At the 10th Bible Verse Memorizing Contest, 63 finalists were absorbed in taking the examination. Some participants had to sit on the floor for the examination because there were so many participants.
Shortly after the Sunday evening service on Sunday, September 12, 2010 the 10th Bible Verse Memorizing Contest took place at the main sanctuary of Manmin Central Church. It was hosted by Men's Mission. There were 63 people who had passed preliminaries and competed at this 10th main contest. The number included 14 pastors, 2 elders, 7 senior deaconesses, 14 deacons, 21 deaconesses, 4 sisters and 1 brother. The competitors had to write the verses given them verbatim from memory and give answers to applicable questions. The grand prize was awarded to Pastor Keumran Hwang, Guidance Teacher of Light and Salt Mission. Deaconess Soojin Chang from Daejeon Manmin Church won first prize. There were two second prize winners, Senior Deaconess Jungjoo Sim of 2-3 Women's Mission, and Deaconess Hyunjoo Heo from Yeosu Manmin Church. Pastor Heungyong Park from Daejeon Manmin Church, and Deaconess Kyehyun Ahn from Daejeon Manmin Church tied for the third prize. After receiving the grand prize, Pastor Keumran Hwang confessed, "While meditating on and memorizing the Scripture every day, I felt God's love and goodness and felt so happy." The youngest participant was 15 year-old Sister Hayoung Lee from Cheonan Manmin Church and the oldest was Elder Youngsun Kim, 73 years old, of 5-1 Men's Mission. Elder Kim said, "I've made it a rule to read the Bible and Senior Pastor's books and to memorize the verses. As a result, I've got the strength to overcome drowsiness and idle thoughts during the service and prayer meetings. I can also pray to God with a sincere heart." For the last 10 years Deacon Kyeongseok Ko, who won the grand prize in 2001 has participated in the Bible Verse Memorizing Contest every year without missing a single year. Several others have similar records of participation. Memorizing and meditating on the verses is a part of their life. One other interesting point was that a group of pastors and participants from Daejeon Manmin Church had practiced in group and all earned good results in their scores at the contest. This event was broadcast live via the Internet.
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