Global InformationSaemoonan Church information
| Saemoonan Church | |
|---|---|
 6th Chapel (2019) | |
| Location | Jongno-gu, Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) |
| Website | saemoonan.org |
| History | |
| Founded | September 27, 1887 |
| Founder(s) | Horace Grant Underwood |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Lee Sang-hak |
The Saemoonan Church (Korean: 새문안교회) is the first organized Presbyterian church in South Korea, established in 1887 by Horace Grant Underwood, an American missionary who also founded Underwood School (now Kyungsin High School and Middle School), Yonhi College (now Yonsei University), and Severance Hospital. This makes the church the oldest established church in South Korea. It is known as the 'Mother Church of Korean Protestantism.'[1][2] Prominent figures in modern Korean history, such as Kim Kyu-sik, Ahn Chang-ho, and Choi Hyeon-bae, have been associated with this church.[3]
- ^ 김, 동우 (2019-03-18). "132년 역사 서울 새문안교회, 여섯 번째 새 성전서 첫 예배 (The Saemoonan Church with a 132 year history does its first service in the 6th chapel)". Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ^ 김, 현성 (2019-03-13). "[뉴스파워] 132년 역사 새문안교회, 새 예배당 완공 (The Saemoonan Church with 132 year history completes new chapel)". 뉴스파워 (News Power). Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ^ 고, 두현 (1997-06-07). "[한국의 교회] (8) '새문안교회'..110년 역사 장로교 '뿌리'". 한국경제.