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Korean Presbyterian Church
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HoHun
419-42 HapJeong-Dong, MaPo-Gu
Seoul
Korea, Republic of (Asia)
Telephone: +82 2 322 6711
Fax: +82 2 322 6713
Address-No.: 13114 / 4621
HoHun also split from HapDong (no. 15). In 1961 some 25 delegates to the Assembly, among them Pastor Park Byung-Hun and Kim Yun-Chan, formed a special association for the safeguard of the conservative faith. They declared their intention to join ICCC. In the following year they formed the General Assembly HoHun. Park Byung-Hun was elected as moderator.Thechurch joined ICCC and was financially supported by it. An unfortunate conflict over leadership arose in the early ’60s. A group led by Pastor Lee Do-Bong sought to prolong Park Byung-Hun in his leadership functions. A clash developed with the new moderator Song Jae-Muk, who left the denomination and founded the Presbyterian Church of Korea (HwanWon [no. 19]) in 1967. HwanWon enjoyed the support of the ICCC. For a time, HoHun found itself in a precarious situation. Under the leadership of Pastor Sin Eun-Kyun, the church succeeded in overcoming its financial difficulties. It united with ChongYun (1977). Pastor Sin Eun-Kyun was elected as moderator (1978). A year later Park Byung-Hun and a group of his followers separated from HoHun (1979); after Park’s death most of them returned to HoHun eleven years later (1990). HoHun adopted a policy of integrating small denominations into church fellowship, e.g.,BoKum (Pastor Park Myung-Bin) and SuBu (Pastor Hwang Jong-Ik).In 1982 the church established a Committee for Combining Denominations. As a result several small groups joined HoHun. In 1987 HoHun sought to unite with BoSu (Pastor Lee Hyun-Jae).But two years later controversies over this union and over the presidency of HoHun Seminary (founded in 1985) led to a division within the General Assembly of HoHun.
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 120000 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 910 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 0 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 930 |
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no women´s ordination |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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no information about deacons |
Missionaries |
total: 0 |
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no information about missionaries working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
no information about baptism
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Godparents |
No information about godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 0
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Newspapers/ Periodicals |
no information about publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 1 |
Schools providing general education |
no information about other schools |
Founded in |
1961 |
Organizational structures |
Presbyterian (39 Presbytery, General Assembly) |
Traditional type |
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Official languages |
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Confessions |
- Apostles´ Creed
- Westminster Confession (1646/47)
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last update: 27.02.2004
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