David Cho Yong-gi, a South Korean pastor who founded one of South Korea's largest and most popular megachurches died on Tuesday morning, his church said
Cho had been hospitalized since a collapse in June 2020, and died in Seoul after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 85.Cho founded the Yoido Full Gospel Church in 1958, which grew to be among the world's largest churches with more than 480,000 attendees per week, according to Leadership Network, an international organization of church leaders.
Christians attend an Easter service with social distancing at the Yoido Full Gospel Church on April 4 in Seoul, South Korea.South Korea has one of the world's most vibrant Christian -- especially Protestant -- cultures, with conversion gaining momentum in the mid- to late 20th century.
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