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{{Short description|South Korean religious movement}}
'''Life Word Mission''' ({{Korean|hangul=생명의말씀선교회}}) is a South Korean [[Christianity|Christian]]-based [[new religious movement]] founded in 1982 by Lee Yo-han ({{Korean|hangul=이요한|labels=no}}; also known as Lee Bok-chil ({{Korean|hangul=이복칠|labels=no}})).{{r|hDbTu}} It also uses the name ''The Korean Baptist Church'' ({{Korean|hangul=대한예수교침례회|labels=no}}) in parallel. It is a [[splinter group]] from [[Yoo Byung-eun]]'s [[Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea|Evangelical Baptist Church]].{{r|fVwIc}}

In South Korea, Life Word Mission is one of several movements commonly known as ''Guwonpa'' ({{Korean|hangul=구원파|hanja=救援派}}) meaning [[Salvation Sect]], from the Korean term ''guwon'' ({{Korean|hangul=구원}}) meaning "salvations".{{r|l3U5v}}{{r|dynamics}}

==Controversies==
*A local church has sparked controversy after it was revealed that young members were encouraged to pledge 100 million KRW in building funds through part-time jobs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Jung Su|title=이요한 구원파, 청년회 건축알바 무엇?|trans-title=What Is the Construction Part-Time Job for Youths in Lee Yo-han's Salvation Sect?|language=ko|url=http://www.hdjongkyo.co.kr/m/content/view.html?section=22&category=1007&no=20336|access-date=6 February 2025|newspaper=Modern Religion|date=5 February 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
<references>

<ref name="hDbTu">{{cite web
| url = http://www.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=10723
| title =교회와신앙
| publisher = Amennews.com
| date =
| accessdate = 2014-06-14
}}</ref>
<ref name="fVwIc">{{cite web
| url = http://hdjongkyo.co.kr/html/sup01_1.html?Hid=126&Hponowblock=1
| title = ///현대종교///
| publisher = Hdjongkyo.co.kr
| date =
| accessdate = 2014-06-14
}}</ref>
<ref name="l3U5v">{{cite web
| url = http://christiantoday.us/sub_read.html?uid=3277&section=section13
| title = 이단집단 구원파:크리스찬투데이
| publisher = Christiantoday.us
| date = 2004-04-21
| accessdate = 2014-06-14
}}</ref>
<ref name="dynamics">{{cite book
|url=https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/28873
|editor1-last=Bochinger
|editor1-first=Christoph
|editor2-last=Rüpke
|editor2-first=Jörg
|title=Dynamics of Religion: Past and Present. Proceedings of the XXI World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions, Erfurt, August 23–29, 2015
|date=2016
|publisher=De Gruyter
|isbn=978-3-11-045092-7
|page=384
|doi=10.1515/9783110450934
|accessdate=2023-05-18}}</ref>

</references>

== External links ==
{{Portal|Christianity|South Korea}}
* {{Official|http://lifewordmission.org/eng/}}

{{Christianity in Korea}}

[[Category:Christian new religious movements]]
[[Category:Churches in South Korea]]

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