Английская Википедия:Chungdong First Methodist Church
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Chungdong First Methodist Church (Шаблон:Korean) is a historic church in Jeong-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
The church claims a number of historic firsts within Korea. It is the first Methodist church and one of the earliest Protestant churches,[1][2] as its congregation (albeit in a different building) was founded on October 11, 1885.[1][3] The church performed the first Methodist baptism on July 24, 1887, started the first Christian women's group in 1889, had the first pipe organ, and Western-style chapel.[3][1] The church's first building was built in 1897,[1][2] and is the oldest extant church in Korea, as well as the only one originally built during the 19th century.[2]
The church was founded by American missionary Henry Appenzeller.[1][2][3] In September 1887, he purchased a small hanok (traditional Korean house) to house the church, and deemed the building "Bethel Chapel". As the congregation grew, the church leadership decided to construct a larger building. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 9, 1895, with notable Korean leaders Soh Kwang-pom and Yun Chi-ho present.[3] A dedication service was held for the new building on December 26, 1897,[3] which they also dubbed "Bethel Chapel".[1][2][3] The church was expanded in 1926, changing from a cruciform (cross-shaped) church to a rectangular building.[2]
The newspaper served as the headquarters for several early publications in Korea, and was host to the Trilingual Press publisher.Шаблон:Sfn Publications include Tongnip Sinmun (first private newspaper in Korea[4]),Шаблон:Sfn The Korean Christian Advocate (first Christian newspaper in Korea[5]), The Christian News,Шаблон:Sfn and The Korean Repository (first English-language monthly magazine[6]).Шаблон:Sfn The church acquired the first privately-owned printing press in Korea for these publications.Шаблон:Sfn
The architecture is a simplified American gothic style, with arched window frames.[2] Bethel Chapel was made Historic Site of South Korea No. 277 in 1977.[1]
It currently holds worship services in both Korean and English.[7] It also maintains a Mangon Christian History Reference Room for historical materials.[7] The church opened a history museum on November 12, 2023.[8][1]
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- http://chungdong.org/html/main.asp (homepage in Korean)
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