Global Association of Culture and Peace GACP Joshua Jung

[Anonymous]

I couldn't find this group in your list of cults...I hope you can add it shortly.

Providence
International Christian Association.
Global Association of Culture And Peace (GAOCAP) (GACP) http://gacpusa.org
(please look at their website for information about a large festival in Vancouver this month (August 2003) I tried posting a message on the sites Q&A message board, it seems messages are censored by the management.

Leaders name: Jung, Myoung-seok aka JMS aka Joshua Jung, aka Joshua Lee Jung professes to be the second Messiah.
Age 58. Nationality Korean.
This cult is based in Korea and is seeking to grow internationally. It has members in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, The Philipines, Singapore, Canada, USA, Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand that I know of and


From what I have witnessed myself and after speaking to members and former members I believe this group is a destructive mind controlling cult. The group uses most if not all of the mind control methods of the BITE model. And I also believe the group satisfies all the criteria of the "HOW TO DETERMINE IF A GROUP IS A DESTRUCTIVE CULT" article, see the links below for more information

http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/articles/BITE.htm
http://www.factnet.org/rancho5.htm?FACTNet


This is a Korean website (in English) operated by a group hoping to destroy the cult: http://antijms.or.kr/~justally/frame.htm


The cult has been in existence in one form or another since about 1980, and has undergone numerous name changed since then. Providence is the lastest name, and before that International Christian Association.

What they claim is new:
An evolution of the relationship between God and man/women.
In the old testiment the relationship between God and man was one of Master / Servent
In the new Testiment the relationship was that of Father / Son.

Providence now reveal that we have reached the next step in the evolution of our relationship with God. The relationship has now become that of equal lovers. The founder claims he is a Virgin.

The 30 lessons. A bible study course is undertaken by new recruits, 30 lessons are covered over a period of several months. Students are not ALLOWED to take the material home with them, nor are they allowed to read ahead. Towards the end of the 30 lessons, the student is asked something like, "So have you worked out who the new Messiah is???" the student then believes that they have come to the conclusion themselves that Jung Myung Seok is the new Messiah.


Cult events are very time consuming, every Sunday sermons conducted by the leader via live internet TV can last anywhere from 3- 7 hours. I have been told that around 50% of this sermon is about urging people not to leave the cult. Usually the members can't see the Messiah talking, but he can see them. When he does appear before his followers he usually wears a brilliant white suit and the members feel blessed that they have been present at his appearance.

Throughout late Spring / early Summer this year, daily morning services were held on weekdays.
Members would arrive around 4am and have a similar video session to Sundays. Followed by group praying. memebers encouraged to talk to themselves as they pray. I witnessed people crying, and uttering complete gibberish as they "prayed"

I attended an all night "festival" Singing and dancing in the evening. 11pm - 1am a sermon by the founders brother. 1:30 - 4:30am Performances by very talented musicians. Lots of dance performances by beautiful women followed.
Group praying was next, people talking out loud, crying speaking gibberish. A 5am hike was planned, but cancelled.

Members are not allowed to "date" either inside or outside the group. Once a member has completed the 3 lessons AND brought 3 new people into they group, they are ALLOWED to get married.

For members "allowed" to marry, an event is held where members can ask potential mates a few basic questions. Once they find a suitable partner, they appear before the leader who either grants or refuses their request to marry, based on what God tells him. I know one girl who met her husband on 4 brief occassions before marrying him. A group wedding is held for the lucky couples, no family members welcome.

I know of members who I believe are kept financially dependent on the group. Some hold no jobs, others part time jobs. One girl I know has an outstanding credit card debt and I imagine no resources or opportunity to pay it back. Singing and dancing for God are higher priorities.


Various extracts from his sermons: In no particular order.

Lady Di (Princess Diana) was killed by God because she slept with a Muslim.
JFK was killed by God, because he offended God...(I forget the exact reason given)
The Sars virus was released by God to show people to live cleaner lives.
Adolf Hitler was doing Gods will by killing the jews. Revenge for Jesus' death on the cross.

God's idea of a perfect women is a tall women with long hair.

What good is a tall and beautiful women if she doesn't have any money??

Please recruit more handsome men

a 20 minute talk on the evils of eyebrow plucking.

