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110 Busanjin Ilsin Girls’ School
109 Busanjin Church
(Current Dongnae Girls’ High School)

16 Jeonggongdan-ro 17beon-gil, Dong-gu, Busan http://busanjin.or.kr
17 Jeonggongdan-ro 17beon-gil, Dong-gu, Busan https://school.busanedu.net/dongnae-gh-h

The current Dongnae Girls' High School opened in 1895 under the name of ‘Private Ilsin
Girls’ School’ in Jwacheon-dong, Busan by the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union
of Australia. Missionaries who came to Korea mainly entered the country by ship from
Yokohama, Japan, so they used to pass through Busan. The missionaries who preached the
gospel to Busan first were missionaries of Presbyterian Church in U.S.A. When they moved
to Daegu, Seoul, and Pyongyang, Australian missionaries handled Busan and Gyeongnam
area. The Australian missionaries established Ilsin Hospital which took care of the women’s,
and established Ilsin Girls’ School to produce many female leaders.
Busanjin Church Patriot Park Cha-jeong, who is married to the head of the Korean Heroic Corps, was also
from Ilsin Girls’ School. Ilsin Girls’ School was also actively involved in the independence
movement during the March 1st Movement. In 1925, it moved to 500 Bokcheon-dong,
“The anti-Japanese movement in the Gyeongnam region
Dongnae-gu, and was renamed as “Dongnae Ilsin Girls’ School.” However, the school had
originated from the martyrdom spirit of Australian missionaries.”
to be closed in 1940 for opposing the Shinto Shrine visit. Unfortunately, it was handed over
to Gusan Educational Foundation (current Dongnae Educational Foundation) in 1940.
Busanjin Church, along with Choryang Church, is a mother church of Busan. In 1890, the
Board of Foreign Missions of Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. sent W. Baird to Busan to
preach the gospel. With the help of A. Head, an American minister, W. Baird purchased a
Korean-style house in about 100 ㎡ land in Busanjin, and in November of the same year, “You can bend steel, but you can't bend our hearts like steel”
he began worshiping with his wife, American family members who worked at the official
residence and some Koreans who worked at his home.
After that, in January 1891, Busanjin Church began with having an inaugural service.
Missionary W. Baird later moved to Pyongyang and established Soongsil University. On April
22, 1894, one man and two women were baptized at Busanjin Church. As Sim Chui-myung
was appointed as an elder, the session was organized in 1904. Sim Chui-myung became
the first elder in Busan, and later
became a pastor and took care
of churches in various areas of
Gyeongsang-do.

Busan Ilsin Girls’ School
Monument to contributors