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David Yonggi Cho, pastor of the world\u2019s largest megachurch, died Tuesday morning, his church said in a press release. He was 85.<\/p>\n

Cho is the founder of\u00a0Yoido Full Gospel Church<\/a> in Seoul, South Korea and spent decades spreading the gospel in that country.<\/p>\n

At the time of his death, Cho had been receiving medical treatment for a brain hemorrhage he suffered from in 2020.<\/p>\n

Cho was born in 1936 to a Buddhist family and lived during the Korean War. He converted to Christianity at 17 when doctors told him he would die from a serious case of tuberculosis. Cho credits God for his \u201cmiraculous\u201d recovery from the disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never forget God\u2019s blessing and grace over my life, through which He chose me to be His Servant when I was just an insignificant child with lung disease, and He saved me by His grace through the atonement of the Cross of Jesus Christ, so that through prayer I might receive wisdom and preach by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit wherever He placed me,\u201d Cho wrote in a statement on his church\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

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Cho pursued ministry full time and graduated from Full Gospel College in 1956. Just two years later, he opened a tent church in Seoul, which later turned into Yoido Full Gospel Church. The church grew into one of the most popular megachurches in the world and boasts more than 750,000 members.<\/p>\n

Yoido has more than 500 church locations across South Korea and has sent thousands of missionaries to countries around the globe, according to the church\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I did was offer my life just like the boy who gave the five loaves and two fish\u2026 I simply held on to the dreams that the Lord gave me, and it was He who grew Yoido Full Gospel Church to 750,000 members to become the World\u2019s largest church,\u201d Cho said in a statement.<\/p>\n

South Korea has one of the world\u2019s most robust Christian communities, and megachurches grew in popularity in the years following the Korean war.<\/p>\n

Cho became one of the most influential Christian leaders in his country. He wrote several books, founded a Christian daily newspaper, and established a humanitarian organization, said the church release.<\/p>\n

Cho\u2019s wife died in February this year. They are survived by their three sons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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