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It is a religious group that operated in secret, luring Christian youths and young adults via a front, and then compelling them to keep the group’s existence a secret.
Recruited members were not allowed to contact each other, verify teachings with other churches, or speak to their families about the group’s activities.
This was how members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus operated in secrecy here, including setting up companies under the guise of providing consultancy services or workshops.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said this in a statement on Friday (Feb 28), revealing the workings of the ultra-secret religious cult in Singapore.
Their modus operandi here mirrors tactics they have used elsewhere in the world.
The group, whose name in full is the “Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony”, originated in South Korea.
It is also at the centre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak in the city of Daegu. Over half of South Korea’s more than 2,300 coronavirus cases are linked to the church.
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