I used to heal people but I don't do it anymore because God told me to stop. (He speaks to God daily)

Sometimes our members stray from the true path. Sometimes I send people to watch them, when I discover that some members hadn't staryed from the True path after all, it pleases me greatly.

Thankyou for reading.

[simon]

http://www.gacp.org

Try posting a message in the Q&A section...they censor the messages before they post them up...suspicious???

[Anonymous]

To: Anonymous on August 5, 2003

Thank you so much for all the information. One of my friends is involved in this group and I want to help get her out of this group before it is too late.

[Anonymous]

Message to simon:

I have tried posting messages to the Q&A section. Once your question has been "written", you get a message telling you that your question will be posted after review by a manager. My questions have all been very benign (such as asking about contacting local affiliates and finding out more on Josua Jung), and yet have not been posted (even after several days). Suspicious indeed!

[Anonymous]

Hi, I'm the guy who wrote the original post here,
If teh person who posted here who has a friend in the group, please feel free to email me at
genkiguy98@hotmail.com

[Anonymous]

sorry for the above bad grammer!!! If you want to discuss the group, especially if your friend is in Korea, email me anytime and I promise a quick responce,
thanks and take care

[Anonymous]

http://www.gacp.org
Click on registration and read the Member Service agreement.
Seems very very wierd to me,

[Anonymous]

I would really like someone with a legal background to take a look at the "Terms Of Use" and "Policies" at the site
http://www.gacp.org
(you can see the links at the bottom of the page)

What do you think of that???
The reason I ask this is the the web site
www.pusanweb.com a site used for foreigners living in Korea
has almost exactly the same wording.
And I attempted to post a warning about the above cult on their "Open Forum" message board, but it didn't appear.

Any advice from knowledgable people would be greatly appreciated. I hope I'm just being paranoid!!!
Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

Hi I'd like your thoughts on this sermon if you have the time to read it.
The cult leader is on the run from Interpol and the Korean Police and I'm worried he might be preparing his followers for something drastic,
I'd really appreciate your thoughts,



Translation by Ho Myung Lee/PJ
Body too valuable to trade even for the world.

Scripture:

Luke 9:25 What good is it for a man to gain the world, and yet lost or forfeit his very self?

Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God ?this is your spiritual act of worship.

-Message-
In last week's message I told you that you must speak to God and speak to people about the things that need to be said. I told you that you must talk to them in order for them to know what you need and do them for you.
I told you that if you spoke to them, they would have done things for you but because you didn't speak, misunderstandings sprouted and you didn't get what you would have gotten.
If you don't get things or fulfill your wishes as a result of you not asking for them by not talking, then you'll have no one to resent and be left with regrets. In such a case, you have failed to do your responsibilities. Therefore, we must fully obey God's revelation message that tells us to always speak up.

We must resolve the issues in our Providence lives by listening to this week's message from God. When Philip insisted that he will be satisfied if he can see God, Jesus told him, “Anyone who has seen me has seen God. How can you now ask for me to show God to you??He was saying that seeing him was the same as seeing God.
We must realize about God through nature and experience Him through people. We can't see him with our physical eyes. That is why Jesus told them to feel God and realize about God through him.
Philip already felt God and learned about God through Jesus. Therefore, to Philip who said he would be satisfied if he could see God, Jesus suggested that he solve his problems through Jesus.

The bible contains so many passages that suggest we solve our problems through the Lord.
“Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you and your household will be saved.?br> “Pray in the name of the Lord. Then God will grant your requests.?br> “Gather and scatter with the Lord.?
“Pray with me. Love one another as I have loved you.?
“Only those who do my will can go to the kingdom of God.?
“Who are my brothers and sisters? My brothers and sisters are those who do my will.?
Jesus said that those who love anyone more than they love him are not worthy of him. He told us to follow him carrying our own physical and spiritual crosses.
He also told people that the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few and asked them to pray to God to send more workers.
In this way, Jesus encouraged us to do as he did.

