International Worship in English
- International Worship in English
International Worship in English (IWE - pronounced "I" "WE") is a Christian ministry of Young Nak Presbyterian Church in Myeongdong Seoul, South Korea that in English offers traditional worship at 10am and contemporary worship at 3pm on Sundays. Weddings, counseling, small group studies, fellowship and retreats are provided for the international community in the greater Seoul area. The ministry is like a church (mega-church) within a church (international church). It was formed on Easter in 1998 by a volunteer pastor, Bill Majors, who, for his efforts, was made an Honorary Citizen of Seoul (2005). [ [http://english.seoul.go.kr/gover/cooper/coo_03hon.html Seoul Metropolitan Government - "A Clean, Attractive & Global City, Seoul!" ] ] Young Nak Presbyterian Church was founded by Rev. Kyung-Chik Han, winner of the 1992 Templeton Prize, in 1945. [ [http://www.templetonpress.org/sirjohn/templetonprize.asp Templeton Foundation Press: Sir John Templeton ] ] Rev. Han, who passed away in 2000, lived to see the foundation of an English-language ministry at his church.
Young Nak Presbyterian Church's IWE has a website where weekly internet TV broadcasts of the 10am and 3pm worships can be seen. [Jin-Hee, Park, "Youngnak Caters to Foreign Worshippers", "The Seoul Times". 16 December 2003. 2 January 2007..] English services in Korean churches are popular, with almost all the large churches having a service in English. This ministry is unique in two ways: the target of the ministry is to be a "home away from home" for those who come to Korea from abroad, also a non-Korean full-time pastor (Bill Majors who started as a volunteer) was hired in 2002 to pastor people in the international community. The services are open to be attended both by people who do not speak Korean (people from abroad) and by Koreans who attend for many reasons one of which is to practice their English. [Ibid]
References
Bibliography
Kim, Sun-jung. "Church with patience and grit." "The JoongAng Daily". 10 October 2004. [http://myiwe.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=board&page=10&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=48 Archived] Scott-Ashe, Richard. "Preaching in a much-changed place." "The JoongAng Daily". 19 December 2007. 29 December 2007. . External links
* http://myiwe.com
* http://iwe.youngnak.net
* http://www.youngnak.net (Korean)
* http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/30/young-nak-presbyterian-church/
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
International broadcasting — is broadcasting that is deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio, but in recent years has also used direct satellite broadcasting and the… … Wikipedia
English versions of the Nicene Creed in current use — The Nicene Creed, composed in part and adopted at the First Council of Nicea (325) and revised with additions by the First Council of Constantinople (381), is a creed that summarises the orthodox faith of the Christian Church and is used in the… … Wikipedia
English criminal law — The Old Bailey, a Crown Court centre, is situated on the site of the former bailey of the London wall English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal … Wikipedia
International Society for Krishna Consciousness — The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, is one of several Vaishnava groups. [Harvnb|Gibson |2002|p=4] It was founded in 1966 in New York City by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.… … Wikipedia
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
International Eucharistic Congress — Eucharistic Congresses are gatherings of clergy and laymen for adoring and evangelising the Holy Eucharist. The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is one of the principal dogmas of the Catholic Faith and is therefore of paramount… … Wikipedia
International Lutheran Fellowship — Infobox Christian denomination name = International Lutheran Fellowship imagewidth = caption = main classification = Lutheran orientation = Evangelical Catholic polity = Episcopal founder = founded date = 1967 founded place = North Dakota… … Wikipedia
International Sahaja Public School — The International Sahaja Public School in Dharamsala, India is a school run by the Sahaja Yoga movement. The school was founded in 1990, its stated mission to develop self respect which leads to respect for others, a love of Nature, care for the… … Wikipedia
International Union of Catholic Esperantists — Ikue redirects here. For the seiyuu, see Ikue Otani. The International Union of Catholic Esperantists (in Esperanto IKUE: Internacia Katolika Unuiĝo Esperantista ) is an organization of Catholic Esperanto speakers. It was founded in 1910 in Paris … Wikipedia
English Revolution in the Colonies — At the beginning of the English Revolution (1642–1660), fifty thousand Englishmen inhabited some twenty colonies in the Americas. Most of the colonies were founded in the decade prior to the English Civil War with the oldest existing being the… … Wikipedia
