(RNS) — Cho, who preached a Korean version of the prosperity gospel, ... and it was He who grew Yoido Full Gospel Church to 750,000 members to become the World’s largest church.

The Yoido Full Gospel Church has 800,000 members throughout South Korea and other countries. It claims to be the biggest church in the world. On Sundays, there are services every two hours -- each ...

Yoido Full Gospel Church will mark its 65th anniversary on May 18. Founded by Rev. Cho Yong-gi in 1958 in a tent, it has grown remarkably over a short period of time, and nowadays draws the ...

Cho, an emeritus pastor at Seoul’s Yoido Full Gospel Church — South Korea’s largest — died at a Seoul hospital, where he had been treated since he collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage in ...

David Yonggi Cho, the Korean Pentecostal who founded the world’s largest megachurch, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. Cho and his mother-in-law started a church in Seoul in 1958 in a tent ...

“It’s true that the Rev. Cho did meaningful work for Korean churches,” Lee said. “But in some sense, megachurches in South Korea began with Cho’s Yoido Full Gospel Church.” ...