Words of friendship from the Presbyterian Church of Korea
Leaders of the Presbyterian Church of Korea share greetings in this short video and present President Rev Charissa Suli with a plaque of appreciation
August 7, 2024
At the 17th Assembly in July it was wonderful to welcome representatives of some of the Uniting Church's partners and overseas guests from the Pacific, Asia and India. One of these was the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK), the largest denomination in South Korea with some 2.5 million members worshipping in more than 10,000 churches.
In this short video, hear from Uniting Church Assembly President Rev Charissa Suli, and from PCK General Secretary Rev Bo-hyun Kim and Moderator Rev Eu-Shik Kim as they share greetings and words of friendship to the Uniting Church in Australia.
The video features the plaque presented by the PCK to the President in appreciation of the UCA's passionate and devoted missionary work in Korea and in hope for a continued partnership.
The Uniting Church in Australia and the Presbyterian Church of Korea have been partnered in mission for more than 130 years, since the first Australian missionary from the UCA predecessor churches travelled to Korea in the 1880s. This article from Insights, celebrating the 120th anniversary in 2012, gives a great overview of this history.
This video was filmed at the 17th Assembly and produced by The Signal Box. You can download it from Vimeo.
You can also watch this video from UnitingWorld with messages from Rev Dr Tevita Havea (Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga), Rev James Bhagwan (Pacific Conference of Churches) and Rt Rev Sameer Khimla (Church of North India).
"There's so much from our overseas partner churches that can inspire us as a Uniting Church as we think about growth, discipleship, ministry and mission" - President Rev Charissa Suli
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