SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Churches will be required to use QR-code based entry logs and other toughened infection preventive measures as the country tries to stem new coronavirus outbreaks tied to religious facilities, public health authorities said Wednesday. The entry logs for churchgoers will be implemented from Friday, with churches barred from hosting [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Church attendance and giving in South Korea have been sharply reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed on Saturday. In the survey of 1,135 member pastors of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea, 68.8 percent said church donations have decreased due to COVID-19, while 30.1 [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — At the height of the protracted outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection, so called “drive-in worship” services have emerged in the Christian community, garnering attention. Onnuri Community Church, one of the leading Christian churches in South Korea with some 75,000 followers, held a drive-in service on Sunday and celebrated [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Some Protestant churches in South Korea pressed ahead with their worship services Sunday despite the government’s pleas for stricter social distancing. As part of the government’s drive for further social distancing, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun earlier warned “stern” legal action would be taken against churches that violate quarantine guidelines [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With a number of coronavirus infections confirmed to be linked to a church in the southeastern city of Daegu, fears over going to crowded religious services are growing across the country. South Korea reported a total of 104 patients infected with the COVID-19 virus as of Thursday afternoon, with [...]