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23 Methodist Theological University 24 St. Nicholas Cathedral

Dongnimmun-ro, Seodaemun-gu www.mtu.ac.kr 43 Mapo-daero 18-gil, Mapo-gu) https://www.orthodoxkorea.org/

The first Orthodox Church was introduced to Korea
in 1900. On February 17 of that year, the Orthodox
mission to Korea began as the historic first communion
service was held by St. Chrysanthos from Russian
“When Russia's invasion of orthodox at the Russian legation house in Jeong-dong,
Ukraine occurred in 2022, Jung-gu, Seoul. But before the roots could be laid down,
Entrance of Methodist Theological University History Museum of Methodist Theological University a prayer meeting was held the church faced trials and difficulties. It was difficult
to oppose Russia's invasion to sustain because of the Russo-Japanese War and the
of Ukraine and pray for expulsion of Russian missionaries from Korea.
peace. It was organized Father Boris Moon Yee-chun, who was ordained in 1954
by a Ukrainian priest, following Father Alexei Kim Ui-han who was captured
and many Ukrainians and during the Korean War, regained church property
the ambassador to Korea belonging to the national treasury in a long-term lawsuit
participated in the event” and moved St. Nicholas Cathedral to Ahyeon-dong,
Mapo-gu, Seoul in 1968. This led to a turning point in
Methodist Theological University /
The stations of the cross hope and growth for the Korean Orthodox Church.
Following the appointment of Father Sotirios as bishop
Methodist Theological University in 1993, the Korean Orthodox Church began to establish
a system with parishes of Korea. The Korean Orthodox
“The Methodist Theological University, the earliest school Church has the Monastery of the Transfiguration in
of theological education in Korea” Kapeong for Nuns, Gyeonggi-do, and churches in
Incheon, Busan, Jeonju, Ulsan, Chuncheon, and Yanggu.

Methodist Theological University began in September 1887 when the Korean Missions of
Methodist Episcopal Church provided theological education to Korean students for the
first time for the purpose of fostering Korean pastors led by missionaries. At the 9th Annual
Meeting for Korea Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church held from August 31 to
September 8, 1893, Rev. Henry G. Appenzeller was appointed the principal of Pai Chai
Hakdang and the dean of its theology department.
There were 3-5 students per class, taught by Appenzeller, with subjects like Genesis,
Romans, the Methodist Episcopal Church as part of a 4-year local curriculum to become a
local minister. In June 1905, the Korea Missions of Methodist Episcopal Church established
General Theological School as an institution for training Korean pastors. In the same year,
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church established the
Methodist Women’s Bible School as an institution for training female minister, and in 1931,
the two schools merged and have continued to this day. St. Nicholas Cathedral