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Korean National Christian Council
The Korean National Christian Council (Joseon Yesugyo Yeonhap Gonguihoe) was a Protestant cooperative body organized in September 1924 at Saemoonan Church in Seoul. Korean Presbyterian and Methodist churches, foreign mission boards, and Christian organizations took part in it, and it is regarded as the parent body of today's National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK).
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- National Council of Churches in KoreaInstitutions
The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), successor to the Korean National Christian Council founded in 1924, is a council of churches in which Korean Protestant denominations and the Korean Orthodox Church participate together.
- YMCA of KoreaInstitutions
The YMCA of Korea is an interdenominational Christian youth and civic movement that began in Seoul in 1903 as the Hwangseong Christian Young Men's Association. Local YMCAs throughout the country make up the National Council of YMCAs of Korea.
- The Church and the Democratization MovementHistory
The church and the democratization movement refers to the activities of South Korean Protestants who, on the basis of their faith, called for the restoration of human rights and democracy under the military governments of the 1970s and 1980s. Pastors and young people from denominations affiliated with the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) were at its center.
- Ecumenical MovementHistory
The ecumenical movement, also called the church unity movement, is an effort by Christian churches divided into many denominations to cooperate and seek unity while acknowledging their differences. Its leading international body is the World Council of Churches (WCC); in South Korea, its leading body is the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK).
- YWCA of KoreaInstitutions
The YWCA of Korea (Young Women's Christian Association of Korea) 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.
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