# Yoido Full Gospel Church (1958)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1958-yoido-full-gospel-church
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Themes: Mission

David Yonggi Cho founds a church that becomes the world's largest congregation. At this point in the timeline (1958), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Pius XII (2 March 1939 – 9 October 1958).

## Why it matters
Yoido Full Gospel Church mattered because it carried Christianity to new peoples and regions, changing the map of world Christianity.

Pope at the time: [Pope John XXIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xxiii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Yoido Full Gospel Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoido_Full_Gospel_Church)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Yoido Full Gospel Church](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Yoido+Full+Gospel+Church)
- [Wikipedia — Modern Era (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_20th_century)