver Kwanglim Church
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Oct. 25
18th Korean Methodist Church General Assembly hosted at Kwanglim Church
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Oct. 30
Dedication service for Kwanglim Retreat Center
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1989
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Feb. 26
Inauguration service for the Philippines Manila Kwanglim Church
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May 13
Set up a support group for Chinese mission
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June 22
1st Mt Horeb Early Morning Prayer Service Rally
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Aug. 30
Ground breaking service for the construction of Kwanglim Seminar House
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1989
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Oct. 5
Ground breaking service for the construction of Charity House (Kangchon)
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Dec. 5
Inauguration Service at Kwanglim Sanggae Campus
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Dec. 24
Dedication service for Wesley Education Building (No.2 education building)
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1990
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Jan. 1
First new year fasting assembly
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March 20
Dedication service for Kwanglim Bucheon Campus
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April 5
Anniversary service for the foundation of the Southern Seoul Annual Conference, Korean Methodist Church
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1991
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May 9
Dedication service for Charity House
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1991
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Sept. 8
First service to congratulate the opening of Sarangbu for the disabled
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Sept. 22
Ground breaking service for the construction of Moscow Kwanglim Mission Center
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Dec. 9
Dedicate Dangeul Church at Seungri Camp, ROK Army
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1992
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April 1
Inaugurate a Mission Society for North Korea
Build a noodle factory at Suncheon, North Korea
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April 26
Rev. Sundo Kim visits Mikhail Gorbachev
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May 30
Dedication Service for the completion of the Prayer Mt. at Kwanglim Retreat Center
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July
Open 2 sessions for sunrise service
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1993
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March 13
Dedicate a church for Canaan Farmhand School
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March 21
Second return of 43 Korean-Sakhalin, all admitted to Charity House
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1993
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July 21
Invite Rev. John Stott to ‘the Lausanne Night’ event
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Sept. 5
Dedication service for Kwanglim Sanggae Campus
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Sept. 18
Send 1 million dollars in sponsorship to the Baltic Mission Center, Estonia
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1995
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May 28
Dedication Service for Ilsan Kwanglim Church
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July 20
Dedication Service for Kwanglim Seminar House (Kwangryung)
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July 27
Dedication Service for Moscow Mission Center
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1995
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Aug. 22
Host WMC Council Meeting at Kwanglim Seminar House
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Nov. 15
Dedicate New Zealand Kwanglim Church
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1996
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Feb. 18
Third return of 45 Korean-Sakhalin, all admitted to Charity House
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March 24
Dedication service for Bucheon Kwanglim Church
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April 4
Ground breaking service for the construction of the Seoul National Hospital Church
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Aug. 7
Rev. Sundo Kim appointed as President of World Methodist Council
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Sept. 23
Dedicate Inwho Dormitory
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1997
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Jan. 4
Rev. Sundo Kim receives national merit of order, the Mokryun Award
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July 24
Dedication service for the Seoul National University Hospital Church
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Sept. 4
Dedication Service for Muahn Kwanglim Church
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Oct. 27
Bishop Sundo Kim named as one of Korea’s top 10 preachers
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Nov. 9
Dedication Service for Suji Kwanglim Church
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Dec. 14
Dedicate Kwanglim Chapel at Africa University, Zimbabwe
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1998
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Feb. 3
Dedicate Geoje Kwanglim Church
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April 27
Dedicate Onyang Hope Church
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May 8
Dedicate Youngcheon Church, Daejeon
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Nov. 3
Host Jangcheon Theology Symposium (Methodist Theological University)
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1998
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Nov. 8
45th Church Foundation Anniversary, Special service to mark 40 years of Bishop Sundo Kim’s ministry
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Nov. 22
Dedication service for the installment of stained glass window at the main sanctuary
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1999
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July 9
Grand opening of the Seocho Welfare Center
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Sept. 16
Dedication of the Seoul National University Hospital
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2000
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June 9
Inauguration of Frankfurt Kwanglim Church, Germany
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June 21
Dedication of the Antioch Protestant Church, Turkey
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2000
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Sept. 5
Dedication of the Baltic Mission Center Chapel, Estonia
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Nov. 25
Inauguration of the Rumania Kwanglim Church
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Dec. 4
Dedication of Bansuk Church, Kwanggu
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