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Seungdong Church
A church affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Korea located in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
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- A church affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Korea located in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
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A church affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Korea located in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
It began in 1893 with Moore, S.F., a missionary from the Northern Presbyterian Church in the United States, and 16 members. At that time, there was a church in Seung-dong (Gongdan-gol), so the current name was attached accordingly.
As a result of Moore's interest in breaking down the caste system, a remnant of feudal society, and efforts in evangelism, many butchers attended the church, and at one time, it was nicknamed the butcher church. It moved to its current location in August 1905, and actively participated in the anti-Japanese national movement during the March 1st Movement in 1919.
On February 20 of the same year, the 1st Student Leaders' Meeting was held here with representatives of the vocational school, led by Kim Won-byeok of Yeonhee College, and just before the ceremony, the Declaration of Independence delivered by Lee Gap-seong received 1,500 copies. It became one of the strongholds of the independence movement, with hawks being distributed to student representatives of each school. This was because the location of the church was adjacent to Tapgol Park, along with the national spirit of the church members, so it was easy to help the march.
At the end of Japanese colonial rule, the Presbyterian Seminary in Pyongyang, run by American missionaries, was closed due to a shrine worship issue. This school is the predecessor of today's Korean Theological University, Chosun Theological Seminary.
In September 1959, when the general meeting of the Presbyterian Church of Korea was divided into the unified side and the joint side, the general meeting of the joint side was held here and became the parent of the joint side denomination. The reason why the joint side is often called the 'seungdongpa' is derived from this. In 1960, a court lawsuit over the church building and site occurred due to the re-split with the Goshin side, which faced confusion, but the problem was settled in 1971, and development continued after that.
Seungdong Church, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1993, established 'Seungdong Bible College' with an emphasis on overseas missions and education. Along with indirect missionary support to the Philippines, they showed enthusiasm for missionary work by directly dispatching missionaries to Japan and the Philippines.
(Source: Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture) -
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