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87 Sungnae Church 88 Yeongju Jeil Church

6 Giju-ro 81beon-gil, Punggi-eup, Yeongju-si http://www.sungnae.or.kr
http://www.sungnae.or.kr 37 Gwangbok-ro, Yeongju-si http://www.yjfchurch.or.kr

According to history, the Sungnae Church was established in 1907. When the gospel was
delivered to Punggi through evangelists, Jang Chi-soon and Sim chui-myeong, people who
lived in Jain village in Dongbu-dong such as Kim Gi-pung, Lee Si-dong, Jangsamun, and
Lee Sang-ho received Jesus Christ and established the church. In March 1909, Kim Yong-
hui and Kim Chang-rip were the main ones, purchasing 15 bays of thatched house in
Seobu-dong and establishing the chapel, naming it ‘Punggi Church’.
After that, the church was revived and in 1914, the chapel was expanded. In 1919, Kim
Chang-rip and others led the establishment of Youngshin Academy for education. Rev.
Kang Byeong-ju, the father of Rev. Kang Sinmyung who was in charge of Saemoonan
Church, and Rev. Kim Young-ok, grandfather of Rev. Kim Hyung-tae who served the
Youndong Church, also served Sungnae Church. As a history hall is prepared, you can see
the early history of Punggi Sungnae Church and early Christian history in Korea.

“Yeongju Jeil Church worked early on educational
activities, confronting the Japanese oppression.”

Sungnae Church
According to the history of the church, Yeongju Jeil Church was established in 1907. Since
“Sungnae Church is the first church to be established in the Punggi area the spring of 1907, several people including Jeong Seokju received Jesus through the
of Yeongju City, and it is a meaningful space for spreading the gospel evangelism of missionary Welbon Arthur G. and elder Kang Jewon. In 1908, church began
and sharing with modern and contemporary Korean history.” when about 10 people gathered at Jeong Seokju's house in Seongjeo-dong to worship.
However, according to the “The history of Chosun Presbyterian”, Yeongju Jeil Church was
established in 1909, which is a part that needs to be studied further.
In 1909, when the number of church members reached about 30, a three-room chapel
with thatch was purchased and the church joined the Gyeongbuk Presbytery. Construction
of the current chapel built of stone began in 1954 and a dedication ceremony was held in
1958. Yeongju Jeil Church is a leading church in the Yeongju region. Rev. Yoon Joo-byung,
who was one of the main characters of the creation of the Evangelical Church, also served
100th Anniversary monument of Sungnae Church The original transcript of the church conference the Yeongju Jeil Church. Yeongju Jeil Church also took the lead in nurturing young people
meeting 110 years ago remains the same.
by working hard to establish Gyeongan Middle School (currently, Yeonggwang Middle School) .