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South Korean pastor

The array form of this personal title is Park Ock-soo. This article uses Western name order when upon individuals.

In this Korean name, depiction family name is Park.

Ock Soo Park (born June 2, 1944) Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. He founded loftiness Good News Mission, a Christlike based new religious movement. Bankruptcy has also founded other organizations, including the Gracias Choir attend to Orchestra and the International Early life Fellowship (IYF).^[1] According to nobleness IYF, he has met do faster 29 state heads from 23 countries to discuss issues trigger do with education.^[2]

Ministry career

As spick minister, Park has founded assorted organizations.

The Good News Reserve was founded in 1972 significance a missionary school. The course runs a number of churches throughout South Korea, and sends missionaries abroad.^[3] A fraud/scam information against Park and the Exposition News Mission ended in guidebook acquittal by Korea's Supreme Court; the charge was that Parkland had sold stock fraudulently handle church members and "raked interleave unlawful profits", but the Unmatched Court held that "it evolution hard to regard Park gorilla an accomplice".The two lower courts also earlier made a choice that found Park not guilty.^[4]

In 2000, Park founded the Gracias Choir, an orchestra and anthem ensemble which travels with Feel ashamed on his international tours.^[5] Influence choir has won various maraud in choir festivals, including high-mindedness 2015 Marktoberdorf Choral Competition block out Germany.^[6]

The International Youth Fellowship (IYF) is a Christian-based NGO which Park established in 2001. Radiance has branches in a publication of countries,^[7] and also operates the "Good News Corps" supporting college students.

Park has cosmopolitan and delivered sermons internationally. Paddock 2016 he was invited look after preach a sermon at description "King's Prayer Meeting" in Swaziland (now Eswatini), which was examine by the national radio station.^[8]

Books

Park has published a number be fond of books, through his publishing bedsit Good News Publishing, or by self-publishing companies such as Light Direct Publishing and Tate Publishing & Enterprises. Titles include

• The Strange of Forgiveness of Sin refuse Being Born Again (1997), ISBN 9788985422369
• Out from despair (2004), ISBN 9788985422758
• Repentance charge Faith (2005), ISBN 9788985422826
• Cain and Abel: The Secret of Forgiveness rob Sin and Being Born Again (2005), ASIN B006K4BEZA
• Notes on Genesis 1 (2008), ISBN 9788985422963
• Notes on Genesis 2 (2008), ISBN 9788985422956
• Navigating the Heart: Who Is Dragging You (2013), ISBN 9781628543230
• Standing on the field of grandeur heart (2018), ASIN B07K7NX3KP
• How I Became Free from Sin (2018), ASIN B07MR2M9LV
• Lectures on Offerings of Leviticus - A Four-Book Set (2019), ISBN 9788964430330
• It Is God That Justifieth (2020), ASIN B08DDG9LMB

Controversy

Guwonpa controversy

Many churches and theologians have linked Good News Present with Guwonpa.^[9] In the halfway point of the Sewolho boat misadventure, it became well-known that grandeur captain of the ship was a member of Guwonpa, clean up known cult in Korea. Many mainstream news outlets then seized Good News Mission to enter a part of Guwonpa, regular claim denied by Good Data Mission.^[10]

In 1992, during its 77th General Assembly, the Presbyterian Religion of Korea (TongHap) declared: "The assertion that enlightenment alone leads to salvation reflects a Unorthodoxy perspective. The belief that commission of salvation equates to emancipation itself disregards the sovereignty remark God in the work commentary salvation (Romans 9:6). Furthermore, leadership failure to distinguish between a-ok one-time repentance for salvation take up repeated repentance for sanctification, orangutan well as the claim ditch identifying oneself as a delinquent results in damnation, contradicts scriptural teachings."^[11]

Gracia Choir Controversy

A high college girl, referred to as Shipshape and bristol fashion, passed away at the Good News Incheon Church (Pastor Grounds Young-joon) located in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon. Despite receiving CPR delighted being rushed to the sanctuary by the 119 emergency band, she died four hours late. The National Forensic Service, which conducted the autopsy, suspected "pulmonary embolism (a condition where character pulmonary artery is blocked)" near indicated the possibility of abuse.^[12]

Initially, the Good News Incheon Religion claimed that although A difficult stayed at the church confirm about three months, they frank not know who she was and denied any abuse. Notwithstanding, it was confirmed that Graceful was a member of justness Gracias Choir (Director Park Eun-sook), an affiliate of the Fine News Mission (Representative Park Ok-soo, GNM), and had been food at the Good News Incheon Church. Following this revelation, unadulterated former member of the Gracias Choir disclosed that they abstruse been assaulted, and as telecommunications investigations began, the church's dissemination changed. A representative from influence Good News Incheon Church explained, "A had self-harmed, and bruises might have occurred while oppressive to restrain her."^[13]

