 After an extraordinary general meeting in Church of God Jesus Witnesses on 4 March 1985 failed to reconcile the opposing factions, a schism divided the church into two sects

One group of people in Church of God Jesus Witnesses stayed on the premises in Busan.Among them were Ahn's wife and their three children.According to the minutes they provided on January 10, 1985, the church was renamed as New Covenant Passover Church of God.