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{{distinguish|text = [[The Presbyterian Church of Korea]], the South Korean Protestant denomination of which this branch is part of}}
{{Infobox religion
{{Infobox religion
|name = The Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap)
|name = The Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap)
|image = Presbyterian Church of Korea logo.gif
|image = File:PCK Logo.jpg
|imagewidth = 300px
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|caption = Logo of the Presbyterian Church of Korea.
|caption = Logo of the Presbyterian Church of Korea.
|main_classification = [[Protestant]]
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|merger =
|merger =
|separations = [[Gosin group]]<br>[[Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea]]<br>[[Hapdong faction]]
|separations = [[Gosin group]]<br>[[Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea]]<br>[[Hapdong faction]]
|associations = [[World Council of Churches]],<br>[[World Alliance of Reformed Churches]],<br>[[Council for World Mission]],<br>[[Christian Conference of Asia]],<br>[[Covenant Christian Coalition]],<br>[[National Council of Churches in Korea]]
|associations = [[World Council of Churches]],<br>[[World Alliance of Reformed Churches]],<br>[[Council for World Mission]],<br>[[Christian Conference of Asia]],<br>[[National Council of Churches in Korea]]
|area = [[South Korea]]
|area = [[South Korea]]
|congregations = 8,162 <ref name="WCC-PCK">{{cite web|url= http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/presbyterian-church-of-korea| title= World Council of Churches - Presbyterian Church of Korea|publisher=Oikoumene.org |accessdate=2009-12-18|work= |date= }}</ref>
|congregations = 9,190 <ref name="PCK Web">{{cite web|url=http://new.pck.or.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=SM01_05&wr_id=1| title= World Council of Churches - Presbyterian Church of Korea|publisher=Oikoumene.org |access-date=2009-12-18}}</ref>
|members = 2,852 311<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/presbyterian-church-of-korea|title=Oikoumene Member Churches : Presbyterian Church of Korea|publisher=Oikoumene.org|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
|members = 2,554,227<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.pck.or.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=SM01_05&wr_id=1|publisher=pck.co.kr|access-date=28 December 2019|title=교세현황 > 교세현황 > 대한예수교장로회총회 }}</ref>
|ministers = 10,950<ref name="WCC-PCK"/>
|ministers = 20,506<ref name="PCK Web"/>
|website = [http://www.pck.or.kr/ http://www.pck.or.kr/]
|website = [http://www.pck.or.kr/ http://www.pck.or.kr/]
|footnotes =
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| hangul =대한예수교장로회(통합)
| hangul =대한예수교장로회(통합)
| hanja =大韓예수敎長老會(統合)
| hanja =大韓예수敎長老會(統合)
| rr =Daehan yesugyo jangnohoe Tonghap
| rr =Daehan yesugyo jangnohoe (Tonghap)
| mr =Taehan yesugyo changnohoe T'onghap
| mr =Taehan yesugyo changnohoe (T'onghap)
| koreanipa =
| koreanipa =
}}
}}


'''The Presbyterian Church of Korea''' ('''TongHap''') is a mainline Protestant denomination based in [[South Korea]]; it currently has the second largest membership of any [[Presbyterian]] denomination in the world.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} It is affiliated with its daughter denomination, the '''Korean Presbyterian Church in America''' ('''KPCA''') in the United States, which adopted the "Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad" as its new name in 2009.
'''The Presbyterian Church of Korea''', also known as '''Yejang Tonghap''' ({{Korean|hangul=예장통합}}) or just '''Tonghap''', is a mainline Protestant denomination based in [[South Korea]]; it currently has the second largest membership of any [[Presbyterian]] denomination in the world.<ref>{{cite news|last=Park|first=Dong Hyun|title=한국장로교회 교세 통계(예장통합/합동)|trans-title=Statistics on the Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) Membership (TongHap/HapDong)|url=https://www.penews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=10202|access-date=30 August 2024|newspaper=PE News|date=8 June 2019}}</ref> It is affiliated with its daughter denomination, the '''Korean Presbyterian Church in America''' ('''KPCA''') of the United States, which adopted the "Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad" as its new name in 2009.


