The Presbyterian Church of Korea | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Calvinist |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Region | Korea |
Founder | Seo Sang-ryun |
Origin | 1884 when a church was founded in Hwanghae province. |
Separations | Gosin (1952), Gijang (1953), Tonghap and Hapdong (1959) |
Presbyterian Church of Korea | |
Hangul | 대한예수교장로회 |
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Hanja | 大韓예수敎長老會 |
Revised Romanization | Daehan yesugyo jangnohoe |
McCune–Reischauer | Taehan yesugyo changnohoe |
Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) was a Protestant denomination based in South Korea; it is currently separated into many branches.
The first Korean Presbyterian church was founded by Seo Sang-ryun in Hwanghae province in 1884.[1] Shortly thereafter, several foreign Presbyterian missionaries arrived on the peninsula, including Horace Allen, Horace G. Underwood, and Henry Davies.
Like other Christian groups, the Korean Presbyterians such as Gil Seon-ju were closely involved in the peaceful March 1st Movement for Korean independence in 1919.[2]
By 1937, the Presbyterian churches were largely independent of financial support from the United States.[3] Presbyterianism in Korea was reconstructed after World War II in 1947. The church adopted the name the Reformed Church in Korea.[citation needed]
In the 1950s, the church suffered tensions because of issues of theology, ecumenism, and worship. The first of these occurred in 1952, over issues related to shinto shrine worship, resulted in the formation of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Kosin). In the second in 1953, the "Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea" separated from the PCK. In the third schism in 1959, the Presbyterian Church of Korea broke into two equal sections: the Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) and The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong).
General assembly |
Date | Host | General Secretary | Note | ||||
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1 | 1907 | Samuel Austin Moffet | Dongnohoe | |||||
2 | 1908 | James Scarth Gale | ||||||
3 | 1909 | Horace Grant Underwood | ||||||
4 | 1910 | James Scarth Gale | ||||||
5 | 1911 | W. D. Reynolds | ||||||
1 | September 1–4, 1912 | Pyongyang Theological Seminary | Horace Grant Underwood | General assembly era | ||||
2 | September 7–11, 1913 | Soandong Church, Seoul | G. Engel | |||||
3 | September 6–9, 1914 | Namsanhyeon Church, Chaeryong | Eugene Bell | |||||
4 | September 4–18, 1915 | Seomunbak Church, Jeonju | Kim Pil-su | |||||
5 | September 2–6, 1916 | Pyongyang Theological Seminary | Yang Jeon-baek | |||||
6 | September 1–6, 1917 | Seungdong Church, Seoul | Han Seok-jin | |||||
7 | August 31–September 5, 1918 | Sincheonbuk Church, Sinchon | Kim Seon-du | |||||
8 | October 4–9, 1919 | Pyongyang Theological Seminary | Samuel Austin Moffet | |||||
9 | October 2–7, 1920 | Andong Church, Seoul | Kim Ik-du | |||||
10 | September 10–15, 1921 | Jangdaehyeon Church, Pyongyang | Lee Ki-pung | |||||
11 | September 10–15, 1922 | Seungdong Church, Seoul | Kim Seong-taek | |||||
12 | September 8–13, 1923 | Sinuiju Church | Ham Tae-yeong | |||||
13 | September 13–18, 1924 | Sinchangni Church, Hamhung | Lee Ja-ik | |||||
14 | September 12–18, 1925 | Seomunbak Church, Pyongyang | Im Taek-gwon | |||||
15 | September 11–17, 1926 | Seomunbak Church, Pyongyang | Kim Seok-chan | |||||
16 | September 9–15, 1927 | Gwangseok Church, Wonsan | Kim Yeong-hun | |||||
17 | September 7–13, 1928 | Sinjeong Church, Daegu | Yeom Bong-nam | |||||
18 | September 6–12, 1929 | Saemunan Church, Seoul | Cha Jae-myeong | |||||
19 | September 12–18, 1930 | Seomunbak Church, Pyongyang | Hong Jong-pil | |||||
20 | September 11–17, 1931 | Geumgangsan Church | Jang Gyu-myeong | |||||
21 | September 9–16, 1932 | Changdong Church, Pyongyang | Namgung Hyeok | |||||
22 | September 8–15, 1933 | Seoncheonnam Church, Sonchon | Jang Heung-beom | |||||
23 | September 7–14, 1934 | Seomunbak Church, Pyongyang | Lee In-sik | |||||
24 | September 6–13, 1935 | Seomunbak Church, Pyongyang | Jeong In-gwa | |||||
25 | September 11–19, 1936 | Yangnim Church, Gwangju | Lee Seung-gil | |||||
26 | September 10–16, 1937 | Daegu Jeil Church, Daegu | Lee Mun-ju | |||||
27 | September 9–15, 1938 | Seomunbak Church, Pyongyang | Hong Taek-gi | |||||
28 | September 8–15, 1939 | Sineuiju Jei Church, Sinuiju | Yun Ha-yeong | |||||
29 | September 6–13, 1940 | Changdong Church, Pyongyang | Kwak Jin-geun | |||||
30 | November 21–26, 1941 | Changdong Church, Pyongyang | Choi Ji-hwa | |||||
31 | October 16–20, 1942 | Seomunbak Church, Pyongyang | Kim Eung-sun | 1943–45: Discontinued due to World War II | ||||
32 | June 11–14, 1946 | Seungdong Church, Seoul | Bae Eun-hui | South Korea era | ||||
33 | April 18–22, 1947 | Daegu Jeil Church, Daegu | Lee Ja-ik | |||||
34 | April 20–23, 1948 | Saemunan Church, Seoul | Lee Ja-ik | |||||
35 | April 19–23, 1949 | Saemunan Church, Seoul | Choi Jae-hwa | |||||
36 | April 21–25, 1950 | Daegu Jeil Church, Daegu | ||||||
36 | May 25–29, 1951 | Jungang Church, Busan | Kwon Yeon-ho | |||||
37 | April 29–May 2, 1952 | Seomun Church, Daegu | Kim Jae-seok | |||||
38 | April 24–28, 1953 | Seomun Church, Daegu | Myeong Sin-hong | |||||
39 | April 23–27, 1954 | Jungang Church, Andong | Lee Won-yeong | |||||
40 | April 22–26, 1955 | Yeongnak Church, Seoul | Han Gyeong-jik | |||||
41 | September 20–25, 1956 | Saemunan Church, Seoul | Lee Dae-yeong | |||||
42 | September 19–24, 1957 | Jungang Church, Busan | Jeon Pil-sun | |||||
43 | September 25–October 1, 1958 | Yeongnak Church, Seoul | No Jin-hyeon | |||||
44 | September 24–29, 1959 | Jungang Church, Daejeon | Schism |