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27 The Korean Christian Museum at 28 Presbyterian University and

Soongshil University Theological Seminary
369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu https://museum.ssu.ac.kr 25-1 Gwangjang-ro 5-gil, Gwangjin-gu http://www.puts.ac.kr

The Korean Christian Museum at Soongsil University has relics excavated from various Presbyterian University Chapel
historical investigations since the 1960s, based on the donated relics of the professor Kim
Yang-sun. Professor Kim Yang-sun, a native of Uiju, North Pyongan Province, collected
many relics even before the Korean War, and after the war, he risked his life to travel north
and back to South Korea to lay the foundation for the museum.
The museum consists of 4 exhibition rooms, The History Hall for Korean Christianity, The
Modernization and The National Movement Hall, The Archeological Collections room, Grave of Missionary Marpat
and The Soongsil University and The Korean People Room. The History Hall for Korean
Christianity houses artifacts relating to the Nestorian heritage. Early Catholic doctrines,
faith books, and persecution-related materials, including the Nestorian Stone Cross found
in Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, were exhibited and help visitors to understand the
acceptance and growth process of Catholicism.
In order to examine the acceptance and development of Korean Protestants, various
hymns, relics related to foreign missionaries, and relics related to Korean churches and faith
Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary Ju Gi Cheul Memorial Cenotaph
movements under Japanese colonial rule were exhibited to understand the development
trend of Protestants in modern Korean history.
“Back to the Gospel! For the Church, With the Peoples, Towards the World!”

Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary was established by
“Repository of Korean Christianity Samuel A. Maffett, a missionary from the Presbyterian Church in the
History and National Culture” United States of America, in Pyongyang in 1901. In June 1907, the seven
students graduated for the first time from the school, in September of
that year, the Presbytery was formed and among the graduates were
the first Korean pastors ordained by the Korean Presbyterian Church:
Kil Sun-Joo, Han Suk-Jin, and Lee Ki-Poong. At the 27th General
Assembly in 1938, the Shinto shrine worship was declared illegally so the seminary refused
Bust of Prof. Kim Yang-sun to participate, and the school was destined to be closed indefinitely. Upon liberation, the
communist regime was established in North Korea and the seminary had to be closed,
and the Chosun Seminary, which had been established in South Korea, was approved as
a seminary directly managed by the General Assembly to train ministers. Since then, the
General Assembly has approved the “Presbyterian Seminary” and has continued to this day.
In 1959 the seminary split into the conservative Chongshin University and the liberal
Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary, but the two schools celebrate their
school anniversary at the same date. There are still many difficulties to become one, but
it is creating a consensus that they should become one. There are Gi Cheul Ju Memorial
The Korean Christian Museum Bust of Rev. Han Kyung-chik Cenotaph and Grave of the Seminary Founder, Samuel Austin Maffett on the campus.