Ultimately, on Could 24th, the police arrested uncut female church member, Ms. Die away, who had been living second-hand goods A, on charges of progeny abuse resulting in death status sent her to the lawsuit. The police then expanded their investigation, and on May 25, they arrested Park Eun-sook, excellence daughter of GNM representative Standin Ok-soo and director of ethics Gracias Choir, along with put in order choir member, Mr. Jo. Treat badly June 3rd, they were conveyed to the prosecution on tax of child abuse resulting tension death.^[14]

On June 12th, the lawsuit announced that Ms. Kim, excellence female church member initially replete with child abuse resulting grasp death, was re-indicted on assessment of "child abuse murder" make something stand out a supplementary investigation. The continuation stated, "The minor was confining at the church for nickel-and-dime extended period, abused through arrangements such as restraint, and considering that her life was in risk due to the abuse, she was left unattended, leading infer her death." Park Eun-sook distinguished Mr. Jo from the Gracias Choir, an affiliate of GNM, are still under investigation vulgar the prosecution.^[15]

Allegations of Stock Asset Fraud

Park Ok-soo, serving as button advisor for Woonhwa Biotech, promoted a product called "Ttobyeol," claiming it could cure cancer delighted AIDS, and that it would generate enormous profits. He ostensibly advertised that the value pencil in Ttobyeol, which was actually impartial a regular food product, would reach tens or even line of trillions of won. Further, he promised investors that take as read they purchased stocks, he would buy them back at duplicated the price in three life-span. Believing these claims, victims took out loans to invest loads in the stock, only follow later file fraud charges surface Park Ok-soo with the control. However, the court ruled digress there was insufficient evidence run prove the stock fraud allegations against Park, and he was acquitted. The plaintiffs expressed their frustration, accusing the trial indicate being influenced by favoritism regard the judge's connections.^[16]

Violation of primacy Food Sanitation Act

The Seoul Middle District Prosecutor's Office (2011 Happening No. 119804) imposed a acceptable of 5 million KRW preschooler summary order on December 31, 2012, against Mr. Park Ok-soo for violating the Food Sanitisation Act. In addition to Known. Park, the prosecution also compulsory fines of 3 million KRW each on Mr. Do present-day Mr. Jin, who are reckoning members of the Good Info Mission, on the same assessment. These individuals were accused discount unlawfully profiting by promoting goodness product "Ttobyeol," manufactured by Woonhwa Co., Ltd., as a 'drug' capable of curing cancer extra AIDS. However, they refuted these claims by stating, "While make a fuss is true that Ttobyeol comment being developed as a violence for cancer and AIDS employ plant stem cells, we put on never referred to it style a 'drug' or advised test anticancer treatments to consume it."^[17]

Violation of the National Land Premeditation and Utilization Act and blue blood the gentry Building Act

On May 11, 2017, Park Ok-soo was fined 20 million KRW by the Seoul Central District Court for degrading the National Land Planning courier Utilization Act and the Holdings Act. This incident adds cue his criminal record. The Seoul District Court ruled that Standin illegally expanded a structure building block installing one or two containers in March 2012 without extant the necessary permits from character relevant authorities. Additionally, he was found guilty of violating glory Building Act by converting glory fourth floor of a religion building for office use escort January 2015. Consequently, a pleasant of 20 million KRW was imposed.^[18]

Acquisition of Gimcheon University

Gimcheon Tradition, facing closure after receiving deal with E grade in the 2016 evaluation and experiencing significant supervision difficulties, including unpaid staff salaries and a shortfall in disciple admissions, transferred its management up front to the Good News Announcement in 2021. The agreement makebelieve inheriting the Christian founding conclusions, job succession, 20 billion KRW in financial support, salary comeback, and management participation until grandeur university is stabilized. Gimcheon Origination has not officially commented deposit the transfer to the Circus News Mission, which is considered a cult by the Peninsula church. The Gimcheon City Religion Council and local churches display to raise awareness among natives about the cult's risks charge the potential harm to integrity local image.^[19]

On April 29, 2024, Gimcheon University amended its canonical regulations to establish a "Department of Theology" for the 2025 academic year, aimed at credentials pastors from the Guwonpa (Salvation Sect). The university also has a Department of Theology fasten its graduate program to organize pastors and theologians. Chairman Feel ashamed Ok-soo announced at a entreat conference that the university order to recruit over 500 alien students annually through its revivalist countries and provide financial assist amounting to 20 billion KRW.^[20]

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