In every generation, people must work with and solve their problems through the person God sends to save the world in order for their problems to be fully resolved.
The reason is that only the Messiah can provide salvation in all aspects of life. Therefore, at Noah's time the problems were solved through Noah, at Abraham's time the problems were solved through Abraham, at Joseph's time the problems through solved through Joseph, at Moses' time all problems were solved when people believed and followed Moses. However, when they didn't follow Moses, their issue of Canaan was not resolved.
During the time of the prophets, the problems of each generation were solved when people listened to the words of prophets like Elijah, Daniel, Isaiah, Jonah, Ezekiel, etc. At Jesus' time only those who believed Jesus as Messiah and gathered and scattered with him solved their personal problems and the problems of their generations.
When people center on and follow the saviors God sends in each generation, God equates that to them following Him and obeying His words and solves their problems.

When problems don't get resolved even after telling God through the Lord, know that it's your responsibility and work diligently at it. If it still doesn't work, be thankful, give glory to God, and wait because God will take care of it at the right time and place.
Even though we are apart now and feel spiritually and physically parched, it is the result not of Satan's will or the will of evildoers, but of God. Therefore, it will be greatly beneficial to Providence history. That it why we must be thankful and give glory to God.


In fulfilling God's will there are tasks that require everyone's participation and tasks that require us to work alone.
There are tasks that require one to work alone and there are tasks that require everyone to work together. God's will flow in different ways at each juncture. Therefore, we must understand that and be faithful to the work we've been made responsible for.
When I was receiving the word, training, or praying, I was usually alone. Even when there were people with me God kept me secluded in mountains, caves, or other quiet places. From time to time Jesus would visit me, the Holy Spirit would protect me, and God would watch me and speak to me. That is how I was trained. That is how I received the 30 principles, and received the realizations I got.

Rather than trying to find ways to meet me, now is time for you to arm yourselves with more prayer and more word, and hurry with the tasks that you must do on your own. We are all alive and it is God's will that we should meet. Therefore, we can meet again in no time at all .
Even family members or lovers who live in the same household have tasks they must work on separately. And when the sun sets or the time comes, they will meet again even if they don't try to.
Though we are temporarily apart physically, we are not separated in mind or spirit. Like clouds of people gathering for our events, I see clouds of Providence people's spirits come to me everyday. I ask the spirits how they are doing, counsel with them, pray for those who are physically or spiritually ill, and deal with them the same was I would deal with people physically.

Spiritual people do spiritual things. As we have learned, spirits are not restricted like the body is. Therefore, things that are not possible to do in the body are done in the spirit and passed on to the body.
Therefore, the body must be spiritual toward the spirit in order for it to understand what the spirit must do. The body has to be spiritual so that it can digest the realizations, word, grace, and wisdom that the spirit receives.
The spirit must be spiritual in order for it to not become physical minded. Therefore, live a spiritual life by praying constantly to be spiritual, living a complete life of grace, becoming one with the Lord, loving so that you become one with God and the Holy Spirit, and singing and giving thanks.
In this time when we must be separated and work on God's will separately, we must communicate with our spirits and hearts by being spiritual in body and spirit. Doing so will mitigate our longing and anxieties.

All the people of Providence are seen as one bride of God. He takes care of all Providence people as though they are a single bride He loves.
Though there are clouds of People in Providence, when we are separated, we feel lonely and alone-7447. The same applies to God and the people of the world. God loves all the people of the world as if they are one person.
Therefore, to not be separated from God and the Lord, consider him your lover and love God with all your heart, will, and life. Otherwise, you will be cut off from the love of God like Adam and Eve.
When we are separated physically you must keep the faith so we are not separated in spirit and heart. Time of separation is the time when we should learn and realize about loving the Lord and longing for the Lord.

In the past when we lived together in the body and we ate and drank together, you did not understand how valuable and great that was and didn't act like it.
Realize how valuable your bodies are to you when you are alive. Take good care of them, keep them healthy, keep them from getting sick, and cherish them.
Meeting in the body once is better than meeting in the mind ten times. Know the value of the body, take good care of the body and mind, and polish both to the point our next meeting will not find you lacking in making history. Know that doing so is the wise life that will leave you with no regrets.
If the 2,000 years of the New Testament was made with the spirit, mind, and faith, the 1,000 years of the Complete Testament is made on the physical world in a real heaven on earth.
If we don't realize that our bodies are valuable at this time, even if we meet the history of God we will fail to yield a 100 or 200 fold or live the proper life of Providence.

