Chronological Table |
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Birth and Adulthood |
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1910 |
Jul. 29 |
Born second son of seven children in Geochang, Gyeongnam, Korea, during Japanese occupation that lasted until 1945. |
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1918 |
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Begins learning at local traditional private house, and continues until 1920. |
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1920 |
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Enters modern elementary school. |
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1924 |
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Drops out of school due to economic difficulty at grade 5. |
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1926 |
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Goes to Japan, to work at factories and mines until 1928. |
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1928 |
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Returns to Korea and marries Lee, Kyoung-Soon on Dec.11. |
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1929 |
Sep. |
Starts brewery business. |
Early Days in Belief |
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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. |
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1937 |
Jan. 31 |
Baptized. |
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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 |
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1939 |
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A prayer house at hometown of Gaemyoung started with 8 adults. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1946 |
Mar. 24 |
Dawn prayer meeting started. |
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Apr. 3 |
Dawn prayer service officially started. |
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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. |
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1949 |
May 1 |
Starts ministry at Wichon Church. |
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Jul. 18 |
National flag worship controversy erupts. |
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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 |
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1952 |
Jul. 27 |
Starts ministry at Seobu Church. |
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1954 |
Jun. 17 |
Graduates from Korea Presbyterian Church Seminary (8th). |
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1956 |
Dec. 26 |
Goes completely tonsured. |
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1957 |
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Preachership granted by Korea Presbyterian Church; first Geochang retreat gathering at Mt. Three Peaks. |
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1958 |
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First Daegu retreat gathering (held at Pusan, Mt. Kumjong until 1968). |
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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 |
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1960 |
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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. |
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1961 |
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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. |
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1962 |
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Renovation of church buildings. |
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1963 |
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Integrated Sunday school system officially instituted. |
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1966 |
May 26 |
First General Council. |
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1967 |
Aug. |
Geochang Retreat Camp held at Dopyong and fixed thereafter. |
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1968 |
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Condemned heretical by Gyeongbook Presbytery. |
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1969 |
May |
Daegu Retreat Camp held at present site and fixed thereafter. |
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1970 |
Aug. 3 |
Second General Council; memberships of Sunday school and adult congregation reach 1,000 respectively; church buildings renovated. |
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1975 |
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General Council Administrative Board formed. |
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Oct. |
Described heretical in a book by Kim, Eu-Hwan. |
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1976 |
Mar. |
General Council Seminary founded. |
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1979 |
Feb. 5 |
Sunday school exposed to public by a newspaper. |
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1982 |
Mar. 10 |
Seobu Church Editorial Office started to become Paik Pastoral Institute later; afflicted with disease several months. |
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1987 |
Aug. 15 |
Seo, Young-June dies. |
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Nov. |
Kim, Chul-Soo withdraws from the General Council maintaining Christianity is democratic. |
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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. |
