Korea

Evangelism
Roland Fernandes (left), top executive of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, and the Rev. Chang Min Lee, president of the Korean Association of The United Methodist Church, hold up a mission covenant they signed on Oct. 9 at Los Angeles Korean United Methodist Church during the association’s 2024 Convocation. The covenant is a commitment from Korean United Methodists to support 140 global missionaries financially for at least the next three years. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Korean United Methodists affirm commitment to missionaries

Signing a mission covenant, they pledged to support 140 global missionaries for at least the next three years, a financial gift totaling more than $500,000.
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.

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