JMS, Impossible to Distinguish Just by Building... "Pay Attention to the Typeface"

Professor Kim Dohyung "Write Church Name in Jeong Myungseok's Handwriting"
"If You See the Unique Handwriting, It's 100% JMS Church"

A Netflix documentary about Jeong Myeong-seok (78), the president of the Christian Gospel Mission (JMS), has sparked a reaction, drawing attention to the facilities of the 'JMS Church.' Some netizens have even shared addresses of JMS churches established across South Korea. Amid this, Kim Do-hyung, a professor of mathematics at Dankook University and the head of the anti-JMS group 'Exodus,' which has been tracking JMS for about 30 years, revealed how to distinguish between regular churches and JMS facilities, causing a stir. The decisive difference was the 'handwriting style.'

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On the 8th, Professor Kim appeared on the 'YTN' broadcast and discussed with the anchor how to differentiate JMS facilities. Currently, there are about 90 churches presumed to be JMS facilities established across 17 provinces nationwide.

However, it is not easy to distinguish whether these facilities are regular churches or JMS churches. Regarding this, Professor Kim pointed out, "(JMS churches) look exactly the same as regular churches externally."

Nevertheless, Professor Kim emphasized that JMS churches have a distinctive feature. He said, "It is now quite well known on the internet that Jeong Myeong-seok’s unique handwriting is used in the names of many JMS churches," adding, "If the church name is written in that handwriting, viewers should consider it 100% a JMS church."

Professor Kim explained that in the past, few paid attention to the handwriting because JMS incidents had not surfaced publicly. He also warned, "(JMS followers) approach in various ways at first and are extremely kind. If you respond even a little when they talk to you, they try every method to maintain the connection."

The Netflix documentary "I Am God," which deals with the ugly sexual crime allegations against Jeong Myeong-seok (78), the president of the Christian Gospel Mission (JMS), was recently released, causing ongoing repercussions.
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On the 3rd, the Netflix documentary 'I Am God' was released, focusing on various sexual crime allegations against Jeong Myeong-seok. Following this, information about JMS-related facilities in South Korea rapidly spread on social media and online communities.

The original source of the information is an online cafe established by JMS victims such as 'Ganaan.' One member pointed out, "(JMS churches) pretend to be Christian but call themselves Providence Workers, Providence History, and so on," highlighting the characteristics of the followers.

They added, "They put a lot of effort into middle and high school worship services like concerts. Be careful so that younger siblings, sons, daughters, and nephews are not tempted," and claimed, "The reason church lists circulate on the internet is because they extort money from followers until they cry blood to build these churches."

They further warned, "They boldly operate YouTube channels pretending to be regular churches, so be cautious," and added, "When I went to a poetry meeting, they promoted Jeong Myeong-seok’s poems, and there are musicians and dance teams who use these as lyrics."

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