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511-12 Manse-gil, Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun 127 Seodongmun-ro, Andong-si http://www.adpc.or.kr

“The church that
produced the Andong Church was established in 1909 by members of the Yeongju Jigok Church in
three general Andong City. Andong Church is a church that has endured many hardships without division
assembly over the past 100 years and has continued the history of national evangelization.
presidents” During Japanese colonial era, the church members took the lead in the independence
Memorial Tower of the movement by protecting the church and the town from the Japanese sword, risked
starting point of March 1st
Independence Movement in their lives to protect the gospel and freedom from the Communist Party before and
Gyeongsangbuk-do after the Korean War. In the 1960s and 1970s, during the revival of the Korean church,
Andong church was a church that worked hard to evangelize the Andong region beyond
Corner Stone denominations. In addition, Andong Church created the first Christian Youth Association
in Korea in 1921 and led the Korean Christian Youth Movement, laying the foundation for
Bian, Uiseong-gun, is known as the first place where the March 1st Movement broke out in the development of high schools, youth associations, and the national association of men’s
Gyeongsangbuk-do. It happened on March 12, 1919. The March 1st Movement in Bian was ministry.
led by Christians. Kim Won-hui, who went to Pyongyang to enter Pyongyang Theological When you go to Andong Church, you should see a stone chapel, but you should also see
Seminary, returned to his hometown after witnessing independence movements in Seoul the Bible of Choi Eui-sook, the wife of Pastor Emeritus Kim Kwang-hyun, who transcribed
and Pyongyang, and promoted the independence movement after discussing with Park the Bible in Korean, English, and Japanese 12 times over the past 25 years.
Youngdal from Ssanggye Church and Pastor Park Young-hwa from Anpyeong Goesan This is the proof that Andong stands on the Bible. And
Church. there is a family that has been served the church as the
At that time, Christians led the independence movement by making 200 Korean flags at fourth-generation elder. The family is the active elder
Park Young-shin's house and distributing them to the crowd. At this time, 3 people were Lee Jung-il’s family and it will be an unprecedented
killed, 6 people were injured, and a large number of crowds were arrested due to Japanese record in the history of Christianity in Korea.
police firing. Bian Church was established in this situation in 1924. In 1924, Gunwi Church
held a three-day evangelism rally in the yard of Jeong Doo-young's house in Dongbu-dong,
“It is the first church in Korea that led the youth
Bian-myeon, where dozens of believers came out. Park Gap-nyeon's house became a
movement by creating a Christian youth association.”
place of worship, and Gunwi Church led the worship. In response, the headquarters of the
denomination sent preacher Bae Moon-joon to serve the church in April 1925.
From the beginning, Bian Church was part of the nation. Elder Park Heung-seop is famous
for not only participating in the March 1st Movement but also praying with tears. Especially,
the church organized an evangelical group to spread the gospel to Hamgyeong-do to
the northward and Jeju-do to the southward. On May 24, 1943, Elder Cheon Il-bong was
arrested and imprisoned at the Uiseong Police Station for conducting an independence
movement through the peasant movement. Bian Church is also a church that produced
three general assembly presidents, Rev. Bae Moon-jun, Rev. Han Myeong-woo, and Rev.
Park Seok-geun. Located in an area where the desire for independence was stronger than
any other region in Gyeongsang-do, Bian Church was a large pillar in terms of religion,
Andong Church Transcriptions of Choi Eui-sook
although it was a small provincial church.