Cofounder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church in South Korea, David Yonggi Cho has passed on.
The cleric, previously called Paul, reportedly died on Tuesday morning at the age of 85 following his battle with brain hemorrhage.
His ministry is said to be the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea.
The news of his death was broken by Rhena Channel in a Facebook post.
“Dr David Yonggi Cho has gone to be with Jesus. At the age of 85 (1936-2021),” the post reads.
“David Yonggi Cho (born 14 February 1936 as Paul Yungi Cho) is a South Korean Christian minister. With his mother-in-law Choi Ja-shil, he is co-founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), the world’s largest congregation).
“You are forever in our hearts, we thank God for your life which was lived in total submission to God. LET’S SUPPORT HIS FAMILY WITH PRAYERS. Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord, God’s general.”
In 2011, the late Cho came under investigation after he was accused by 29 church elders of embezzling church funds and privatising church assets.
In November 2020, he was convicted of embezzling church funds.
The deceased was found guilty of causing $12 million in losses to the church by having officials in 2002 buy stocks owned by Cho Hee-jun, his eldest son, at four times the market value.
He was also found to have been evading $35 billion in taxes.
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