Presbyterianism in Korea was reconstructed after [[World War II]] in 1947. The church adopted the name the Reformed Church in Korea. In the 1950s the church suffered tensions because the issues of theology, ecumenism and worship. In 1959 [[Presbyterian Church of Korea]] broke into two equal sections. This church and The [[Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong)]] church separated. In 1984 the church celebrated the 100th anniversary of [[Presbyterianism]] in Korea. The church is an ecumenial denomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pck.or.kr/Eng/History/MajorH.asp|accessdate=2008-04-16|title=The Presbyterian Church of Korea : History|publisher=Pck.or.kr}}</ref> Membership is about 2 100 000 and has 6,000 congregations in 56 presbyteries in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13110&lg=de|title=Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen|publisher=Reformiert-online.net|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
Presbyterianism in Korea was reconstructed after [[World War II]] in 1947. The church adopted the name the Reformed Church in Korea. In the 1950s the church suffered tensions because the issues of theology, ecumenism and worship. In 1959 the [[Presbyterian Church of Korea]] broke into two equal sections, with Tonghap separating from [[The General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea]]. In 1984 the church celebrated the 100th anniversary of [[Presbyterianism]] in Korea. The church is an ecumenical denomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pck.or.kr/Eng/History/MajorH.asp|access-date=2008-04-16|title=The Presbyterian Church of Korea : History|publisher=Pck.or.kr|archive-date=2011-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718113130/http://www.pck.or.kr/Eng/History/MajorH.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Membership is about 2.1 million and has 6,000 congregations in 56 presbyteries in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13110&lg=de|title=Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen|publisher=Reformiert-online.net|access-date=28 November 2014}}</ref>


Member of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcrc.ch|title=World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)|publisher=Wcrc.ch|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref> [[Covenant Christian Coalition]],<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.ccc.one/p/coalition.html |title=Coalition |publisher=CCC |date= |accessdate=30 December 2017 }}</ref> and [[World Council of Churches]].
The denomination is a member of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcrc.ch|title=World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)|publisher=Wcrc.ch|access-date=28 November 2014}}</ref> and [[World Council of Churches]].
The [[Apostles Creed]] and the [[Westminster Confession]] are the official recognised confessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pck.or.kr/Eng/Intro/introduction.asp|title=The Presbyterian Church of Korea : Introduction|publisher=Pck.or.kr|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
The [[Apostles Creed]] and the [[Westminster Confession]] are the official recognised confessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pck.or.kr/Eng/Intro/introduction.asp|title=The Presbyterian Church of Korea : Introduction|publisher=Pck.or.kr|access-date=28 November 2014|archive-date=5 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405000143/http://www.pck.or.kr/eng/Intro/introduction.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>


According to the [[World Council of Churches]] there are 2,85 million members in 8.200 congregations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/presbyterian-church-of-korea|title=Presbyterian Church of Korea|publisher=Oikoumene.org|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
According to the [[World Council of Churches]] there are 2.85 million members in 8,200 congregations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/presbyterian-church-of-korea|title=Presbyterian Church of Korea|publisher=Oikoumene.org|access-date=28 November 2014}}</ref>


