SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government’s recent ban on small gatherings and meetings in churches has brought about a strong backlash from the Protestant community amid rising concerns over a second wave of the novel coronavirus infection stemming from religious facilities. On Wednesday, the health authorities said Protestant churches will be [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As cases of mass coronavirus infections are breaking out at a number of churches around Seoul, people are criticizing Protestant churches that insist on holding services despite the current outbreak. Recently, a case of mass infection at the River of Grace Community Church in Seongnam, just south of Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Many big Protestant churches in Seoul have still remained reluctant to suspend their Sunday services this coming weekend, raising concerns over possible mass infections of the coronavirus. Yeouido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, the biggest Protestant church in South Korea with 560,000 followers, said Thursday that it will hold [...]