In Memory of Sung San Lee

Seonghwa

Dec 13

Written By Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Rev. Sung San Lee

Spouse: Soon Up Lee
Children: Sang Kyu Lee
Birthdate: November 27, 1937
Blessing: February 22, 1968
Ascension: December 7, 2022
Seonghwa Ceremony: December 17, 2022

Rev. Sung San Lee, who had worked as a leader of the providence in North America since the early days of the Unification Church in Canada and the United States, as well as in England and Korea, was called by Heaven at the age of 86 at the Nursing Center in the LA area.

Rev. Lee joined the Unification Church on January 7, 1962 and originally served as a pastor in Korea. In 1968, he was blessed with his wife, Soon Up Lee, as part of the 430 couples Blessing.

From July 1972 to July 1973, Rev. Lee acted as an Intelligence Research Specialist at the U.S. Army Unit in Okinawa, Japan at the invitation of the U.S. State Department.

From 1973 to 1977, Rev. Lee served as Canada Church Counsel and founded Canada International Federation for Over Communism and acted in related activities. He also helped found Canada CARP and establish the Korean church in Canada. From 1978 to 1979, Rev. Lee served as a missionary to England according to True Parents' direction and was involved in 40 Home Church Center Activities.

From 1979 to approximately 1983, Rev. Lee helped found News World acting as Vice President, Noticias Del Mundo (Spanish Newspaper), and the Washington Times.

From 1983 to around 1996, Rev. Lee served as Regional Director in various regions of the United States. For the last seven of those years, he served in the US West region, specifically in the Los Angeles area.

Rev. Lee also served as National Messiah to Kyrgyzstan in 1997. After that, he devoted himself for the providence while serving local churches in LA, Las Vegas, and New Jersey.

Rev. Lee had been struggling with chronic illness for over a year prior to passing. He leaves behind his son, Sang Kyu Lee; daughter-in-law, Set Pyul Lee; and one grandson, Tyler Gyeseung Lee.