Christ Ahnsahnghong who established the WMSCOG‏

World Mission Society Church of God wins President’s Volunteer Service Award Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:13 PM PST “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.  He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end,” Luke 1:31-33. The interpretation of these verses draws one of the defining differences between the World Mission Society Church of God and other Christian or Catholic religions. While most religions do not believe Jesus has returned to earth the Church of God believes he was born in 1918 – Christ Ahnsahnghong. “We must not just have faith.  We need to be like the salt and the light of the world,” said Gaurav Gautam of the World Mission Society Church of God. “It just takes 3 percent of salt to purify the world.  To purify it takes 3 percent of salt, so we believe that even if 3 percent of us throughout the world participate that 3 percent can purify the whole world.” To help spread their beliefs and interpretation of the Bible the Church of God does community service all over the globe.  The organization donated over 4,000 hours of their time, which won them the President’s Volunteer Service Award. “Throughout the whole world our church is actively participating in volunteer activities, so we can spread the word that if we are all like this how much of a greater society we can live in,” said Gautam. Last year the church, which is a national organization, held a concert in Korea where they raised about $100,000 for areas that have been struck with disaster. “We’ve been doing street clean-up and volunteering at nursing homes and disaster relief,” said Gautam.  “When we raised $100,000 our general pastor went directly to the [United Nations] to give that gift to them.” To further spread their reach throughout the world they are working to establish an organization at UNC Charlotte.  Students interested in finding out more about the Church of God and the university organization can visit www.english.watv.org.  Click view → http://nineronline.com

Religious group dances on Auraria Campus, plans to keep at it. – world mission society church of god Posted: 06 Mar 2012 08:56 PM PST A religious demonstration resembling a cheer squad of 12 female dancers wove around Auraria students Feb. 14. They took over Tivoli Commons dressed in all black clothing and thick yellow scarves, chanting and dancing to upbeat music and trying to spread their message to Aurarians. The group is affiliated with the Seventh Day Adventists through a church called World Mission Society Church of God. “We’re testifying that the second coming of Christ has appeared a second time in the human body,” said Michael Musni, organizer of the demonstration and local Ahn Sahng-hong group leader. Ahn Sahng-hong is the new name for Jesus, according to Musni. Since many members of the religious group are students at Auraria, they have chosen this campus as their weekly destination for their demonstrations throughout the spring semester. The group hopes to bolster support for a new CCD organization called the Seven Thunders club, which is a campus base for people who share these beliefs. “We have friends who are in the club and we wanted to support them,” said Anny Meraz, one of the dancers on the self-proclaimed rally team. “We’re helping by encouraging them and cheering with them and being here so that many students can come and listen to the message that they have to say about the second coming of Christ,” she said. The women took short water breaks in their five-hour demonstration near the amphitheater outside Plaza. They danced several prearranged sets, accompanied by a group of 14 people in the background who held neon pink lettered signs that read “Heavenly Mother” when held up together. The background group used a megaphone and chanted, “We love you,” “We are family,” and “I have already come,” an allusion to their core belief that the second coming of Jesus Christ took place in 1918 before he ascended back to heaven in 1985. The Heavenly Mother slogan refers to the female existence of God, who they believe is a living woman in South Korea called “The Heavenly Jerusalem” or “The New Jerusalem,” by followers of this faith, Musni said. Metro students are less offended by their mode of communication than other evangelical groups that are infamous on campus for inciting negative crowd reactions, such as the anti-abortion groups. “It’s not in line with my beliefs, but it’s interesting,” Metro senior Alexa Davis said. “I guess this is the best place to [hold religious demonstrations] because it’s the center of higher education and higher learning, I think having the freedom to do that here is important, but within certain constraints.” Davis said the group was acting agreeably compared to other religious groups she has seen on campus. There is little information provided on the banners and posters that the group displays because their message is supposed to be unobtrusive. “You will see us little-by-little through mass media,” Musni said. “The movement is getting bigger.” Click view → http://www.metnews.org

2,000 pairs of new socks collected for Denver’s Road Home – wmscog Posted: 06 Mar 2012 06:02 PM PST The World Mission Society Church of God, in partnership with Denvers Road Home, conducted a sock drive on January 29th, from 1-4pm, at the 16th Street Mall in Downtown Denver (on Court Place and 16th St near the World Trade Center). With the community’s support, 2000 pairs of warm new socks will be provided to those who lack this basic necessity. 100% of all socks were presented to Denvers Road Home on Friday, February 3rd. Earlier in the morning, 110 members from the World Mission Society Church of God participated in a cleanup in Skyline Park in 16th Street Mall.  According to Tina Meyers, Program Coordinator for Volunteers at Denver Parks and Recreation, we contributed 310 manhours, which saved the city of Denver $6322.18. Click view → http://glendale-cherrycreek.kdvr.com