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Church Institutions Reluctant to Penalize Pastors Committing Sexual Crimes

Church Institutions Reluctant to Penalize Pastors Committing Sexual Crimes

SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Church organizations are reluctant to penalize pastors who have committed sexual crimes, a civic group has claimed. The Korean Christian Alliance for Church Reform said that among 80 pastors who were convicted of sexual crimes between 2013 and 2022, only one of them has been penalized by church organizations. [...]

S. Korean Pastor Suspended from Work for Blessing Sexual Minorities

S. Korean Pastor Suspended from Work for Blessing Sexual Minorities

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean pastor who was put on church trial for having blessed sexual minorities at a queer festival has been suspended from his position. With the Protestant church community divided over the enactment of the ‘Comprehensive Discrimination Prevention Law,’ this sentence is bringing the sexual minority issue back [...]

KB Kookmin Bank Introduces Digital Offering Basket for ‘Untact’ Church Services

KB Kookmin Bank Introduces Digital Offering Basket for ‘Untact’ Church Services

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — KB Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest retail lender, introduced a new service for so-called ‘untact’ (contactless) donations on Wednesday. The ‘Digital Donations’ service enables individuals and groups to manage donations without in-person contact. The service will first be introduced to churches as a way for parishioners to make their [...]

S. Korean Christians Express Discontent with Online Worship During COVID-19 Era

S. Korean Christians Express Discontent with Online Worship During COVID-19 Era

SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Church-goers in South Korea, where religious services are typically characterized by large in-person gatherings, are growing increasingly dissatisfied with online worship, an inevitable reality at times given the government’s social distancing directives and the protracted coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey conducted by a publication operated by a Protestant [...]

Local Church Introduces Drive-in Worship Service

Local Church Introduces Drive-in Worship Service

SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Many churches are refraining from holding offline worship services due to the coronavirus outbreak. Recently, a new way of participating in religious activities while performing ‘social distancing’ is gaining attention. The Seoul City Church in Seoul’s Jungnang District plans to hold a drive-in worship service this coming Sunday. Church [...]