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BIOGRAPHY Pastor David Yonggi ChoHistory1958 March Graduatd !ro" #u$$ Gos%$ Bi&$

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1958 May * Prsnt #oundd Da+o #u$$ Gos%$ Church

'nior Pastor o! Yoido #u$$ Gos%$ Church

19,, * 19-8 Gnra$ 'u%rintndnt o! )ora Ass"&$is o! God

19,- .u$y Pntcosta$ /or$d Con!rnc M"&r o! Advisory Co""itt

19,8 Octo&r Rcivd th dgr o! Doctor o! Divinity !ro" Bthany Bi&$ Co$$g(

'anta Cru0( CA 2'A3

19-8 '%t"&r Rcivd th dgr o! Doctor o! 4itratur !ro" Ca$i!ornia

Graduat 'choo$ o! ho$ogy( G$nda$( CA 2'A3

1989 .un Rcivd th honorary dgr o! Doctor o! Ministry !ro" Ora$ Ro&rts

2nivrsity( u$sa( O) 2'A3

1996 May Rcivd th honorary dgr o! Doctor o! Divinity !ro" Rgnt2nivrsity(

7irginia Bach( 7A 2'A3

19-, ov"&r* Prsnt Chair"an o! th Board Church Groth Intrnationa$

198, .anuary * Prsnt Chair"an*:$i" /$!ar on( !aci$ity !or th $dr$y and thyoung

198, March * Prsnt Chair"an*Board o! rusts( Hansi 2nivrsity

1989 * Prsnt

199; '%t"&r * Prsnt Chair"an*/or$d Ass"&$is o! God #$$oshi%

1998 ov"&r* Prsnt Prsidnt*)oran Christian 4adrs Association

1999 #&ruary * Prsnt Chair"an o! th Good Po%$ A on*Govrn"nt Organi0ationPro!i$

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Pastor Yonggi Cho as &orn on #&ruary 1=( 19>, in 'outhrn )yung*sa" Provinc( 'a"*na"district( )yo*dong ara< H as th !irst &orn o! !iv sons and !our daughtrs o! Mr< Doo*ChunCho and Mrs< Bo?*sun )i"< During his chi$dhood h as grat$y in!$uncd and traind inBuddhis"( Con!ucianis"( and astrn studis(666< Amid the rapid growth of the church, Pastor Yonggi Cho married Pastor Ja-shilChoi's daughter Sung-hae Kim on March 1, 1!"#

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