A few years ago, I wanted deeper connections and a sense of belonging. I stumbled upon Shincheonji and was immediately drawn to its vibrant community. The teachings, the energy, the enthusiasm—I was hooked! I genuinely believed that this was the place where I could foster meaningful relationships while nurturing my faith. The Pursuit of Connection But as time went on, I realized something peculiar. It seemed like everyone around me was so focused on their faith and personal growth that building connections outside of that realm took a backseat. Don’t get me wrong; there were incredible moments ..read more

It has been over a year now since I left the cult known as “New Heaven New Earth,” or Shincheonji. It has been a long road to recovery, but I decided to finally open up about it. So here it is. I went through their nine-month Bible study program, and I won’t deny that I really enjoyed it. At the time, it seemed to make a lot more sense than anything I had ever learned before about the Bible. Even now, I must say I agree with the vast majority of what I learned. But my problem and reason for leaving was not so much the teachings. The other people at Shincheonji were great people. Really genuine ..read more

For several months, I attended a Bible class with a friend hosted by Shincheonji. I didn’t actually know it was Shincheonji, but I found out later. It was a lot of fun I’ll admit, the teacher was talented and the other students were fun. I became good friends with some of them too. Starting from the parables in the Bible, we were taught and shown how the Bible was stitched together from Genesis to Revelation. For example; the tree in Genesis was connected to Jesus at the first coming, and that in turn was connected to the trees of life that appear in Revelation. For the most part, I actually a ..read more

Being on Fire for Faith – Ex-Shincheonji Testimony Have you ever found yourself in a situation where everyone around you seems to be so passionate about something, yet, you can’t help but feel like you’re not entirely on the same page as them? And so you try to put yourself in their shoes again and again just to see if you could view the world the way they do, but in the end, you’re still stuck with the same questions.  I often had this feeling growing up in an environment where I was always surrounded by people who are extremely passionate about God. As a member of a fervent Catholic fam ..read more

Today on a sunny day as I sit in my living room I want to take some time to write and share my story in regards to the Bible study related to Shincheonji. Throughout my years in my life of faith I had some ups and downs, some different struggles and questions that lingered. During my later years in college I felt like I was at a point ready to grow spiritually and wanted my questions answered. So I began on a quest looking into different fellowships on campus. During a sunny summer day like today’s, I was invited to some Bible studies, since I was looking for a fellowship group and heard that ..read more

I was introduced to Shincheonji through a childhood friend. I was a sophomore in my local community college and I had not been to church since middle school. I didnt like the church that I grew up in because the pastor was caught cheating on his wife numerous times before he finally stepped down. I felt that it was hypocritical for a pastor to preach repentance for sins and do the complete opposite. I still believed in God, but I did not think church was necessary for having faith. Instead of going to church, I focused on doing well in community college so I can transfer and help provide for m ..read more

Hi, I’m not sure if anyone has every heard a ministry that goes by Shincheonji on the UC campuses but if you ever do please read this. Just about year ago was approached by a girl and a guy part of this organization handing out flyers for their theology program that allows believers to continue to deepen their level of faith be someone who had mainly focusing on my studies it was something I left on the back burner. As they approached me they were quite friendly and seemed to be genuinely curious what my background was and asked if I would be open to checking out their program. Being slightly ..read more

This is my story. I have read many testimonies about people who once were part of the church Shincheonji and no longer are. Everyone has their own story of how they chose to take a different path. I also am someone who left the organization main reason being personal issues and conflicts. I cannot say that being part of Shincheonji was a bad decision. In fact, all my time spent there was a time of joy and was a time I stayed motivated to do well, always being pushed to be my best. I loved the fact that not only I learned about God and improved my life of faith, but received a lot of help and s ..read more

It’s been a few years since I was involved with Shincheonji. I chose to leave due to some issues with how the church operated and was run. I haven’t really thought of them for a while, but during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, all my memories from my time there came rushing back. Times have certainly changed. When I was a member, hardly anyone knew about them. I certainly didn’t when I first got started, and only when I was finishing my Revelation classes did the teacher finally bother to tell me the name. But now, the New York Times, the BBC, and all the major news outlets have put this ‘dooms ..read more

Two girls approached me at a cafe and invited me to join their bible study. I initially joined their gatherings because I was new to the area and the people were friendly, but I stayed because I was curious about what we were learning. Unlike Bible studies I was used to, they cover a lot of Bible verses and try to get at the biblical truth. Eventually, through the studies you can see that God’s conclusion is that there is only one place with the truth, which is Shincheonji. The reasoning in our minds were engraved over and over again the more I studied and the more I studied, the more I tried ..read more