On Sunday, October 11th, our church celebrated its 38th anniversary and gave glory to God with commemorative worship service and celebration performances. All orders took place online due to COVID-19.

During the morning worship service, there was a video sermon by senior pastor Jaerock Lee under the title of “Glory” (1 Corinthians 15:10), and the evening service was offered as a commemoration service and celebration performance for the 38th anniversary of our church.

The worship service and performance, which were broadcast live through GCN broadcasting covering more than 170 countries around the world and Internet were simultaneously interpreted in 9 languages including English, Chinese, Russian, and 13 sign languages including Malay, English and German.

In particular, churches in 30 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Israel, India, Thailand, Kenya, Honduras, and Peru and 20 branch churches and 150 places in Korea were connected through Internet video conferencing. From the beginning to the end, the congregation attending the service was seen in real time through a large LED display (13m wide and 5.5m long) installed in the main sanctuary.

Thanks to the online video conferencing, many participants said that they not only felt as if they were worshiping in one place, but also they felt the greater joy of the 38th anniversary as they could see the faces of the long-missing brothers and sisters in faith.

Pastor David Jang, the head of Colombia Manmin Church, said, “As I participated in the service through the video conferencing, I felt as if I were at the very place of Manmin Central Church. I had a deeper understanding of what kind of heart Dr. Jaerock Lee has worked before God and how he loves the souls.”

Sister Goulbahar Schindler (Swiss Manmin Home Church), Switzerland, said, “I was so happy to be able to be together on the video conferencing. We are one with Manmin.” Pastor Grigori Kolessov (Source of Truth Church) in Estonia said, “It has been a graceful time to see the bright faces of the church members like ripe fruit and feel the dedication of Dr. Jaerock Lee who has led Manmin through love and sacrifice for the past 38 years.”

During the first part commemorative service, pastor Hyuncheol Joo, the chairman of the pastors association, preached under the title of ‘Invitation Letter’ (1 John 4:16), and in the second part, a video of a congratulatory performance filmed in advance by the performing arts committee under the theme of ‘The Unchanging Providence’ was screened. Not only praise-specialized Nissi Orchestra and the performing arts committee teams, but also the performance specialist staffs in charge of lighting, sound, and video provided an impressive stage.



“The performance was so gracious,” said Maksim Chubachuk, a member of the Moldova Manmin Church. We have seen that our passion for the Lord does not change.” Brother Anton Shisai of Ukraine said, “Watching the performance, we received grace and great comfort, and we felt that God’s love and Manmin is one.”

Meanwhile, Dr. Mikhail Morgulis, president of the Spiritual Diplomacy Foundation in the United States, sent a congratulatory message for the 38th anniversary of the church, saying, “God’s works for Manmin will continue in the future and will please God even more. Also, Father God will surely lead Manmin to higher places with the hand of His power.”