Unification Church Birth and Beginnings

Lesson #12: Pioneering

~ I had a second ~ I had a second start in Pusan. I start in Pusan. I dug a hole and dug a hole and built a house. It built a house. It was shabby with was shabby with walls made of walls made of dirt. It was built dirt. It was built on a steep slope. I on a steep slope. I made a temporary made a temporary roof with old roof with old boxes. boxes.

The House With Dirt Walls

~ When I wrote “Wolli ~ When I wrote “Wolli Wonbon” (first draft of Wonbon” (first draft of the Divine Principle), I the Divine Principle), I took it very seriously. If took it very seriously. If I lost and died, what I lost and died, what would happen? Have would happen? Have you ever thought about you ever thought about it? Who knew that it it? Who knew that it was the world-wide was the world-wide spiritual bread?spiritual bread?

Wolli Wonbon

~ I established ~ I established HSA-UWC (Holy Spirit HSA-UWC (Holy Spirit Association for Association for Unification of World Unification of World Christianity) in Seoul Christianity) in Seoul on May 1st, 1954. on May 1st, 1954.

HSA-UWC

~ In the beginning, I ~ In the beginning, I didn’t try to make a didn’t try to make a church. I tried to church. I tried to start a movement start a movement that transcended that transcended churches. However, churches. However, nobody accepted nobody accepted me, so I established me, so I established the Unification the Unification Church.Church.

HSA-UWC

~The President of ~The President of Ewha University sent Ewha University sent Dr.Young Oon Kim to Dr.Young Oon Kim to our church in order to our church in order to investigate me. She investigate me. She joined the church joined the church within one week. within one week.

Ministry Centered on Professors and Students

Young Oon Kim

Many professors Many professors joined the church joined the church after that. About after that. About 380 students also 380 students also joined.joined.

Ministry Centered on Professors and Students

~ Unification Church ~ Unification Church was persecuted by was persecuted by the president and the president and vice-president of vice-president of Ewha and Yonsei Ewha and Yonsei universities. Some universities. Some professors and professors and students were students were expelled from the expelled from the universities.universities.

Persecution Began

~ If I could lead the students of ~ If I could lead the students of Ewha and Yonsei universities, Ewha and Yonsei universities, President Rhee would be President Rhee would be involved. General Hodge from involved. General Hodge from the United States army was the United States army was under his leadership, so there under his leadership, so there would have been a way to reach would have been a way to reach the United States and the the United States and the world. world.

Ministry Centering on College Students

~ Ewha University was a ~ Ewha University was a Christian university supported Christian university supported by the United States. The by the United States. The leaders of the school were leaders of the school were afraid of the unknown afraid of the unknown Unification Church.Unification Church.

Ewha University

~ Five professors and 14 ~ Five professors and 14 students were expelled from students were expelled from school because they joined our school because they joined our church. If Ewha and Yonsei church. If Ewha and Yonsei universities hadn’t gone against universities hadn’t gone against us, all of Christianity in Korea us, all of Christianity in Korea would have been restored.would have been restored.

Persecution Began

PaekPak

~ I was imprisoned on ~ I was imprisoned on the charge of avoiding the charge of avoiding the draft on July 4,1955. I the draft on July 4,1955. I was beyond the age of a was beyond the age of a soldier because I came soldier because I came from North Korea. from North Korea.

Seo Dae prison

Released From Prison

~ I was found ~ I was found innocent and innocent and released from released from prison on October prison on October 4, 1955. 4, 1955.

~ I called Bong-Choon ~ I called Bong-Choon Choi to go to Japan as Choi to go to Japan as a missionary. I told a missionary. I told him to go there at the him to go there at the risk of his life. risk of his life.

Sending Out Missionaries

~ I sent Young Oon ~ I sent Young Oon Kim to the United Kim to the United States.States.

Sending Out Missionaries

Quiz

Choose the correct answer

A. Father focused on writing “ Wolli Wonbon “ (first draft of D.P.) when he was in Pusan.B. Father focused on making money for the church when he had been in Pusan.

The correct answer

A. Father focused on writing “ Wolli Wonbon “ (first draft of D.P.) when he was in Pusan.

When did Father establish HSA-UWC in Seoul ?

Father established it Father established it on on

May 1May 1stst, 1954., 1954.

True or False:Father didn’t want to start

another church or denomination. He had to

create a new church because Christian churches didn’t

accept him.

True

Why do you think the president and vice-president

of Ewha University persecuted the professors

and students who joined the Unification Church?

The leaders of the school were afraid of the unknown

Unification Church.

Explain why Father was imprisoned?

He had been charged with avoiding the draft but he was released when they found he was innocent.

Who did Father send to United States as first

missionary?

Dr. Young Oon Kim

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