Presbyterian Church of Korea
- Presbyterian Church of Korea
Infobox Korean name
hangul=대한예수교장로회총회
hanja=大韓예수敎長老會總會
rr=Daehan Yesugyo Jangrohoe Chonghoe
mr=Taehan Yesugyo Changnohoe Ch'onghoe
The Presbyterian Church of Korea or PCK is a mainline Protestant denomination based in South Korea and currently has the largest membership of any Presbyterian denomination in the world.fact|date=April 2008 It is affiliated with its daughter denomination, the Korean Presbyterian Church in America (KPCA). The church, while primarily made up of Korean-speakers, welcomes people of all nationalities.
The first Korean Presbyterian minister was Suh Sang-Ryun, who founded a church in Hwanghae province in 1884. [cite web|url=http://www.pck.or.kr/Eng/History/MajorH.asp|accessdate=2008-04-16|title=The Presbyterian Church of Korea] 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 were closely involved in the peaceful March first movement for Korean independence, in 1919.fact|date=April 2008
In the 1950s, the PCK was cut off from any remaining believers in North Korea, and three schisms occurred. In the first of these, in 1952, the "Gosin" group split off. In the second in 1953, the "Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea" separated from the PCK. In the third, and thus far final, schism, the "Hapdong" faction separated in 1959.
References
ee also
* Presbyterianism
* Christianity in Korea
* Koreatown
* List of Korea-related topics
External links
* [http://www.pck.or.kr/Eng/Main/engMain.asp Official English-language website]
* [http://www.pck.or.kr/ Official Korean-language website]
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