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129 Jeonju Presbyterian? Medical Center 130 Jeonju Kijeon Girls’ Middle and High School

365 Seowon-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si http://www.jesushospital.com 133 Yuyeon-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si http://school.jbedu.kr/kijun

Jeonju Presbyterian Medical Center began in 1898 when M. Ingold, a female missionary
from Presbyterian Church in the United State, opened an outpatient clinic for women.
It started with the aim of becoming a witness to Christ by carrying out medical care and
missionary work in the name of Jesus Christ. In 1949, the hospital started to train medical
doctors, and in 1950, a nursing school was established to produce many nurses.
In 1971, the Jeonju Presbyterian Medical Center Maintenance Foundation was established,
and a new hospital (with 253 beds) was built. The hospital worked on the community health
by establishing Gosan Branch, an affiliated clinic with 10 beds, in 1982 and establishing
clinics in other doctorless villages. It also has been providing treatment for the patients with
extreme poverty and vocational rehabilitation training. In particular, a radiation treatment
center was established in 1985 to actively treat cancer patients.

“Its purpose is to become a witness of Jesus Christ by conducting
medical care and missionary work in the name of Jesus Christ in order
to contribute to the health and welfare of the people.”

Jeonju Kijeon Girls’ Middle and High School

“In 1900, missionary Mattie Tate from the Presbyterian Church in the
United States started to educate six female students.”

Jeonju Kijeon Girls’ Middle School was established by Mattie Tate, a missionary who was
sent from the Presbyterian Church in the United States on April 24, 1900. The school kept
the spirit of independence even under Japanese rule. As refusing shrine worship, the school
was voluntarily closed on October 5, 1937.
With the liberation in 1945, the school reopened on November 26, 1946 with school
motto: Worshiping God, Purity, and Loving People and has been devoting to cultivate good
people who obey the words of God, love their neighbors and serve their country. Jeonju
Kijeon Girls’ Middle School belongs to Honam Christian Foundation, a school corporation,
and there are 11 schools in total. They are Jeonju Women’s Middle and High School,
Jeonju Shinheung Middle and High School, Gwangju Speer Girls’ Middle and High School,
Suncheon Maesan Middle and High School, Suncheon Maesan Girls’ High School, and
Jeonju Presbyterian Medical Center Mokpo Jeongmyeong Girls' Middle and High School.