Kong Hee is the founder and senior pastor of City Harvest Church.
18 Facts About Kong Hee
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Kong Hee was convicted in 2015 of being involved in the City Harvest Church Criminal Breach of Trust Case, Singapore's biggest case in misuse of charitable funds.
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Kong Hee was seen to be the "key man" behind the scandal who had guided his five accomplices by the Singapore court of three charges of criminal breach of trust.
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Kong Hee served his sentence at Changi Prison Complex from 21 April 2017 to 22 August 2019.
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Kong Hee is involved in the Christian Charismatic Movement, a philosophy of ministry that emphasises the Great Commandment, the Great Commission and the Cultural Mandate.
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Kong Hee is the fifth child of Kong Hee Leng, a professional engineer, and Toh Poh-Eng, a diamond trader.
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From 1975 to 1988, Kong Hee was a member of Marine Parade Christian Centre, an Anglican church located in eastern Singapore.
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Kong Hee studied at Raffles Institution, Raffles Junior College as well as National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Science.
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In 1989, Kong Hee was a staff evangelist with "Christ For Asia", a missions organisation in the Philippines led by Assemblies of God minister, Reverend Randy Sing.
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From 1997, Kong Hee was the executive director of the Festival of Praise, an annual event that brought together churches for united prayer and worship.
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Kong Hee was a board member of Dr David Yonggi Cho's Church Growth International and Dr Luis Bush's Transform World.
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Kong Hee is a protege, friend and mentee of Phil Pringle, the founder and senior pastor of C3 Church Global and advisory pastor to City Harvest Church.
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Kong Hee received the heaviest sentence of the six, 8 years in prison.
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Kong Hee began serving his sentence on 21 April 2017.
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On 22 August 2019, Kong Hee was released from prison, having served 2 years and 4 months of the sentence.
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The publisher, who is a member of City Harvest Church, acknowledged that at the time of publication, both himself and Mr Kong Hee were aware that certain portions of the content were not original.
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Kong Hee is married to pastor-turned-pop-singer Ho Yeow Sun, known as Sun Ho.
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Kong Hee was the co-owner of a 5,242 sq ft duplex penthouse located on the 11th floor of The Oceanfront in the premium residential enclave Sentosa Cove.