Young Hoon Lee (pastor)

Young Hoon Lee (born 19 November 1954) is a South Korean Pentecostal pastor. He has been the senior pastor of the church Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul since 2008.

The native form of this personal name is Lee Young-Hoon. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Young Hoon Lee
Born
Young Hoon Lee

(1954-11-19) 19 November 1954
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
OccupationEvangelist
Korean name
Hangul
이영훈
Hanja
李永勳
Revised RomanizationI Yeonghun
McCune–ReischauerYi Yŏnghun
Websitepastorlee.fgtv.com

Biography

Lee was born on November 19, 1954, in Seoul, South Korea. He grew up in a Christian family, and in April 1964, he joined Yoido Full Gospel Church.[1]

Lee studied theology at Yonsei University in Seoul. After graduating, he attended the Full Gospel Theology Seminary (now Hansei University) in Gunpo, and later attended the United Graduate School of Theology at Yonsei University, ultimately earning a master's degree in theology.[2][1][3] Lee became ordained as a pastor in 1982.[4] Afterwards, he earned another master's degree in theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in the United States, and later earned an MA and a PhD in religion and philosophy at Temple University.[5]

Lee and his wife, Inja Baek, have a daughter together.[3]

Ministry

He began his ministry as pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in 1977.[6]

In 2008, he succeeded David Yonggi Cho as senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church.[7][8][9]

He also became Superintendent of Assemblies of God of South Korea Yoido General Council in 2009.[10]

In 2016, he became president of the Christian Council of Korea.[11]

See also

References
  1. Kirsteen Kim, Andrew Anderson, Edinburgh 2010: Mission Today and Tomorrow, OCMS, UK, 2011, page 396
  2. Michael Freund, SOUTH KOREAN PASTOR: ‘ISRAEL WAS CHOSEN FOR THE GLORY OF GOD’, jpost.com, Israel, September 7, 2018
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2017-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Lee Young-Hoon: The Key to Growth".
  5. Yongsam Kim, Lee Geun-mi, '세계 최대 교회' 여의도순복음교회 李永勳 담임목사 '사회에 기여하는 교회, 나누고 섬기는 교회, monthly.chosun.com, South Korea, January 2010
  6. Kirsteen Kim, Andrew Anderson, Edinburgh 2010: Mission Today and Tomorrow, OCMS, UK, 2011, p. 396
  7. Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, page 152
  8. Brian Stiller, Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century, Éditions Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, p. 333
  9. Oh Young-jin, (INTERVIEW) Full Gospel Church to build big hospital in North Korea, koreatimes.co.kr, South Korea, July 6, 2018
  10. ADRIENNE S. GAINES, Magazine charismanews.com, Pruning the World’s Largest Church, USA, November 15, 2010
  11. Ruth Wang, Lee Young-hoon, Senior Pastor of YFGC, Elected As President of the Christian Council of Korea, chinachristiandaily.com, China, April 22, 2016
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