Ha Yong-jo or Hah Yong Jo (Korean: 하용조; 1946–2011) was the founding pastor of Onnuri Community Church in Seoul, South Korea.

Ha Yong-jo
Hangul
하용조
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHa Yong-jo
McCune–ReischauerHa Yongcho

Biography

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Born in 1946 in South Pyeongan Province (now, part of North Korea), Ha studied at Konkuk University and Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary in Seoul.[1]

He brought together twelve families in 1984 to establish Onnuri Community Church. His approach was to model the church after the book of Acts,[2] in what became known as the Acts 29 Vision, in building churches and sending out missionaries. By June 2010, Onnuri had sent 1,200 missionaries and maintained a membership of 75,000.[3]

Ha Yong-jo had liver cancer and died on August 2, 2011, in Seoul.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kim Yoon-mi (2 August 2011). "Onnuri Church founder Ha dies". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ Ha, Yong-jo (2017). The Dream of an Acts-like Church. Seoul: Duranno Publishing. ISBN 9788953130074.
  3. ^ "Onnuri Church History". en.onnuri.org (in Korean). Onnuri Community Church. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cho, Eugene (2 August 2011). "In memory of Pastor Ha Yong Jo". Retrieved 23 August 2018.