THE KUKMIN DAILY

Representatives of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK), the Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK) and the Council of Denomination Heads for Korean Church Unity (CDH) have agreed to prepare a plan for Korean church unity by the end of this October, and to achieve unity by the end of November. For this, they have decided on the formation of a Committee to Promote Korean Church Unity, to be composed of seven members: three from CCIK, two from CCK, and one each from the Presbyterian Church of Korea Hapdong, and the Korean Methodist Church.

Representatives of the three groups held a press conference on August 31 at the Korean Ecumenical Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and announced a “Declaration for Korean Church Unity” (photo). The declaration provides for the selection of a moderator or president from among the members of the Committee, and for the organization to be finalized by the end of this month. The declaration includes plans for the formation of working-level teams to deal with the various problems that will need to be solved for unity. It also provides processes to elicit agreement in cases where Committee members hold conflicting positions.


[Denominational Members of the Committee to Promote Korean Church Unity]

-Communion of Churches in Korea: Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) Tonghap, PCK Daeshin, Korea Evangelical Holiness Church

-Christian Council of Korea: Assembly of God Korea, Korea Baptist Convention

-Council of Denomination Heads for Korean Church Unity: PCK Hapdong, Korean Methodist Church

Reporter Pyeong Seon Jeon (junbs@kmib.co.kr), with Marion Kim (marionkkim@icloud.com)


Full Story in Korean:
9월 한연추 구성→ 10월 합의안 마련→ 11월 한국교회 연합 완성: 한기총-한교연-교단장회의 ‘한국교회 연합을 위한 선언문’