We are the people of the heaven on earth in our times and are fulfilling God's will. Our bodies are fulfilling the salvation of this generation and the prophecies in the bible as God's bodies.
In the past both our spirits and bodies were worthless because we lived in the domain of death. However, our bodies are now in the domain of the living and have resurrected as bodies with limitless value that are used by God.
We must know and realize that our bodies now have heavenly value and are worth more than the superstars of this world. Then they will be used valuably.

Both objects and people are used valuably when used by those who know their true value. We must be used by someone like the Lord who knows our value. Then we will be used 100 or 200 times more valuably.
Adam and Eve did not know their value. That is why they let Satan Lucifer who disobeyed God's words have use of their bodies for less than the price of gum.
If you used your bodies in such worthless ways as they did, you will be punished for the next thousand years.
By being separated like this both you(follower) and I (teacher) realize the value of each other many times more than before. This gives God joy.
Now, as much as we realized the value, we must polish our bodies more. Polish your hearts, polish your speech, polish your bodies, and polish yourselves in many ways so that we will be useful to God, the Lord, and the world. By doing so we must accomplish in our lifetime tens of times more than most people accomplish in their lifetime.

Living ten years in God's domain is more valuable than living a thousand years outside God's domain.
Don't be the kind of people who capsize their faiths in the tribulations. Instead, live your lives being ever closer to God and the Lord and loving them.
We, who didn't properly equip ourselves before, must now start diligently equipping ourselves. Then we can live with God and the Lord, become heaven's brides, and live forever.
God is closer to you during times of tribulations. Therefore, pray, give glory to God, and be ever more faithful.
I pray the almighty power of God, the love of Jesus Christ, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit work fully in your lives.


1.Love must be as reasonable as flowing waters, aid must be given in secret like the subtle wind, and the word of salvation must be preached like fire.
2.To fail to get something because you didn't say anything even though all it took was a few words and no hard work, is foolishness that you can't even regret about.
3.In every generation, people must work together with the savior and missionary of that generation to solve their problems. Then God will see that they are working with Him and solve their problems for them.
4.Since man cannot see God, seeing and listening to the person God sends for each generation is the same as seeing God and listening to His words.
5.You must always ask and work with the Lord, who is here to save us. Then God will grant your requests. If that doesn't work, work hard knowing that is your responsibility. If that doesn't work, be thankful, give glory to God, and wait because He will grant your request at the right time and place.
6.Keeping us physically separated and anxious to see each other isn't the result of Satan's will or those of evildoers. In fact, it is the will of God and Jesus who love us and have come down in our generation to fulfill history.
7.In fulfilling God's will, there are tasks that require everyone working together and tasks that require people working by themselves separate from everyone. Those things that need to be done alone can't be done when crowds are present.
8.God lets such things happen because the victories that require a person to be alone can only be obtained through being alone. When it requires more than that, God sends people to work with.
9.Things that require you to be alone can't be done when others are around people. Therefore, hurry and be faithful and diligent. God is with us whether we are alone or with others.
10.When caring for the countless Providence people, God deals with them as if they are one person. God deal with the world in the same way.
11.If you can't finish a task that must be done alone when you're alone, you can't finish them when you're with people.
12.It was alone in the mountains and caves in lonely places for 21 years that I received training, the 30 principles, and other words.
13.Whenever I needed to do things closely with God, He worked through circumstances to isolate me.
14.Seek God and the Lord when you're alone. That is the time to meet Him and seek Him.
15.God is the master of your will. Therefore, He knows what He is doing. Whether God isolates you from people or keeps you with people, be always thankful and follow. That is fulfilling the will.
16.Even when you're alone Jesus accompanies you much more, God watches over you with passion, and the Holy Spirit inspires you.
17.Even with family members or lovers you can't always keep your eyes on them and always hold their hands. In fact, you spend more time aways from each other going to work or working on separate projects then with each other. But when the time comes, you will meet again even if you don't want to meet.

