Pure Presbyterian Church in Korea
The origin of the Pure Presbyterian Church in Korea go back to the North. During the Japanese occupation five churches separated from NamHam Presbytery in HamKyungNamDo Province and kept their spirit of martyrdom. The leader was Pastor Lee Gye-Sil. During the Korean War Pastor Lee and hundreds of its follower fled to the South. After liberation they went their own way. They built a church and seminary in GuJae Island. In the same year they unite with Presbyterian Church in Korea (JaeGun), but the union was soon dissolved. and 6 JaeGun congregation stayed with SunJang. In 1956 they founded an independent seminary and the Dukchun Church. Pastor Lee become the president of the seminary. In 1979 it adopted the name SungJang. It subscribes the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession. In 2004 it had 12,775 members in 25 congregations and 9 Presbyteries of whom 3 outside Korea.[1]
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- Anglican Church of Korea
- Korea Baptist Convention
- Conservative Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Conservative Reformed Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Korean Christian Fundamentalist Assembly
- Korean Methodist Church
- Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
- National Council of Churches in Korea
- Pure Presbyterian Church in Korea
- United Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Union Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Women Pastors Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Korea Campus Crusade for Christ
- Independent Reformed Church in Korea
- Independent Reformed Presbyterian Church in Korea
- Victory Altar
- The Church of Almighty God
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