Chungshim Peace World Center

Dae Mo Nim
October 31, 2008

True Parents wrote the calligraphy, ‘Chungshim Peace World Complex’ at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Chungshim Peace World Center (October 28, 2008)

The ‘Ground Breaking Ceremony for Chungshim Peace World Center’ took place with True Parents and the True Children (Kook Jin Nim and Hyung Jin Nim) on October 28 at the building grounds. Around 3,000 of distinguished guests, pastors and blessed families from Korea and Japan, as well as the Chung Pyung 40-day workshop members attended the ceremony. It was a historical day to have ‘Chungshim Peace World Center’, a palace of culture, art and festivals, here in Chung Pyung Holy Ground, a place full of True Parents’ long prayer and sincere devotion.

Through the speech at the ground breaking ceremony, True Parents said that the Chungshim Peace World Center, “Not only would this place fulfill it’s mission as the general cultural center for the Unification Church, but it will also be an auditorium that will hold various sports in all weathers”. Also, “It is a Holy Wedding Place where it can give birth to few thousands of blessed couples” and blessed this place with Heavenly Fortune. Heung Jin Nim, True Children of the spirit world, and Dae Mo Nim’s support as well as Hoon Mo Nim’s sincere devotion contributed and made it possible to have this meaningful ground breaking ceremony. Also, True Parents gave the calligraphy writing of ‘Chungshim Peace World Complex’.

A Blessed Place that bear fruit in the Era after the Coming of Heaven

On the day, in starting the ground breaking of the Chungshim Peace World Center, the balloons flew into the beautiful autumn sky of Chung Pyung. On either side of the special stage that was prepared, there were many congratulatory flowers and message banners that surrounded the stage that was sent from each parish of Korea and area of Japan. 30 minutes before the ceremony, the place was filled with over 3,000 members and the Samulnori (Korean drum dance) really brought up the mood of the crowd.

At 10:00 am, the Ground Breaking Ceremony started with Rev. Chang-shik Yang, President of FFWPU-Korea, as the emcee after welcoming True Parents on the special stage. After purifying the place with the Holy Salt, True Parents did the tape cutting with the distinguished guests from inside and outside. When True Parents and the distinguished guests pressed the button at the same time, five colors of different guns were fired which told the blessed families in heaven and earth about the commencing of the Chungshim Peace World Center.

Starting with Rev. Yang’s opening address, there was the national courtesy, prayer (Rev. Do-sun Lim, General President of FFWPU-Japan), progress report (Rev. Yeong-ho Ha, President of Chung Pyung Heaven and Earth Training Center), and flower presentation to True Parents. Also, after the introduction of the distinguished guests, there were congratulatory messages from the current members of the parliament.

At the congratulatory addresses, Gov. Jin-yong Lee, GapPyung County governor, and Mr. Tae-seok Hong, chairman of GapPyung County Province Assembly gave speeches. Mr. Lee said, “To be self-aware of its beautiful nature, we will make it more beautiful so that people will recognize the sight of GapPyung County and at the same time we plan to provide incomes for local economies”. Then, “I named this plan, Ecotopia GapPyung, ‘Eco’ from ecology and economics and combined it with utopia.” “To be able to commence construction on this Chungshim Peace World Center that can display ‘Ecotopia GapPyung’ to the world was only possible with the help of the GapPyung people and others”. He also said as the leader of the Gappyoeng County he will make sure that a good facility will be built.

Mr. Hong said that he expects this Chungshim Peace World Center to be a symbolic cultural building that will tell the whole world about GapPyung County and also followed with a word of gratitude to True Parents.

Then there was a video presentation about the Chungshim Peace World Center and congratulatory songs. The video presentation showed the Chungshim Peace World Center with computer graphics and expressed its sophistication and its beautifulness.

After True Parents’ speech, there was cutting of the congratulatory cake which was then followed by the writing of the calligraphy. Chungshim Peace World Center, training grounds for descendants of blessed families of their mind and body, a building that represents True Parents’ ideal, True Parents wrote the calligraphy writing, ‘Chungshim Peace World Complex’ with deep hearts.

After the 3 cheers of Eok-manse by Rev. Jong-gwan Yu, President of the Citizens Federation for the North-South Unification, the ground breaking ceremony ended at 11:20 am. After that, the attendants had lunch where True Parents offered 3 cows for the delicious sagol-sedleongtang (cow bone soup).

“As Dae Mo Nim said that this place is a very important place I will offer sincere devotion so that True Parents can use this place” said Ye-ju Ko, 2nd generation, Korean Headquarters Church.

“In starting the Chungshim Peace World Center it will probably be the greatest achievement of Chung Pyung Works and also wish for the fulfillment of True Parents love for humanity” said Zodji Anagonou Augustine, 30,000 couples from Congo.