Korea

The Rev. Jung Sun Oh. Photo courtesy of the author.

The role of Confucianism in East Asian Christianity

Dialogue and mutual understanding of different cultures will strengthen and help carry out effective cross-racial and cross-cultural ministries.

Ecumenism

Young Methodists from around the world sing at the Korea Peace Night gathering held Aug. 15 during the World Methodist Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. More than 250 young adults and Methodist church leaders came together to speak out against wars and racism and call for peace. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, United Methodist News.

World Methodists gather for Korea Peace Night

More than 250 young adults and Methodist church leaders joined to speak out against wars and racism during the World Methodist Conference.

Multicultural Ministry

The CRCC Madang program helps cultivate a new generation of Korean American United Methodist pastors who serve cross-racial appointments. The participants and lecturers had a retreat May 1-3, 2023, at Teaneck United Methodist Church, Teaneck, N.J. Photo courtesy of the Rev. Grace Pak.

Madang program equips Korean pastors in cross-racial ministry

CRCC Madang is an enhanced and evolved program called to cultivate a new generation of Korean American United Methodist pastors who serve cross-racial appointments.

Local Church

On March 21, a judge ordered that property seized by a breakaway group from Naperville Korean United Methodist Church be returned to the Northern Illinois Conference. The conference filed a formal lawsuit on Oct. 10, 2023, seeking the return of the property and church funds. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Judge orders disputed church property returned to conference

The Northern Illinois Conference had sued a breakaway group claiming to be an independent church over possession of the Naperville Korean United Methodist Church property.

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