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• Presbyterian Church of ChosenHistory

  The Presbyterian Church of Chosen was the first General Assembly organization of Korean Presbyterianism, formed in Pyongyang in September 1912 by seven presbyteries. It was renamed the Presbyterian Church in Korea in 1949, and many Presbyterian denominations today regard it as their common root.

• Church of Almighty GodHeresies & Cults

  The Church of Almighty God (全能神教會) is a religious group that originated in China in the early 1990s. It is also known as "Eastern Lightning" or Quannengshen ("Almighty God sect"). The group believes that a Chinese woman is the returned Christ, and several Korean denominations have formally declared it heretical.

• Installation of Church OfficersWorship & Rites

  The installation of church officers is a rite in which a church formally sets apart the officers it has elected, such as elders, deacons, and, in Korean churches, kwonsa (exhorters). In Korean Protestant usage, the rite is called an ordination service when it involves the laying on of hands, an inauguration service when duties are entrusted without the laying on of hands, and a pastoral installation service when a pastor is installed in a local church.

• Local ChurchHeresies & Cults

  The Local Church is a Christian movement begun in twentieth-century China by Watchman Nee and continued and spread by Witness Lee. Holding that there is only one church in each city, it does not use denominational names. Several Korean Presbyterian denominations have declared it heretical.

• Church MinisterChurch Offices

  A church minister is a person whose principal work is ministry in the church, such as preaching, teaching, and pastoral care. In Korean Protestant usage, the associate pastors, evangelists, and others who assist the senior pastor are collectively called associate ministers.

• Presbyterian University and Theological SeminaryInstitutions

  Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (PUTS), commonly abbreviated in Korean as Jangsindae, is the theological university of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap). It is located in Gwangjin District, Seoul. The school is regarded as having originated in a theology class begun in Pyongyang in 1901 by the missionary Samuel A. Moffett.

• Church PlantOrganization & Polity

  A church plant is a newly established church, founded in an area with no church or too few churches or directed toward a new group of people; the term also refers to the process of establishing such a church. In Korean Protestant usage, it commonly denotes a church in its early years with a small congregation and a limited financial base.

• Charitable ReliefChristian Life

  Charitable relief is the work of helping neighbors who are poor, sick, or affected by disaster through material aid and personal care. In Korean Protestant churches it is commonly carried out through dedicated relief budgets, relief offerings, and charitable sharing events.

• Pilgrimage to the Holy LandChristian Life

  A pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a journey made for religious purposes to places where biblical events occurred or to major sites in church history. In Korean Protestant churches, the term chiefly refers to group trips to biblical sites in Israel, Türkiye, Greece, and other countries.

• ShincheonjiHeresies & Cults

  Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji), is a new religious movement founded by Lee Man-hee in 1984 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Major Korean Protestant denominations, including the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap), the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong), and the Korea Evangelical Holiness Church, have declared it heretical.

• Particular ChurchOrganization & Polity

  A particular church is an individual local church that belongs to the whole church throughout the world, the universal church. The term is used chiefly in Presbyterian church constitutions. In Korean Protestant usage, the corresponding term can also refer to a branch congregation that a megachurch establishes in another area.

• TaesinjaChristian Life

  *Taesinja* (胎信者) is a term used in Korean Protestant churches for a person whom a church member keeps in mind and prays for with the aim of evangelizing. It refers to someone who does not yet attend church but who, it is hoped, will one day become a believer. The word carries the sense of "a believer carried in the womb."

• Discipleship Training MovementHistory

  The discipleship training movement seeks to train laypeople as disciples of Jesus Christ so that they share in the ministry of the church. In South Korea the movement spread from 1978 onward, when Oak Han-hum and SaRang Community Church brought discipleship training, previously the work of parachurch mission organizations, into the local church.

• Songguyeongsin ServiceFeasts & Seasons

  The Songguyeongsin service is a worship service held from the night of December 31 until about midnight as January 1 begins, in which worshipers look back on the past year with thanksgiving and entrust the new year to God. It is widely observed across denominational lines in Korean Protestantism.

• Sunday SchoolChristian Life

  Sunday school is an educational program in which a church teaches the Bible and the Christian faith to children and youth on Sunday. Today it is also known as church school.

• Great Pyongyang RevivalHistory

  The Great Pyongyang Revival was a movement of repentance and spiritual awakening that began in January 1907 at the winter Bible study conference for men of South Pyongan Province, held at Jangdaehyeon Church in Pyongyang, and spread throughout Korea. It is regarded as the defining revival movement of Korean Protestantism.

• Released Prisoner SaintsHistory

  The Released Prisoner Saints were Korean Protestant believers who had been imprisoned for refusing Shinto shrine worship during the final years of Japanese colonial rule and who were freed when Korea was liberated in August 1945. Immediately after liberation, they called for repentance over shrine worship and for the rebuilding of the church.

• Church RetreatChristian Life

  A church retreat is a gathering in which church members leave their daily routines and stay together for several days to focus on worship, prayer, Bible study, and fellowship. In Korean Protestant churches, retreats are usually held by individual church departments during school vacations.

• Bell TowerDoctrine & Theology

  A bell tower is a tower or structure from which church bells are hung. It has been used to announce times of worship and prayer. In Korean churches, it long served as an architectural element symbolizing the church building.

• Matthew 5:13–16Bible Verses

  Matthew 5:13–16 is the passage in which Jesus calls his disciples "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world." It is among the texts most frequently cited in discussions of Christian social responsibility. In Korean Protestant churches, it is also often invoked when the public credibility of the church is called into question.