== Cause of formation ==
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==External links==
The Korean Presbyterian Church split for the third time (1951, 1953, and 1959) when the church divided for and against Park Hyung-
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*[http://www.pck.or.kr/Eng/Main/engMain.asp Official English-language website]
Ryong (박형룡 朴亨龍, 1897 ~ 1978), president of the Presbyterian Seminary Society of the General Assembly. The anti-Park party is called 대한예수교장로회(통합)'Tonghap' (the united body) and the pro-Park party is called 대한예수교장로회(합동)'Hapdong' (the union body).
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*[http://www.pck.or.kr/ Official Korean-language website]
The divisions from all three splits during the 50s still exist. The divisions from the third split between Tonghap and Hapdong respectively are still the largest Presbyterian dominations in South Korea .<ref name="Tonghap/Hapdong split reason">{{cite book |last1=Kim |first1=In Soo |title=Peace and Reconciliation : In Search of Shared Identity. |date=2008 |publisher=Ashgate Pub |location=Farnham |isbn=9780754664611 |page=137 |language=en |chapter=Towards Peace and Reconciliation between South and North Korean Churches: Contextual Analysis of the Two Churches (Ch9)}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
=== Controversy over the law banning hereditary succession in churches ===
In September 2024, former constitutional chairpersons of the denomination's General Assembly sparked controversy by issuing a statement requesting the removal of Article 28, Section 6 of Part 2 of the Constitution, commonly known as the "Anti-Succession Law." Their main argument was that the law limits the autonomy of individual churches in appointing their pastors.<ref>{{cite news|last=Park|first=In Jae|title=예장통합 총회 전직 헌법위원장들, “세습금지법 삭제 요청한다”|trans-title=Former Constitutional Chairpersons of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) General Assembly: "We Request the Removal of the Anti-Succession Law"|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20511|access-date=10 September 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=9 September 2024}}</ref> However, at the 109th General Assembly, the motion to abolish the 'Anti-Hereditary Succession Law' was rejected, confirming that the majority of the delegates opposed the privatization of churches through succession.<ref>{{cite news|title=‘세습금지법 폐기’ 청원건 총대 64.7% 반대로 부결|trans-title=The petition to abolish the ‘Anti-Hereditary Succession Law’ was rejected, with 64.7% of the delegates voting against it.|language=ko|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20574|access-date=26 September 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=26 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Restrictions on media coverage of general assembly meetings ===
The Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap)'s 109th General Assembly, held from September 24 to 26, 2024, at Changwon Yanggok Church, has reportedly restricted access to the main meeting hall for media outlets, excluding denominational publications. While it remains unclear whether this restriction is related to allegations of the General Assembly president's alleged affair or the controversy surrounding Article 28 of the church constitution on succession, the move to limit press freedom has heightened public speculation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Park|first=In Jae|title=예장통합총회, 언론사들의 총회 회의 취재 제한 조치로 논란|trans-title=Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) General Assembly Faces Controversy Over Media Restrictions|language=ko|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20519|access-date=11 September 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=10 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Shincheonji YouTuber Delivers Congratulatory Speech ===
At the thanksgiving service for the inauguration of Rev. Kim Young-geol (Pohang Dongbu Church) as the 109th Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK, Tonghap), controversy has arisen after it was revealed that Rep. Lee Sang-hwi (Pohang City, Nam-gu, Ulleung County) from the People Power Party, who had previously appeared as a regular panelist on 'Cheonji TV,' a YouTube channel associated with Shincheonji, delivered a congratulatory message.<ref>{{cite news|title=예장통합, 총회장 취임감사예배에 신천지 유튜브 출연자 축사 논란|trans-title=Controversy Surrounds Presbyterian Church of Korea's Inauguration Service as Shincheonji YouTuber Delivers Congratulatory Speech|language=ko|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20608|access-date=8 October 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=7 October 2024}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://new.pck.or.kr/eng/Main/engMain.php Official English-language website]
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*[http://www.pck.or.kr/ Official Korean-language website]


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Latest revision as of 01:47, 8 October 2024

Not to be confused with The Presbyterian Church of Korea, the South Korean Protestant denomination of which this branch is part of.
The Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap)
Logo of the Presbyterian Church of Korea.
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationCalvinist
PolityPresbyterian
ModeratorRev. Seong Gi Cho
AssociationsWorld Council of Churches,
World Alliance of Reformed Churches,
Council for World Mission,
Christian Conference of Asia,
National Council of Churches in Korea
RegionSouth Korea
FounderSeo Sang-ryun
Origin1884 when a church was founded in
Hwanghae province.
SeparationsGosin group
Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea
Hapdong faction
Congregations9,190 [1]
Members2,554,227[2]
Ministers20,506[1]
Official websitehttp://www.pck.or.kr/
Presbyterian Church of Korea
Hangul
대한예수교장로회(통합)
Hanja
大韓예수敎長老會(統合)
Revised RomanizationDaehan yesugyo jangnohoe (Tonghap)
McCune–ReischauerTaehan yesugyo changnohoe (T'onghap)

The Presbyterian Church of Korea, also known as Yejang Tonghap (Korean: 예장통합) or just Tonghap, is a mainline Protestant denomination based in South Korea; it currently has the second largest membership of any Presbyterian denomination in the world.[3] It is affiliated with its daughter denomination, the Korean Presbyterian Church in America (KPCA) of the United States, which adopted the "Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad" as its new name in 2009.

Presbyterianism in Korea was reconstructed after World War II in 1947. The church adopted the name the Reformed Church in Korea. In the 1950s the church suffered tensions because the issues of theology, ecumenism and worship. In 1959 the Presbyterian Church of Korea broke into two equal sections, with Tonghap separating from The General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea. In 1984 the church celebrated the 100th anniversary of Presbyterianism in Korea. The church is an ecumenical denomination.[4] Membership is about 2.1 million and has 6,000 congregations in 56 presbyteries in 2004.[5]

The denomination is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches[6] and World Council of Churches.

The Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession are the official recognised confessions.[7]

According to the World Council of Churches there are 2.85 million members in 8,200 congregations.[8]

Cause of formation

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The Korean Presbyterian Church split for the third time (1951, 1953, and 1959) when the church divided for and against Park Hyung- Ryong (박형룡 朴亨龍, 1897 ~ 1978), president of the Presbyterian Seminary Society of the General Assembly. The anti-Park party is called 대한예수교장로회(통합)'Tonghap' (the united body) and the pro-Park party is called 대한예수교장로회(합동)'Hapdong' (the union body). The divisions from all three splits during the 50s still exist. The divisions from the third split between Tonghap and Hapdong respectively are still the largest Presbyterian dominations in South Korea .[9]

Controversies

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Controversy over the law banning hereditary succession in churches

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In September 2024, former constitutional chairpersons of the denomination's General Assembly sparked controversy by issuing a statement requesting the removal of Article 28, Section 6 of Part 2 of the Constitution, commonly known as the "Anti-Succession Law." Their main argument was that the law limits the autonomy of individual churches in appointing their pastors.[10] However, at the 109th General Assembly, the motion to abolish the 'Anti-Hereditary Succession Law' was rejected, confirming that the majority of the delegates opposed the privatization of churches through succession.[11]

Restrictions on media coverage of general assembly meetings

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The Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap)'s 109th General Assembly, held from September 24 to 26, 2024, at Changwon Yanggok Church, has reportedly restricted access to the main meeting hall for media outlets, excluding denominational publications. While it remains unclear whether this restriction is related to allegations of the General Assembly president's alleged affair or the controversy surrounding Article 28 of the church constitution on succession, the move to limit press freedom has heightened public speculation.[12]

Shincheonji YouTuber Delivers Congratulatory Speech

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At the thanksgiving service for the inauguration of Rev. Kim Young-geol (Pohang Dongbu Church) as the 109th Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK, Tonghap), controversy has arisen after it was revealed that Rep. Lee Sang-hwi (Pohang City, Nam-gu, Ulleung County) from the People Power Party, who had previously appeared as a regular panelist on 'Cheonji TV,' a YouTube channel associated with Shincheonji, delivered a congratulatory message.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Council of Churches - Presbyterian Church of Korea". Oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  2. ^ "교세현황 > 교세현황 > 대한예수교장로회총회". pck.co.kr. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ Park, Dong Hyun (8 June 2019). "한국장로교회 교세 통계(예장통합/합동)" [Statistics on the Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) Membership (TongHap/HapDong)]. PE News. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "The Presbyterian Church of Korea : History". Pck.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  5. ^ "Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ^ "World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)". Wcrc.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  7. ^ "The Presbyterian Church of Korea : Introduction". Pck.or.kr. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Presbyterian Church of Korea". Oikoumene.org. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ^ Kim, In Soo (2008). "Towards Peace and Reconciliation between South and North Korean Churches: Contextual Analysis of the Two Churches (Ch9)". Peace and Reconciliation : In Search of Shared Identity. Farnham: Ashgate Pub. p. 137. ISBN 9780754664611.
  10. ^ Park, In Jae (9 September 2024). "예장통합 총회 전직 헌법위원장들, "세습금지법 삭제 요청한다"" [Former Constitutional Chairpersons of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) General Assembly: "We Request the Removal of the Anti-Succession Law"]. Amen News. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  11. ^ "'세습금지법 폐기' 청원건 총대 64.7% 반대로 부결" [The petition to abolish the ‘Anti-Hereditary Succession Law’ was rejected, with 64.7% of the delegates voting against it.]. Amen News (in Korean). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  12. ^ Park, In Jae (10 September 2024). "예장통합총회, 언론사들의 총회 회의 취재 제한 조치로 논란" [Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) General Assembly Faces Controversy Over Media Restrictions]. Amen News (in Korean). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ "예장통합, 총회장 취임감사예배에 신천지 유튜브 출연자 축사 논란" [Controversy Surrounds Presbyterian Church of Korea's Inauguration Service as Shincheonji YouTuber Delivers Congratulatory Speech]. Amen News (in Korean). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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