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186-42 Geonmungol-gil, Beopjeon-myeon, Bonghwa-gun 258 Cheonsang-ro, Pyeongeun-myeon, Yeongju

Interior of Naemae Church
Cheokgok Church was established on May 17, 1907. Kim Jong-sook, who was in charge of
“Naemae Church in Yeongju, a church that
the Takjibbu (currently the Ministry of Finance and Economy) under Emperor Gojong, was impressed
worked hard to raise the hope of its people.”
by Underwood's sermon and moved to Bonghwa-gun. While she was attending Munchon
Church, she founded Cheokgok Church. Elder Kim Jong-sook and Jang Bok-woo, who
built a nine-room square tile-roofed chapel in 1909, came up with the construction of a
six-room, thatched Myeongdong Seosuk to educate local residents.
Myeongdong Seosuk has a significant meaning in that it preserves the school buildings that
Naemae Church is a typical small church in
were run by early Korean churches. Now, the roof is made of tin, but in the early days, it
the countryside. However, Naemae Church is
was made of a tiled roof. At that time, the chapel was also divided into boys’ seats and girls’
not just a small church. This is because it is a
seats, and it has different entrance doors, the east and the west door. In the middle of the
church that has produced dozens of pastors
church, cotton cloth was used to separate men and women. Particularly interesting part
and elders, including Rev. Kang Sinmyeong,
is the arch of the pulpit in front of the chapel, which shows the early architecture. On the
who served Saemoonan Church. As soon as
right wall of the chapel, as many nails as the number of church members are still left.
the church was established, Bible Conference
The Cheokgok Church preserves documents related to the early church. Most of the
Movement was already held in 1909, and
original records were preserved, including the first church register, the early church
Naemae Church became a leading church in
meeting minutes, the Cheokgok Presbyterian Church Youth Society meeting minutes in
the Yeongju and Bonghwa areas. In addition,
1921, the Bonghwa Mission meeting minutes of the Cheokgok Presbyterian Church in
Naemyeong School was established in 1910,
1927, the record of Cheokgok Church funds in 1930, and the supporting organization
producing 2,189 graduates until it was closed
meeting minutes. As a church in the mountains, Cheokgok Church was the base of
in 1995. Meanwhile, in order to build an ideal
the independence movement along with the spread of Protestantism. It was a place for
village, village code was created around 1920 to
Bonghwa righteous armies and independence fighters to hold secret meetings, and it was a
lead the rural movement, and the contents are
channel to deliver funds for the independence movement to Gando. Myeongdong Seosuk
as follows.
has the same name as Myeongdong School in North Gando.
First, idolatry and ancestral rites are prohibited,
and old customs and superstitious activities
“Church in the Mountains, the meeting
are eliminated. Second, all residents are strictly
place for independence fighters
prohibited from entering drinking-house,
- Bonghwa Cheokgok Church”
Korean Chess, go game, gambling, and going
to tavern. Third, support for police officers,
who are Japan’s frontmen, is strictly prohibited.
Fourth, regardless of believers or nonbelievers,
cooperate with mercy in marriage. Fifth,
livestock breeding is prohibited other than
cattle (牛) and make a faith village clean. Sixth,
100th Anniversary Monument Sunday is holy, and the well door is locked and
Cheokgok Church Corner Stone of Naemae Church prepared the day before.