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Neon crosses of the “Jerusalem of the East”

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(South Korea’s) Yoido Full Gospel is the mega-est of megachurches. (Melanie Kirkpatrick, Wall Street Journal)


South Korea growing Christianity

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There are few words to describe a visit to what is claimed to be the world’s largest church congregation. (Christopher Landau, BBC)
In just over 50 years, the Yoido Full Gospel Church has grown from five people meeting in its founding pastor’s home in South Korea, to a membership of more than 750,000 people.
It means that [...]


Jesus in China

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This YouTube video takes a sneak peek at a feature of  some of China’s underground Christian churches, by US television station PBS. A link to the full program on the network’s website can also be found below.
In this 2008 report, journalist Evan Osnos visits secret caves where some faithful used to worship, and speak with [...]


World Day of Prayer 2009 - Papua New Guinea

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The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement which brings Christian women of different traditions together to observe a common day of prayer each year. This video features excerpts from the World Day of Prayer 2009 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.



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