Ock Soo Park


Park Ock-Soo, or Anglicized as Ock Soo Park, is an evangelist, and author, based in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. He founded the Good News Mission, a Christian based new religious movement also known as Guwonpa. He has also founded other organizations, including the Gracias Choir and Orchestra and the International Youth Fellowship.
He has delivered sermons in venues such as Madison Square Garden and the Manhattan Centre in New York, and the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

Early life

Park was a student at Seonsan Middle School where he met a missionary from WEC International in England, and was recruited as a missionary student. He joined the missionary school established by WEC International in 1962.

Personal life

Park is married and has two children, both of whom work for organization founded by Park. Promoting gospel of no repentance while collecting money of people who have gone through traumas.

Ministry career

As a minister, Park has founded several organizations.
The Good News Mission was founded in 1972 as a missionary school. The organization runs a number of churches throughout South Korea, and sends missionaries abroad.
In 2000, Park founded the Gracias Choir, an orchestra and choral ensemble which travels with Park on his international tours. The choir has won various prizes in choir festivals, including the 2015 Marktoberdorf Choral Competition in Germany.
The International Youth Fellowship is a Christian-based NGO which Park established in 2001. It has branches in a number of countries, and also operates the "Good News Corps" for college students.
Park has travelled and delivered sermons internationally. In 2016 he was invited to preach a sermon at the "King's Prayer Meeting" in Swaziland, which was broadcast by the national radio station.

Awards and honors

  1. 2004: 'Korea Future Management Awards' True Religious Believer from The Herald Business
  2. 2004: Awarded the Grand Prize by the Herald Business in the field of True Man of Faith 'Grand Prize for Future Administration of South Korea'
  3. 2005: '2005 The New Korean Award'
  4. 2005: Korean Social Contribution Award' from Hankook Ilbo
  5. 2005: Awarded the Grand Prize by the Korean Journalist Forum in the field of International Exchange
  6. 2005: Grand Prize Contribution to Public Welfare in South Korea’
  7. 2008: Certificate of Appreciation from Police Commissioner of South Korea
  8. 2009: Citation from Busan Metropolitan City
  9. 2010: Certificate of Appreciation from Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
  10. 2015: Medal of Distinguished Service in Benin
  11. 2017: Uganda ‘Africa Leadership Excellence Awards’
  12. 2019: Certificate of Appreciation from Prime Minister of Eswatini, National Assembly of Lesotho
  13. 2019: Appreciation Plaque from Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education of Thailand

    Books

Park has published a number of books, through his publishing house Good News Publishing, or using self-publishing companies such as Kindle Direct Publishing and Tate Publishing & Enterprises. Titles include