Korea

Field Office Information

C&MA Field A working relationship between the C&MA in North America and the Jesus Korea Alliance Holiness Church (JKSC) began in January 1980

Field Director:

Mailing Address:

108-704 Samsung Apt Oksoo-dong Sungdong-ku
Seoul, KOREA

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Email:

yskim310@gmail.com

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National Church

Jesus Korea Sungkyul Church: 859 organized churches, 57 unorganized groups, 851 ordained ministers, 168,350 baptized members, and 398,825 inclusive members

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Japan Celebrates 150 Years of Protestant Missions

2009-07-15 11:47:33.0

More than 5,000 people gathered July 8-9 at the Pacifico Convention Center in Yokohama, Japan's second-largest city, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of Protestant missionary work in the country. Yokohama is also the site where the first Protestant missionaries landed.

Among those who participated in the special assembly was Rev. Young Jo Ha, senior pastor of the 40,000+ member Onnuri Community Church in Seoul, Korea, who spoke on the need for revival. The U.S. C&MA partners with Onnuri in training Korean missionaries.

One of the most memorable moments of the celebration included a challenge issued by a 101-year-old pastor. "He remembered days when there was revival in Japan-more than 500 people being baptized on an island," says Alliance missionary Hazel Schaeffer. "I came away with a feeling that God is doing something special in Japan. And our Japanese brothers and sisters share that same desire for revival."

"In a time of financial turmoil, we are thankful for all of you who are investing in eternity," the Schaeffers wrote in one of their prayer letters. "Thank you for giving and praying and for being a part of the work here in Japan"

Learn More

Check out our Alliance work in Japan.

What You Can Do

Pray for revival throughout Japan, which remains one of the least-reached nations in the world despite 150 years of foreign missions.

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Demographics

Population

Population--48,422,644 Infant mortality rate--7/1,000 Life expectancy--75.8

Capital City

Seoul (19,969,100) pop.

Geography

A little larger than Indiana, South Korea (38,023 sq. mi.) is mountainous in the east with many harbors and islands in the west and south.

Languages

Korean with English widely taught

Ethnicity/Race

Homogeneous except for about 20,000 Chinese

Economy

Per capita income--$19,200 Inflation--3.6% Unemployment--3.6% Literacy rate--98% (2003 est.)

Government/Political Climate

Fully functioning modern democracy. In 1993, Kim Young Sam became South Korea’s first civilian president following 32 years of military rule.

Religion

No affiliation--46%; Christian--26%; Buddhist--26%; Confucian--1%; other--1%