SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zion Christian Mission Center and Chairman Young-Jin Tan, from the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony by Chairman Man-Hee Lee held their '115th 110,000 Joint Graduation Ceremony' at the Shincheonji Cheongju Church Branch on Wednesday 30th October, with many overseas graduates flying in to attend the ceremony.
A total of 111,628 graduates graduated at the ceremony, marking the fourth time that over 100,000 graduates have graduated – this record-breaking number follows the 103,764 graduates in 2019, 106,186 graduates in 2022, and 108,084 graduates in 2023.
Originally planned to be held at the Imjingak Peace Park, the location was unilaterally cancelled the day before by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organisation. However, the many attendees that came followed suite to the location change at the Shincheonji Cheongju Church Branch.
Whilst many graduates from both domestic and abroad arrived, the event was also attended by foreign religious leaders who visited Korea specifically to visit the graduation ceremony. The graduation's online attendance was also met by many graduates from other domestic branches, as well as multitudes tuning in online from all other overseas churches.