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34 International Bible Museum
33 Younghwa Elementary School
(Jooan Methodist Church)
39 Ugak-ro, Dong-gu http://younghwa.icees.kr
16 Gyeongin-ro 349beon-gil, Juan 1 dong, Michuhol-gu https://www.jooan.or.kr

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but
The first private school in Korea! After opening of Incheon port to the Western nations,
my words will never pass away.” (Mark 13:31)
Methodist minister George Heber Jones (Korean name: Jo Won-si) , who worked as a teacher at Pai
Chai Hakdang, organized Korea's first theological society with his wife, and began teaching
the children of Naeri Church and Younghwa Elementary school was opened in 1903 as the
first private elementary George Heber Jones education institution in Korea.
National leader Ha Sang-hoon, female
leader Kim Hwal-ran, Dong-a Ilbo
reporter Lee Gil-yong who erased the
Japanese flag from Sohn Kee-chung (an
Olympic athlete) ’s chest, a pioneer of early
Jooan Methodist church International Bible Museum(the education hall)
childhood education Seo Eun-sook and
an actress Hwang Jung-soon are all from Director Han Kyung-soo collected
Bible-related relics and books
Younghwa Elementary School. Younghwa from the Middle Ages to modern
times from 44 countries for more
Elementary School was established to than 40 years. In particular, with
foster sincere talents who would spread Bible donations collected by
American Theologian Dr. David
the gospel of God, learn new studies, Wakefield(1924~1993), the collection became richer, and based on this, director Han established
American missionary, Mrs. Jones the International Bible Museum in 1995 and served as the first museum director until 2010.
love the country and the people, and
contribute to world peace and human co-
prosperity. The museum was opened on April 30, 1995. In 2009, it was approved as a Methodist
institution by The Central Annual Conference of the Korean Methodist Church. It is an
“The first private elementary international Bible museum that exhibits rare books, from ancient Hebrew and Hellenistic
school to train future talents” Bible to Korea's first Bible. In this place behind the Incheon Civic Center, you can see the
living Christian culture and the history of printing at a glance.
The museum houses more than 10,000 Bibles from 44 countries around the world collected
by Rev. Han Kyung-soo, the museum director who devoted his life to Bible collection
and biblical studies, and 8,000 bibles donated by Dr. David Wakefield, an American Bible
researcher. Among them, the Hebrew Old Testament, the Hellenistic New Testament, and
the Papyrus of Paul’s letters recorded in ancient Egyptian have very high archaeological
value.
In addition, Gutenberg Bible which was published in 1456 by Gutenberg, the inventor of
the metal type printing technology, and a copy of the Dead Sea, whose original copy has
not been released since the shepherd boy found it in Kumran Cave in 1947, are also rare
collections. In addition to Yesu-seonggyo-jeonseo, the first Bible translated into Hangeul
in 1887, the museum also exhibits first Bibles from countries around the world, including
Younghwa Elementary School North Korea, Spain, Poland, and Germany.