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Moon Ik-hwan
[People]Moon Ik-hwan (1918–1994) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, an Old Testament scholar, and a poet. His pen name was Neutbom ("Late Spring"). He oversaw the Old Testament translation of the Common Translation Bible and was imprisoned several times for his role in the democratization movement of the 1970s and 1980s and in the reunification movement, including his 1989 visit to North Korea.
Moon Dong-hwan
[People]Moon Dong-hwan (1921–2019) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea and a theologian of Christian education. He taught at Hankuk Theological Seminary, was imprisoned for his role in the democracy movement, and served as a member of the 13th National Assembly.
Moon Jae-rin
[People]Moon Jae-rin (文在麟, 1896–1985) was a Presbyterian minister. Raised in Myeongdong Village in North Jiandao, he served as senior pastor of Yongjeong Central Church, and after moving to South Korea in 1946 he devoted himself to the lay movement. He was the father of the ministers Moon Ik-hwan and Moon Dong-hwan.
Kim Kyo-shin
[People]Kim Kyo-shin (金敎臣, 1901–1945) was a Christian thinker and educator during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. An adherent of the Non-Church (Mukyokai) movement, he published the Bible-study magazine Seongseo Joseon (The Bible and Korea) and taught many students, including Sohn Kee-chung, at Yangjeong Higher Common School.
History of the Korean Holiness Church
[History]The history of the Korean Holiness Church began in 1907, when Kim Sang-jun and Jeong Bin opened the "Oriental Missionary Society Gospel Mission Hall" in Seoul. The church was forcibly dissolved under Japanese colonial rule, rebuilt after liberation, and divided in 1961, and its history continues to the present day.
Kim Jae-jun
[People]Kim Jae-jun (金在俊, 1901–1987) was a Korean Presbyterian minister and progressive theologian whose pen name was Changgong (長空). He played a central role in founding Chosun Theological Seminary (now Hanshin University) and in forming the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, and he also took part in the democratization movement.
Kim Ik-du
[People]Kim Ik-du (金益斗, 1874–1950) was a Presbyterian minister and revivalist during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. He became widely known for revival meetings that emphasized divine healing, and during the Korean War he was shot and killed by soldiers of the Korean People's Army at Sinchon, North Korea.
Kim Joon-gon
[People]Kim Joon-gon (1925–2009) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Korea. In 1958 he founded Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC), launched the first National Prayer Breakfast, and led the National Evangelization Movement.
Helen Kim
[People]Helen Kim (Kim Hwal-lan, 1899–1970) was a Methodist educator and women's movement leader. She was the first Korean principal of Ewha Women's College, later served as president of Ewha Womans University, and took part in founding the Korean YWCA. Her activities during the final years of Japanese colonial rule have made her the subject of controversy over collaboration.
Kim Pil-rye
[People]Kim Pil-rye (1891–1983) was one of the three founders of the Korean YWCA. A Presbyterian educator, she served as principal of Speer Girls' School and Chungshin Girls' School and devoted her life to secondary education for women.
Kim Chi-sun
[People]Kim Chi-sun (1899–1968) was a Presbyterian minister and Old Testament scholar. Shortly after Korea's liberation, as senior pastor of Namdaemun Church, he led the Three Million Revival Movement, and he founded Daehan Theological Seminary (now Anyang University). He is known as "the Jeremiah of Korea."
Kim Yang-seon
[People]Kim Yang-seon (金良善, 1907–1970) was a Korean Presbyterian minister, church historian, and archaeologist. He was a professor at Soongsil University and the founder of the Korean Christian Museum at Soongsil University.
Andrew Kim Taegon
[People]Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846) was a Catholic priest of the late Joseon period. In 1845 he became the first Korean to be ordained a Catholic priest, and in 1846 he was executed at Saenamteo during the Byeongo Persecution. His baptismal name was Andrew.
Kim Cha-suk
[People]Kim Cha-suk was the wife of Han Sang-dong, a Presbyterian minister who led the movement opposing Shinto shrine worship during the Japanese colonial period. She is reported to have married Han Sang-dong in 1921.
Kim Dae-hyun
[People]Kim Dae-hyun (金大鉉, 1873 or 1876–1940) was a Presbyterian elder during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. As an elder of Seungdong Church in Seoul, he donated a large sum that laid the foundation for Chosun Theological Seminary (the predecessor of Hanshin University), and he served as its first president.
Kim Dong-myung (pastor)
[People]Kim Dong-myung was a Baptist pastor from Cheolsan, North Pyongan Province. In 1957 he founded the Korean Baptist Church of Los Angeles, laying the foundation for Korean ministry within the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States. He was the husband of Ahn Ei-sook, an activist who opposed Shinto shrine worship.
Ahn Ei-sook
[People]Ahn Ei-sook (1908–1997) was a Korean Protestant believer who was imprisoned for about six years during the Japanese colonial period for refusing Shinto shrine worship. She later served in the United States as the wife of a Baptist pastor and was the author of the memoir If I Perish (Jugeumyeon jugeurira).
Berea
[Heresies & Cults]Berea is a theological system taught by Kim Ki-dong (c. 1938–2022) through Seoul Sungrak Church and the Berea Academy. Its doctrine of demons is central, and several Korean denominations, including the Korea Baptist Convention, have declared it heretical.
Explo '74
[History]Explo '74 was a large-scale evangelism training rally held by Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) from August 13 to 18, 1974, at May 16 Plaza (now Yeouido Park) on Yeouido in Seoul. It is regarded as the high point of the National Evangelization Movement led by the Rev. Kim Joon-gon.
YWCA of Korea
[Institutions]The YWCA of Korea (Korean Young Women's Christian Association) is a Protestant women's and youth movement founded in 1922 by Kim Hwal-lan, Kim Pil-rye, Yu Gak-gyeong, and others. It consists of member YWCAs throughout the country and the national federation that unites them.