Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader,also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant,he was the founder of the Unification movement,and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies,and the author of its unique theology the Divine Principle. He was an anti-communist and an advocate for Korean reunification,for which he was recognized by the governments of both North and South Korea. Businesses he promoted included News World Communications,an international news media corporation known for its American subsidiary The Washington Times,and Tongil Group,a South Korean business group (chaebol),as well as other related organizations.
The practice of Christianity in Korea is marginal in North Korea,but significant in South Korea,where it revolves around two of its largest branches,Protestantism and Catholicism,accounting for 8.6 million and 5.8 million members,respectively. Catholicism was first introduced during the late Joseon Dynasty period by Confucian scholars who encountered it in China. In 1603,Yi Gwang-jeong,a Korean diplomat,returned from Beijing carrying several theological books written by Matteo Ricci,an Italian Jesuit missionary to China. He began disseminating the information in the books,and the first seed of Christianity in Korea was sown. In 1758,King Yeongjo of Joseon officially outlawed Catholicism as an "evil practice." Catholicism was reintroduced in 1785 by Yi Seung-hun and since then French and Chinese Catholic priests were invited by the Korean Christians.
Keimyung University,abbreviated as KMU or Keimyung (啓明),is a private university located in Daegu,the fourth largest city in South Korea. The university takes roots from Jejungwon founded in 1899. The higher education started in 1954 with the support of the leaders of the Northern Presbyterian Church of the U.S. as a Christian university. KMU is composed of three campuses in the city of Daegu,South Korea. They are named for their locations within the city;Daemyeong,which is near the downtown area,Seongseo,which is in the western part of the city,and also Dongsan campus which includes Dongsan Medical Center. The university's Seongseo campus is known as one of the most beautiful campuses in South Korea.
Yonsei University is a private research university in Seoul,South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities,Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the studies of medicine and business administration.
Chung-Ang University is a private research university in Seoul,South Korea. It is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university operates two campuses:main campus located in Dongjak District,Seoul,and an additional campus in Anseong,Gyeonggi Province. CAU consists of 16 undergraduate colleges and 16 graduate schools.
Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC) is an interdenominational Korean organization founded by Dr. Joon Gon Kim in 1958. It was the first overseas mission post for Campus Crusade for Christ,founded by Dr. Bill Bright in 1951. Since its inception in 1958,Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC) has field offices both domestically and internationally spreading over countries from Asia to the Americas,including the United States. Its main focus is on world evangelism and discipleship.
Hyung Jin Moon,also known as Sean Moon,is an American pastor and co-founder,alongside his wife,Yeon Ah Lee Moon,of the Pennsylvania-based World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church,also known as Rod of Iron Ministries. The Sanctuary Church is a schismatic and militant sect of the Unification movement,which was founded by Hyung Jin Moon's father Reverend Sun Myung Moon. The Southern Poverty Law Center called Hyung Jin Moon an "anti-LGBT cult leader" in January 2018.
The First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood has had a significant impact on both the Presbyterian Church and evangelical Christianity around the world.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) church in New York City. The church,on Fifth Avenue at 7 West 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan,has approximately 2,200 members and is one of the larger PCUSA congregations. The church,founded in 1808 as the Cedar Street Presbyterian Church,has been at this site since 1875.
The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea,is the senior national organization of distinguished Korean scientists and scholars. It was founded to promote learning and research in all areas of sciences by conferring membership and preferential treatment to those who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of sciences and learning. The Academy consists of 150 Fellows who are selected by their peers for their contributions to the sciences and education.
The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) is an Evangelical Presbyterian denomination,which is the biggest Christian church in South Korea. The headquarters of the church is in Seoul,South Korea.
The Conservative Presbyterian Church in Korea was formed in 1963 when Pastor Kim Oh-Sung gathered 102 congregations to form a new denomination. Choi Sung-Gon became the moderator. Their conviction was that the neo-orthodox theology was the main reason of the division between the Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap) and the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong). The conservative Calvinism was propagated in this new church. For 5–6 years the church was inactive. Graduates from SungHwa seminary —Cho Won-Kuk,Kim Duk-Sun,and Chung In-Young —met in 1972 and succeeded in restoring the denomination. When HapDong divided in 1979,many ministers and about 200 congregations joined non-mainline churches of HapDong. Only 22 stayed in BoSu. In 2004 it had 12,779 members and 110 congregations. It affirms the Westminster Confession and the Apostles Creed.
The church history dates back to 1948,the foundation of the DaeHan Seminary and with Rev. Kim Chi-sun,Pastor Kim Su-do,Rev. Yun Phil-sung started evening courses for the formation of the candidate of ministry. In 1960 the HapDong and TongHap split. Rev. Kim Chi-sun who belonged to hapDong founded the Bible Presbyterian Church in Korea. Soon tension arose between the Seminary and the Bible Presbyterian Church. In 1968 Kim withdrew from ICCC. Kim Chi-sun was running the Daeshin Seminary by himself. He tried to get his son appointed as director of the seminary. This idea was opposed by the professor of the Seminary,he was Choi Soon-jik who started with his follower the HapDongJinRi denomination,the leading figure was Huh Kwang-jae. In 1972 Kim Chi-sun and his son withdrew the denomination. The Daeshin group later revised its constitution. In 1974 the church adopted the "Declaration of the Church" and amended the new constitution in 1976. It joined the Council of Presbyterian Churches in Korea in 1980 and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in 1992. Daeshin has experienced steady growth in recent years. It has 140,000 members in 1,170 congregations,30 Presbyteries and a General Assembly. The church subscribes to the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession. Member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
In South Korea,there are roughly 20.5 million Christians of whom 15 million are Protestants;of those some 9 to 10 million are Presbyterians. Presbyterians in South Korea worship in over 100 different Presbyterian denominational churches who trace their history back to the United Presbyterian Assembly.
A Beautiful Mind is a South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk,Park So-dam,Yoon Hyun-min and Park Se-young. It aired from June 20 to August 8,2016,on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 KST time slot.
Dr. Romantic is a South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu as the title character with Yoo Yeon-seok,Seo Hyun-jin in first season,Ahn Hyo-seop,Lee Sung-kyung in second and third season. The first season aired on SBS TV from November 7,2016,to January 16,2017,every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST). The second season aired from January 6 to February 25,2020,every Monday and Tuesday at 21:40 (KST). The third season is scheduled to premiere on April 28,2023,and will air every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Disney+,Kocowa,Viki and Viu in selected regions.
The Pyongyang Theological Seminary is a Protestant theological seminary in Pyongyang,the capital of North Korea. It is run by the government-controlled Korean Christian Federation (KCF) and trains pastors and evangelists for it.
The Kosin Presbyterian Church in Korea,also called Korea-pa,is an Evangelical Reformed and Presbyterian denomination in the Republic of South Korea. Although,congregations have spread all over North America and in many other countries.
Robert G. Grierson was a Canadian medical doctor,Presbyterian missionary,and educator who worked in Korea for thirty-six years. He is also known by his Korean name,구례선. Grierson performed his missionary works in the Sung-jin and Ham-heung area. He established the Sung-jin clinic which later expanded to Jedong hospital and found the Bosin Boys' School and Eunjin Middle School. Grierson was known for his active participation in the Korean Independence Movement,posthumously receiving the Order of Merit for National Foundation Independence Medal in 1968 from the Korean government.
