PASTOR DAVID YONGI CHO (Yoido Full Gospel Church, Seoul South Korea)
Pastor David Yonggi Cho is the founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church, the world’s largest Pentecostal Megachurch . The church was founded in Seoul, Korea, on May15, 1958, by Pastor Cho and his mother-in-law, Choi Ja-Shil . What started as a house church with four members has now grown into the largest congregation with church membership of about 1 million. Throughout Pastor Cho’s ministry, he emphasized the importance of cell group ministry, which he believes is the key to church growth. His passion for the teaching and propagation of the gospel led him to establish many organizations most notably, Church Growth International (founded in November,1976), an organization dedicated to teaching the principles of evangelism and church growth to pastors all over the world. He also founded Elim Welfare Town (January 1986 ), a facility for the elderly, the young, the homeless, and the unemployed. Pastor Yonggi Cho also established Hansei University (founded in March, 1986), an institution dedicated to training students for academic and spiritual success, and to participate in world evangelism.