Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong)
| Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Calvinist |
| Theology | Reformed Evangelical |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Region | South Korea |
| Origin | 1959 South Korea |
| Separated from | Presbyterian Church in Korea (TongHap) |
| Branched from | Presbyterian Church of Korea |
| Separations | Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin) |
| Congregations | 11,000 |
| Members | 3,000,000[1] |
| Ministers | 6,300 |
| Official website | gapck |
| Presbyterian Church in Korea | |
| Hangul | 대한예수교장로회(합동) |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 大韓예수敎長老會(合同) |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan yesugyo jangnohoe Hapdong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan yesugyo changnohoe Haptong |
The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) is an Evangelical Presbyterian denomination, which is the biggest Christian church in South Korea.[2]
Contents
Origin
In 1959 at the 44th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea the denomination divided into two equal parts due to the church view of the issue of ecumenism and the World Council of Churches. The HapDong section represented more theologically conservative wing than the TongHap. The Tonghap group maintained its affiliation to the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches and allowed relatively wide range of theological positions.[3][4]
The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) became a more conservative group, in its strict doctrinal basis made it possible to united later with the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin) in 1960, but this union did not last, Koshin separated in a few years later. About 150 Koshin congregations stayed with HapDong. Later it started a seminary and newspaper. In 1961 a group called the Bible Presbyterian Church- now called the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Daeshin).[5]
At the 64th General assembly in 1979 the church suffered another division. Kim Hee Bo the President of the ChongShin Seminary become advocate of the historical-critical approach to the Pentateuch. The church divided into a mainline and non-mainline groups.
The debate centered about two issues: the authorship of the Pentateuch and the relationship with the ChongShin Seminary. The non- mainline section fragmented in the following years.
In the 1990s the current HapDong experienced phenomenal growth. In the early 2000s HapDong continued to grow and developed into the biggest denomination in South Korea with more than 2,1 million communicant members. The headquaerters of the church is in Soeul, Korea.[5][6]
In Korea there are about 15 million Protestants, about 9 million are Presbyterians in more than 100 denominations.[7]
Demographics
Membership of the church is about 2,200 000 and has 5,123 congregations with 6,300 ordained pastors in the early 2000s.[6]
According to the Chongshin Seminary's statistics the Hapdong Presbyterian Church has 11,000 congregations and about 3,000 000 members.[1][8]
Theological education
The Chongshin University and Chonshin Seminary is the only official educational institution of the HapDong Church to train pastors.[9]
Doctrine
The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) is a theologically conservative denomination. The Hapdong group subscribe the historic Presbyterian Confessions like:
Creeds
Confessions
According to Apostle Paul instructions there are no women ordinations.
Seminary
The HapDong Presbyterian Church in Korea manatains the Chongshin Theological Seminary [1].[11] in English
Missions
The Presbyterian Church in Korea HapDong created the Board of Global Missions in South Korea for supporting evangelism and missions. GSM, the missionary body of the "Hapdong" General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches of Korea, is the single largest Presbyterian missionary organization in the Korea.[12] Mission fields are in Europe, Southeast Southwest Asia, Russia, Latin America, Brazil, Africa.[13][14]
References
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- ↑ http://eng.chongshin.ac.kr/ History/
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External links
- Official website (Korean)
