Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea

Classification| Protestant
Orientation| Calvinist
Theology| Reformed
Polity| Presbyterian
Associations| World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches
Region| South Korea
Origin| 1960
Seoul
Congregations| 998
Members| 335,000
Ministers| 830
Korean name
Hangul|

한국기독교장로회

Hanja|

韓國基督敎長老會

Revised Romanization| Hanguk gidokgyo jangnohoe
McCune–Reischauer| Han'guk kidokkyo changnohoe

The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (Korean: 한국기독교장로회) or the KiJang (Korean: 기장) Presbyterian Church is an ecumenically minded Presbyterian denomination in South Korea.

## History

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The Presbyterian Church in Korea was established in 1902. The first General Assembly was held in 1912. Ministers from Australia, Canada and America came in increasing number to Korea. The church faced several hardships during the Japanese occupation. The Pyungyang Seminary was forced to close its doors in 1938. Some leaders went into exile. One year later Chosun Seminary was opened in the south, this become the nucleus of KiJang. In contrast with the Pyungyang Seminary, the Chosun Seminary adopted a progressive theological line. In 1946 the Presbyterian Church of Korea adopted the Chosun Seminary. The President of the Seminary, Dr. Kim Jae-Joon, published an essay that caused a violent debate between conservatives and progressive theological positions. Dr. Park Hyung-Ryong decided to leave the seminary and he was followed by 51 students in 1947. The Assembly also recognized this new Seminary. Now there were two competing seminaries under the authority of the General assembly. The Assembly urged to unite these 2 seminaries. Later, it became obvious to the Assembly that the theological position of Chosun Seminary could not be tolerated.[1] In 1953 the church faced theological hardships, because of theology, methods and biblical study taught in the Chosun Theological Seminary. The conservative and fundamentalist fraction of the church rejected this teachings. The Presbyterians split in 1953 to the Presbyterian Church in Korea and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea.[2]

## Statistics

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In 2004 there were 326,000 members and 801 congregations with 631 ordained ministers in 10 Presbyteries.

It had 335,000 members in almost 1,000 congregations and 830 pastors in 2006.[3]

## Theology

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Member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[4] It affirms the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Larger Catechism and Westminster Shorter Catechism.

Sister Church relations established with :

* Church of Scotland
* United Protestant Church of France
* Swiss Reformed Church[5]
* United Church of Canada[6]

## See also

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* Presbyterianism in South Korea

## References

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1. ^ "Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea". World Council of Churches.
2. ^ "¢Æ¢Æ The Presbyterian Church of Korea ¢Æ¢Æ".
3. ^ "Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea".
4. ^ "www.wcrc.ch/node/164". Archived from the original on August 8, 2012.
5. ^ "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions".
6. ^ "www.united-church.ca/partners/global/asia/south-korea#prok".

## External links

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* Official website 한국기독교장로회총회

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Christianity in Korea

Catholicism|

* Catholic Church in South Korea
* Catholic Church in North Korea

Protestantism|

* Anglican Church of Korea
* Korea Baptist Convention
* Conservative Presbyterian Church in Korea
* Conservative Reformed Presbyterian Church in Korea
* Korean Christian Fundamentalist Assembly
* Korean Methodist Church
* Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
* National Council of Churches in Korea
* Pure Presbyterian Church in Korea
* United Presbyterian Church in Korea
* Union Presbyterian Church in Korea
* Women Pastors Presbyterian Church in Korea
* Korea Campus Crusade for Christ
* Independent Reformed Church in Korea
* Independent Reformed Presbyterian Church in Korea
* Victory Altar
* The Church of Almighty God

| Branches of
Presbyterian
Church of
Korea|

* HapDong
* TongHap
* Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
* Fundamentalist
* GaeHyuk I.
* Jesus
* KoShin
* HapShin
* KoRyuPa
* JungAng
* Daeshin
* HapDongChongShin
* HapDongChunTong
* HapDongBokUm
* ChanYang
* BoSuHapDong
* BokUm
* YeJong
* JeongRip
* Logos
* HwanWon
* DokNoHoe
* JapDongJungAng
* YeJangHapBo
* DaeShin II
* BupTong
* NamBuk
* HapDongBoSu
* SungHapChuk
* BoSuTongHap
* JeongTongChongHap
* HapDongChungYun
* HapDongJeongShin
* HanGukBoSu
* HapDongEunChong
* DongShin
* HapDongJinRi
* HapDongYunHap
* YunShin
* JangShin
* SunGyo
* HapDongYeChong
* ChanYang
* Ko-Ryu-Anti-Accusation
* HapDongChongShin I.
* HapDongChongShin II.
* HapDongSeungHoe
* JungRip
* PyungAhn
* HapDongChongHoe
* JeongTongGyeSeung
* HapDongTongHap
* HapDongBoSu I.
* HapDongBoSu II.
* DaeShin II.
* HapDongHwanWon
* HapDongBoSu IV.
* HapDongBoSu III.
* HapDongBoSu II.
* ChongHoe II.
* TongHapBoSu
* DaeHanShinChuk
* HapDongYeChong I
* HapDongSeongHoe
* GaeHyukHapDong I
* GaeHyukHapDong II
* HapDongGaeHyuk
* HapDongJangShin
* HoHun III
* ChongHoe II
* ChongHoe I
* HyukShin
* GaeHyukHapDong III
* DokNoHoe II
* BoSuJeongTong
* HapDongYeSun
* JaeGun
* Presbyterian Church in Korea (GaeHyuk)

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In North Korea|

* Korean Christian Federation
* Pyongyang Theological Seminary
* Bongsu Church
* Chilgol Church

Eastern
Orthodoxy|

| Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople|

* Korean Orthodox Church

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Russian Orthodox Church|

* Church of the Life-Giving Trinity
* Russian Orthodox diocese of Korea
* Korean Ecclesiastical Mission [ru] (ROCOR)

Interdenominational
organisations|

* The Communion of Churches in Korea
* National Council of Churches in Korea

Missionaries|

* Barthélemy Bruguière
* Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert
* Siméon-François Berneux
* Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy
* Charles Corfe
* Horace Newton Allen
* Henry Appenzeller
* Mary F. Scranton
* Karl Gützlaff
* Sotirios Trambas
* Ambrosios Zografos

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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