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PCK Daeshin Decides to Continue Using Its Current Name

2017-09-15 17:06

The Presbyterian Church of Korea - Daeshin (moderator: Rev. Lee Jong-seung) decided to stick to its current name, after heated debate for three days that postponed decisions on all the other agenda of its general assembly (September 11~14).

PCK Daeshin made this decision on September 13 in the middle of the assembly and thus closed the debate, at least for a while. Depending the final court ruling, however, the dispute may be re-ignited at any time.

Back in September 2015, when the two denominations, the old PCK Baekseok and old PCK Daeshin, merged, the decision was applauded as a good example of bringing about church unity. However, a group that later named itself PCK Daeshin Suho opposed what it declared was an inappropriate merger process, and filed a suit to void it; and the court upheld its position. Subsequently, use of the name Daeshin became the center of a conflict between what is now PCK Daeshin and PCK Daeshin Suho.

On the afternoon of September 13, after many zigs and zags, finally a resolution proposal was accepted. The remaining agenda matters, including the report of election candidates by the election management committee and the moderators’ elections, were carried out rapidly and smoothly, one by one.

As decided at the time of the merger back in 2015, former first vice-moderator Yu Chung-guk (Jeja Church, Guri) was elected the new moderator. The new first vice-moderator is Rev. Lee Ju-hun (Sarang Community Church, Dongtan); Rev. Park Geun-sang (Shinseok Church, Daejeon) is the new second vice-moderator, Rev. Park Gyeong-bae (Jangro Church, Songchon) is third vice-moderator, and Elder Lee Jae-won (Haeoreum Church) is elder vice-moderator.

The 52nd General Assembly of PCK Daeshin Suho opened at Somang Church (Rev. Lee Jeong-hyeon) in Shiheung, Gyeonggi-do, on September 11 for a three-day, two-night program, during which new board members were elected. Rev. Kim Dong-seong (Jungang Church, Hwaseong), vice-moderator last term, was unanimously elected the new moderator; Rev. An Tae-jun (Deungdae Church, Incheon) is the new pastor vice-moderator; and Elder Choi Gwang-shik (Duranno Church, Shiheung) is elder vice-moderator.



PCK Daeshin Suho had requested PCK Daeshin for two certifications of contents. General Secretary Cho Gang-shin explained, “Since the court ruled that the merger decision at the 2015 General Assembly was void, we asked them not to use the name ‘Daeshin,’ and to return our 150 million won, which they took after they settled the expenditures of the 50th general assembly in 2015… We’ll watch how this develops and act accordingly.”

Article and photo by reporter Choi Ki-young (ky710@kmib.co.kr), from Cheonan, with Yeara Ahn-Park (yap@kmib.co.kr)


Full Story in Korean:
예장대신, 교단 명칭 변경 없이 그대로 쓴다: 법원 판결 따라 바꾸자는 측과 고수하자는 양측 주장 맞서 사흘 격론 끝에 가까스로 결론

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