Korea (Republic of Korea)

Asia

Christian missions entered Korea at the end of the 19th century. The churches have grown enormously, especially after the Korean war. Korea is home to the largest congregation in the world, the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Pentecostal), with 800,000 members. Korean churches have sent thousands of missionaries to all parts of the world. In the 1960-70s, ecumenically committed churches and Christians were in the forefront of the struggle for democracy and human rights. They developed the minjung theology for the church of the poor. Churches in South Korea began in the 1980s a movement of peace and unification and meeting with the Christian Fellowship of North Korea. The Korean Assemblies of God joined the national council of churches in 1997. The Korean Evangelical Fellowship is affiliated with the WEA.

Ecumenical Organizations and Councils
NCCK
WCC member churches based in Korea (Republic of Korea)
Anglican Church of Korea Korean Methodist Church Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea Presbyterian Church of Korea
WCC member churches present in Korea (Republic of Korea)
Church of Norway Ecumenical Patriarchate Evangelical Church in Germany
Note: The list of churches present in countries/territories is still in development.
A peace convocation and peace march commemorating 70 years since the start of the Korean War was held by the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea on 20 June 2020 at the White Horse Memorial in Cholwon, in the southern part of the demilitarized zone between North and South. Photo: Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea