Background
Kim was born at Pyoktong in what is today North of Korea.
Kim was born at Pyoktong in what is today North of Korea.
He graduated from Suwon Advanced Agricultural and Forestry School (수원고등농림학교) in 1924.
Kim was also vice-minister of education in the administration of South Korean president Syngman Rhee. As a teenager Kim moved to Suwon. Kim then served as president of Sookmyung Women"s University for a time.
In 1946, Kim took charge of the Suwon Agricultural Experimentation Station.
Kim began work on a doctoral degree at Cornell University in 1949. During this time, Kim was isolated from his family, as they stayed behind in of Korea, and were affected by the Korean War.
Kim was baptized on September 29, 1951. Kim returned to of Korea in 1952.
He was appointed vice minister of education by South Korean president Syngman Rhee.
Other positions Kim held after his return to of Korea were a professorship at Hongik College, dean of animal husbandry at Konguk University, and the vice chairmanship of the Seoul City Board of Education. Kim also served as president of the National Fisheries College at Pusan. Kim baptized his other two children, Kim Chun Sook and Kim Shin Hwan on January 3, 1953.
Among those influenced by Kim"s leadership of the church was Han In Sang, who became a general authority of the church.
Kim held the position of district president when he died.