THE KUKMIN DAILY

*Towards the end of the Korea-Japan Easter Festival, participating pastors, believers, and neighbors raise their hands in prayer for the evangelization of Japan.


*King’s Choir of Seoul Full Gospel Church and choir members of the Japanese church sing praise songs together at the Easter Festival on April 21.


On April 21, Seoul Full Gospel Church (Rev. Han Byeol) in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and the Christian Council of Koreans in Japan (co-representatives: Revs. Lee Byeong-yong & Cho Nam-su) held a joint “Korea-Japan Citizens Easter Festival in Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation” in Osaka, Japan. This was the first Easter event to be open to the public in the Kansai region, which includes Osaka. It was also particularly meaningful because this was the Council’s first Easter event since the merger of the two local Korean mission organizations. Rev. Han Byeol commented, “Korea and Japan are in conflict in several contexts, but this event proved that we can come together and be one through spirituality.”

*Members of Seoul Full Gospel Church who participated in the Korea-Japan Easter Festival pose for a group photo.

Article and photo by reporter Jaechan Park (jeep@kmib.co.kr), from Osaka, with Yeara Ahn-Park (yap@kmib.co.kr)


Full Story in Korean:
복음 메신저들, 日 오사카 ‘불금’ 달구다: 대치순복음교회·재일한국기독교연합회 ‘종교개혁 500주년 부활절 시민 페스티벌’