Providence (officially Christian Gospel Mission; Korean: 기독교복음선교회), better known as JMS (acronym of Jesus Morning Star), [1] [2] is a Christian new religious movement founded by Jung Myung-seok in 1980 and headquartered in Wol Myeong-dong, South Korea. Providence has been widely referred to by international media as a cult.

Jung Myung-seok (Korean: 정명석; born 16 March 1945; sometimes spelled Jeong Myeong-Seok) is a South Korean clergy who founded and lead the Providence religious movement, also known as Christian Gospel Mission (CGM) or Jesus Morning Star (JMS), [3][4] a Christian new religious movement that is commonly referred to as a Christian sect or cult. [5][6...

2023年12月22日 · Jeong, 78, is leader of the Christian Gospel Mission in South Korea, which is also known as Jesus Morning Star, or JMS. A court statement said that Jeong’s convicted crimes include “quasi-rape” and “quasi-imitative rape,” which court officials said meant illicit sexual intercourse with a person who was unconscious or unable to resist.

2023年3月5日 · Majorly in part to the story shared by Maple Yip, an ex-JMS member, Myeong-Seok was once again arrested in October 2022 and, as of writing, awaits trials. Based in Wolmyeongdong, South Korea, the JMS Church is still in operation in South Korea.

2023年7月2日 · “Providence” was founded in 1978 by self-professed ‘messiah’ Jung Myung Seok (JMS). The group claims to be a Christian religious movement with more than 40,000 Korean members and a presence in more than 70 countries, including Australia. The ‘churches’ we’ve visited in Australia are just like those in Seoul, South Korea.

2017年12月10日 · Mr Daley, who has been harassed and taken to court by JMS, concluded that the organisation "is just existing to serve [Jeong's] needs as a serial rapist". He has unearthed videos produced by the group which support this view. In one video, he says, four or five naked women are seen dancing around chanting "Seonsaengnim, we love you!"

2023年3月12日 · SEOUL – Among the four Korean religious cult leaders featured in Netflix’s latest Korean documentary series, In The Name Of God: A Holy Betrayal, Mr Jeong Myeong-seok – the leader of the...

2023年12月22日 · Jung Myung-seok [sometimes written as ‘Jong Myong Suk’ of ‘John Myung Seok’] is the leader of a religious movement considered to be, theologically, a cult of Christianity. Sociologically the movement is a cult as well. 1 Information regarding the differences between theological and sociological definitions of the term ‘cult.’

2023年3月24日 · Investigators from Chungnam Provincial Police and the Daejeon District Prosecutors Office searched the JMS training center in Geumsan, about 165 kilometers south of the capital Seoul, and other sites on March 23 to secure evidence to support allegations that he sexually assaulted female followers, Yonhap news agency reported.

2023年5月20日 · Jung Myung-Seok founded Jesus Morning Star in 1974. The cult criticized Christian teachings, claiming that other Christian groups took messages from the bible too literally. The cult claimed that Myung-Seok was the “Messiah” and used various cult tactics to brainwash members into believing whatever he said.