Pure Presbyterian Church in Korea

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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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Christianity in Korea

Catholicism

Protestantism

Branches of
Presbyterian
Church of
Korea

HapDong
TongHap
Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
Fundamentalist
GaeHyuk I.
Jesus
KoShin
KoRyuPa
JungAng
Daeshin
HapDongChongShin
HapDongChunTong
HapDongBokUm
ChanYang
BoSuHapDong
BokUm
YeJong
JeongRip
Logos
HwanWon
DokNoHoe
JapDongJungAng
YeJangHapBo
DaeShin II
BupTong
NamBuk
HapDongBoSu
SungHapChuk
BoSuTongHap
JeongTongChongHap
HapDongChungYun
HapDongJeongShin
HanGukBoSu
HapDongEunChong
DongShin
HapDongJinRi
HapDongYunHap
YunShin
JangShin
SunGyo
HapDongYeChong
ChanYang
Ko-Ryu-Anti-Accusation
HapDongChongShin I.
HapDongChongShin II.
HapDongSeungHoe
JungRip
PyungAhn
HapDongChongHoe
JeongTongGyeSeung
HapDongTongHap
HapDongBoSu I.
HapDongBoSu II.
DaeShin II.
HapDongHwanWon
HapDongBoSu IV.
HapDongBoSu III.
HapDongBoSu II.
ChongHoe II.
TongHapBoSu
DaeHanShinChuk
HapDongYeChong I
HapDongSeongHoe
GaeHyukHapDong I
GaeHyukHapDong II
HapDongGaeHyuk
HapDongJangShin
HoHun III
ChongHoe II
ChongHoe I
HyukShin
GaeHyukHapDong III
DokNoHoe II
BoSuJeongTong
HapDongYeSun
JaeGun
Presbyterian Church in Korea (GaeHyuk)

In North Korea

Eastern
Orthodoxy

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople	Korean Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church	Church of the Life-Giving Trinity Russian Orthodox diocese of Korea Korean Ecclesiastical Mission [ru] (ROCOR)

Interdenominational
organisations

Missionaries

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