|
Onnuri Community Church
Onnuri Community Church (sometimes stylized OnNuRi Community Church, abbreviated OCC, also called Onnuri, Onnuri Church, and Onnuri Presbyterian Church) is a local church in Seoul, South Korea, founded by Ha Yong-jo (1946–2011).[1] HistoryHa Yong-jo began Onnuri Church in 1985 with 12 families with a vision of stirring, a vision similar to the Book of Acts. It has since grown to become one of South Korea's largest Presbyterian churches.[2] As one of approximately 25 megachurches in Korea, and is an emerging church, engaging in postmodern modes of evangelism, organizational structure, and leadership.[3] The main church building and administration housing cost millions of dollars to build[4] and are located in Yongsan District.[5] It currently occupies five different church buildings spread out over Seoul, encompassing congregations speaking ten different languages.[6] Onnuri English Ministry, spread out over three different church buildings, is the largest English-language Presbyterian ministry in Korea, employing seven part-time pastors and four full-time pastors.[7] By 2004, 25,000 members were registered church members and by 2006, 46,000 adults were registered church members, 41,500 of which were in regular attendance of Sunday church services.[8][9] Social careOnnuri took on much of Handong Global University's debt in the mid-1990s when the university was experiencing financial distress.[10] References
External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
