Kim Myung-hyuk was born on June 4, 1937, in Tokyo, Japan. He was the son of North Korean pastor . Kim Myung-hyuk spent the first few years of his life in northern Korea, living in
Sinuiju from ages 2 to 9, and
Pyongyang from ages 10 to 11. In 1947, his father was arrested by the North Korean authorities. In August 1948, aged 11, Kim crossed
38th parallel north to South Korea. In 1956, Kim graduated from
Seoul High School. He would later serve as its chairman from 2002 to 2018. He appointed as Hapdong Thological Seminary's third president on April 18, 1989, and served until 1993. On February 18, 2024, Kim Myung-hyuk was killed in an automobile accident while on his way to preach at a church in the
Chuncheon area. He was 86. ==References==