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Jaerock Lee | |
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이재록 | |
 Former President Kim Young-sam (left) meets with Lee (right) at Manmin Central Church | |
| Born | May 23, 1943 Muan County, Zenranan-dō, Chōsen |
| Died | December 31, 2023 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, author |
| Spouse | Boknim Lee |
| Website | www |
| Jaerock Lee | |
| Hangul | 이재록 |
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| Hanja | 李載祿 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jaerok |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Chaerok |
Jaerock Lee (Korean: 이재록; April 20, 1943 – December 31, 2023) was a South Korean Christian pastor and author, who founded the Manmin Central Church in Seoul.[1] In 2018, he was convicted of multiple causes of sexual assault and rape against several members of his church, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.[2][3]
Lee founded the Manmin Central Church in 1982, and it grew into a megachurch[3] with a claimed membership of 120,000 in 9,000 member churches.[4] In 2010, Manmin Central church claimed to have the largest number of churches in Korea.[5] Lee's ministry was controversial, and he has been called a cult leader.[6][7]
Lee died on December 31, 2023, at the age of 80.[8] His books have been translated into several languages.[5]
- ^ Introduction of Church: Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, Manmin Joong-ang Church, archived from the original on October 8, 2007, retrieved February 19, 2007; hanja from Chinese version Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McKirdy, Euan; Kwon, Jake (November 22, 2018). "South Korean pastor who portrayed himself as 'God' sentenced to 15 years for rape". CNN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "South Korean pastor Lee Jae-rock jailed for raping followers". BBC News Online. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "Lee's books featured in Israel book fair", Korea Times, March 1, 2011, archived from the original on October 2, 2012, retrieved March 7, 2011
- ^ a b "Manmin church celebrates anniversary", The Korea Herald, April 4, 2010, archived from the original on March 20, 2012, retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "Accused cult leader Jaerock Lee leads pro-Israel 'crusade'", Ma'an News, September 6, 2009, archived from the original on October 5, 2009, retrieved June 17, 2015
- ^ "S. Korean evangelist's Uganda visit prompts cult jitters". Kyodo News International. July 5, 2000. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ ‘신도 성폭행’ 만민중앙교회 이재록 목사 사망 (in Korean)