The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea held its 106th General Assembly in the city of Cheongju (about two and a half hours south of Seoul) from September 28 to 29, and I was privileged to observe, if only briefly. Korea remains in its fourth wave of COVID-19, so the PROK was not able to host an in-person General Assembly as originally planned. Instead, delegates gathered in four churches in the Cheongju area and met online as one assembly, but distributed with social distancing throughout the four venues. the view from Cheongju Jeil Church the view from Seong Dong Church the view from Wooam Church the view from Cheongju East Church all together online One notable event was the installation of Rev. EunKyoung Kim as the first female Moderator of the PROK, and the first female leader of a major Protestant denomination in Korea. Rev. Kim has her work cut out for her in that there are very few women serving as senior pastors in PROK congregations, and of the 644 delegates to the G...
John in Korea; The United Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, in partnership with each other: for justice, peace, and reconciliation -- sharing in God's work of transformation -- in Korea, in Canada, and beyond . . .