[Anonymous]

The Korean Police just confirmed that the leader of Providence Church / GACP formerly known as ICA is a fugitive from Interpol, the Korean and Hong Kong police.

http://www.police.go.kr/eng/visitor/visitorList.jsp
Message 148

Thank you for your visiting Korean National Police Agency.
We inform you that the suspect, Myung Sok JUNG (DOB : 17 February 1945, male ) is wanted for charge of rape, etc. by Seoul District Prosecutor's Office(Foreign Affairs Division, prosecutor's name : LEE Yong Min, contact phone no. : 82-2-530-4821¡­2)
Seoul Interpol requested the suspect's deportation to Hongkong Interpol on 1 July 2003.
The suspect was arrested for illegal stay in Hongkong, China by Hongkong Immigration Department on 9 July 2003 but released on bail after 3 days.
Hongkong Immigration Department approved the exit order for Korea against Myung Sok JUNG. However, the suspect disappeared since he appealed dissatisfaction to Immigration Department on 1 August 2003.
Hongkong police cancelled the bail against the suspect and are searching for him after registering the suspect on watching lists.

Thank you very much for your consistant cooperation.

[Anonymous]

Hi GP, sorry I lost your email address,,,
I'd love to hear how you're going and I've got lots more information about the group now,
genkiguy98@hotmail.com
take care

[genkiguy]

Here's some articles about the cult:

http://www.rickross.com/reference/jpsects/jpsects80.html

http://www.rickross.com/reference/general/general597.html
http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/i/ica/

And this is a front for the cult:
http://www.kics.net/

Scary because its events are sponsored by Korean Government bodies.

[genkiguy]

Just thought I'd put it here too,

there are 2 threads on this board...same group:

http://falsemessiah.proboards23.com/

[Anonymous]

Here is another site run by the above cult:

http://www.westsidepacific.org/
Based in California I think,

[Anonymous]

Yes, the westsidepacific.org site is based in Sherman Oaks, CA. That's a suburb of Los Angeles.

[CaptPorridge (211.195.70.220)]

GACP is gearing up for the annual conference.
This Year Japan is the destination,

Here is some details from their LA site
http://gacpusa.org/2004_conference/index.shtml

My own site has gotten bigger recently, in particular I have managed to get hold of the cult leader's (a former Moonie) recent speeches.
Its some of the most "hardcore" stuff I've read from the guy...
lovely references to a girl and her taxi driver being killed by God because she missed a Sunday Service hosted by the cult:
http://falsemessiah.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=2004

And also a letter to the world he sent out in Feb of this year, despite the title of the leader it seems it only went out to his followers,
Here it is, it's quite "interesting"..

http://falsemessiah.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=letter&action=display&num=10841997 93

Here's a quote I found funny..
[i]I became God’s body because God uses me. I’m not sure how much longer I will be writing letters. I must stop when God tells me to stop. [/i]

I have a sneaking suspician that the day Interpol tracks him down (he is wanted for rape and fraud by Interpol) will be the same day the God tells him to stop writing to his followers.

Unfortunately the group still openly advertises events at UCLA,
Emails I sent to the Dean Of Students and other facilties and staff haven't been replied to.

Berkley did however thank me for the informtion I passed onto them, they were already aware of GACP's cultic activities and refer ex-members to campus counsellors.

Until next time, bye from Sunny South Korea

[Braekdori (68.193.196.123)]

Just to let you guys know...

This Jung Myung Seok is no God sent prophet.

I can only think of him as a false prophet

who became a fraud just to become wealthy

and satiate his sexual desires(it gets to a level

of fantasy. He did lots of nasty things to girls)

. He's a 24/7 horny bastard who lies to pretty

girls that they should have sex with him to

go to heaven. Some girls believed him and

had sex with him. Well that is a disturbing story

, but what's more disturbing is the fact that he

also RAPED girls. And after he raped them

he threatned them that they will go to hell if

they told on the police. I've read a story of a

woman who was raped by him and became his

sex slave for TWO YEARS after that!!!

He's a XXXXing bastard who should get cursed

more than anyone else.

He was convicted guilty of raping 7 girls.

If there's a JMS member here, try

telling me that he never raped anyone, cuz

it was on the news, and it ain't just a rumor.

Even if he was slashed a million times and was

cut into pieces, I wouldn't feel any good because

what he did to that woman who lived as his sex

slave made me feel that there was nothing in this

world that would make her forget all that sorrow.

[captporridge]

A lot of the above links no longer work.

The cult leader, 65 year old Jung Myung Seok, was arrested in China on May 1, 2007 after 6 years a fugitive.

My site www.jmscult.com (http://www.jmscult.com) contains an enormous amount of information including videos, cult sermons and information on their branches world wide.

This is Korea's and Asia's most notorious cults.