The organization now known as Elijah’s Ten Commandments Stone Kingdom was founded in 1980 by Park Myung Hoo under the name World Elijah Evangelical Mission. A Chinese Korean leader, Park structured the group around a five-level hierarchy consisting of God, Angel, General Secretary, Chief, and Director.
The movement was defined early on by Park’s claim that he was the final biblical prophet. He instructed followers to worship him as a “Stone Immortal” and stated that he would ultimately stand as God to destroy all nations. Central to this belief system was the idea of a “Stone Kingdom,” a self-contained communal structure. Park also created a constitution, national flag, and national anthem for this entity, and predicted that the end of the world would occur in the year 2000.
By 1983, the organization had formally registered as a church in Taiwan. Over the following decade, it expanded further, with its most significant growth beginning in mainland China in 1993. During this period, the group established more than 20 contact points across 11 provinces and municipalities to support recruitment and coordination.
To develop the “Stone Kingdom,” the organization rented land and built eight communal villages, primarily in Northeast China. These settlements were designed to function independently from broader society. More than 600 followers reportedly sold their personal assets and relocated with their families to live within these communities.
Life within the communes was tightly regulated. Members were required to cut off contact with the outside world and were not allowed to read newspapers, watch television, or listen to the radio. Children did not attend formal schools. Daily activities centered on the group’s teachings, including prayer, repentance, and reflection on loyalty to the “Stone Kingdom.”
As the organization expanded its communal network and promoted the idea of replacing existing political systems with its own structure, it drew attention from authorities in China. In March 1996, the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China officially classified the World Elijah Mission as a cult.
Following investigations into its activities, authorities moved to dismantle the organization’s infrastructure. On May 30, 1999, a law enforcement operation conducted by the Yilan County Public Security Bureau in Heilongjiang Province led to the collapse of the communal system. The “Stone Kingdom” structure was subsequently abolished.