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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.
Local Church
Participants sing during the opening worship service of the first day of the 2023 special session of the National Association of the Korean American United Methodists at Korean First United Methodist Church of Wheeling, Ill., on Oct. 2. Pictured, from left, are Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, Bishop Hee-Soo Jung of the Wisconsin Annual Conference, Dr. Dana Lyles, the Rev. MiRhang Baek, the Rev. Prumeh Lee and the Rev. Ju-Yeon Julie Jeon. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Korean United Methodists gather to celebrate their passion and spirituality
The 2023 special session of the National Association of the Korean American United Methodists was held Oct. 2-5 in Northbrook, Illinois — its first in-person gathering since 2019.
Mission and Ministry
Participants of the Fourth Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula make a sign of love with their fingers. The event, hosted by the Korean Methodist Church, The United Methodist Church and the World Methodist Council, was held Aug. 28-29 at the Ambassador Hotel and Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Faith leaders advocate for peace and reunification of Koreas
The Fourth Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula, hosted by the Korean Methodist Church, The United Methodist Church and the World Methodist Council, was held Aug. 28-29 in Seoul, South Korea.
General Church
On Aug. 30-31, the General Board of Missions of the Korean Methodist Church and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church held their second Mission Consultation at Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Joint Mission Consultation welcomes regionalization
The General Board of Missions of the Korean Methodist Church and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries held their second Mission Consultation Aug. 30-31 at Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul.

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