Chronological Table | ||
Birth and Adulthood | ||
| 1910 | Jul. 29 | Born second son of seven children in Geochang, Gyeongnam, Korea, during Japanese occupation that lasted until 1945. |
| 1918 |
| Begins learning at local traditional private house, and continues until 1920. |
| 1920 |
| Enters modern elementary school. |
| 1924 |
| Drops out of school due to economic difficulty at grade 5. |
| 1926 |
| Goes to Japan, to work at factories and mines until 1928. |
| 1928 |
| Returns to Korea and marries Lee, Kyoung-Soon on Dec.11. |
| 1929 | Sep. | Starts brewery business. |
Early Days in Belief | ||
| 1936 | Jun. 21 | Mrs. Paik starts to attend Nongsan Church. |
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| Jul. 4 | Starts to attend the church out of terror of the last days and judgment. |
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| Jul. 14 | Swayed by an Adventist Church member to attend the church two weeks; Elder Hwang of the Nongsan Church restores the Paiks to the presbyterian church. |
| 1937 | Jan. 31 | Baptized. |
| 1938 | Jan. 18 | Jinju Bible School, first year finished. |
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| Oct. 19 | Called by voice from heaven during fasting prayer concerning Japanese shrine worship on Mt. Peak of Fire. |
Ministry in Geochang | ||
| 1939 |
| A prayer house at hometown of Gaemyoung started with 8 adults. |
| 1944 | Jan. | All 43 members of Gaemyoung Church afflicted with unknown epidemic and none lost. |
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| Jan. | Church building confiscated, daytime service conducted until May. |
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| Jun. 26 | Service held at a church member's house and continued until Liberation. |
| 1945 | Apr. | Revealed of end of War, and the last shrine worship tribulation overcome. |
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| Aug. 15 | End of WW II, gives public sermon on a celebrating occasion 5 days later. |
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| Aug. 21 | Church building returned. |
| 1946 | Mar. 24 | Dawn prayer meeting started. |
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| Apr. 3 | Dawn prayer service officially started. |
| 1948 | Jan. | Retreat gathering at Gajo Church, emphasis shifted on words rather than healing power; evangelistship granted. |
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| Mar. | Retreat gathering at Bongsan Church, 400 people from 17 churches experience the works as of the apostolic churches. |
| 1949 | May 1 | Starts ministry at Wichon Church. |
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| Jul. 18 | National flag worship controversy erupts. |
| 1950 | Apr. 25 | National flag worship changed to 'attention to National flag.' |
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| Jun. 2 | Enters Korea Presbyterian Church Seminary. |
Ministry at Seobu Church, Pusan | ||
| 1952 | Jul. 27 | Starts ministry at Seobu Church. |
| 1954 | Jun. 17 | Graduates from Korea Presbyterian Church Seminary (8th). |
| 1956 | Dec. 26 | Goes completely tonsured. |
| 1957 |
| Preachership granted by Korea Presbyterian Church; first Geochang retreat gathering at Mt. Three Peaks. |
| 1958 |
| First Daegu retreat gathering (held at Pusan, Mt. Kumjong until 1968). |
| 1959 | Apr. | Preachership nullified by Korea Presbyterian Church. |
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| Jun. | Office of preachership dismissed by Korea Presbyterian Church. |
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| Sep. | Expelled from Korea Presbyterian Church. |
General Council Era | ||
| 1960/p> |
| First year in an independent church system, simplifying church administration as grace-oriented as in apostolic church days; Christmas activities simplified. |
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| Nov. 29 | Ordained pastor. |
| 1961 |
| Sunday school integrated from the grades system, enabling a class to accommodate pupils of any grade; Lord's day evening service moves to afternoon; mission campaign after Christmas lunch becomes traditional. |
| 1962 |
| Renovation of church buildings. |
| 1963 |
| Integrated Sunday school system officially instituted. |
| 1966 | May 26 | First General Council. |
| 1967 | Aug. | Geochang Retreat Camp held at Dopyong and fixed thereafter. |
| 1968 |
| Condemned heretical by Gyeongbook Presbytery. |
| 1969 | May | Daegu Retreat Camp held at present site and fixed thereafter. |
| 1970 | Aug. 3 | Second General Council; memberships of Sunday school and adult congregation reach 1,000 respectively; church buildings renovated. |
| 1975 |
| General Council Administrative Board formed. |
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| Oct. | Described heretical in a book by Kim, Eu-Hwan. |
| 1976 | Mar. | General Council Seminary founded. |
| 1979 | Feb. 5 | Sunday school exposed to public by a newspaper. |
| 1982 | Mar. 10 | Seobu Church Editorial Office started to become Paik Pastoral Institute later; afflicted with disease several months. |
| 1987 | Aug. 15 | Seo, Young-June dies. |
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| Nov. | Kim, Chul-Soo withdraws from the General Council maintaining Christianity is democratic. |
| 1989 | Jan. 3 | Five Articles of Reformation submitted by Paik, Young-Ik; Eight Articles of Reformation submitted and adopted. |
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| Mar. | Nineteenth General Council. |
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| Aug. 27 | Murdered on the pulpit during dawn service. |
