Korea National District (DS Rev. Yoon, Moon-Gi) held a ceremony to mark the 76th anniversary of Korea Nazarene Church on 25 October 2024 at the Hillside Church of the Nazarene. The first part was a worship service of thanksgiving, and the second part was the unveiling ceremony. Dr. Kim, Young-Baik, who attended the first meeting in 1948, preached a sermon titled “The Nazarene and the Nazarenes” (Matt. 2:19-23).
In his sermon, Pastor Kim explained, “The Nazarene refers to Jesus, and at that time, Nazareth was a very shabby place, so the expression ‘Nazarene’ was looked down upon.” And in John 1, Nathanael asked, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ And Philip said, ‘Come and see’. Jesus was despised for being a Nazarene, but ‘Nazarenes’ who followed Jesus arose,” he said, adding, “I hope that we, who celebrated our 76th anniversary, will be Nazarenes who follow Jesus and spread the gospel of Jesus to the ends of the earth.
The unveiling ceremony was presided over by DS Yoon, Moon-gi, followed by congratulatory remarks from retired pastor Ryu, Dong-hyung, and Nazarene University President Kim, Kyung-soo, and a meaningful commemorative photo in front of the marker stone. Below is the full text of the memorial stone:
Korea Nazarene Bible School was founded on September 14, 1954, by missionary Dr. Donald D. Owens at 311-3 Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. However, as it was located in the heart of a high-end residential area, there was no room for further expansion. Therefore, the school purchased 20.4ac of land, including 12.2ac of state-owned land and 8.1ac of privately owned land, which was previously a wooded low hill and field at San 6-4 Deungchon-ri. In December 1958, the campus was relocated to the new property, where students were trained for about 23 years. Then, on May 27, 1981, the campus was moved to Ssangyong-dong, Cheonan City, where it was upgraded to a university, Korea Nazarene University, and continues operating to the present day. Currently, a 0.14ac headquarters building of the Korea Church of the Nazarene and a 0.24ac Deungmaru Church remain on 0.38ac of the original campus as a memorial to the former Bible School.
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