Korea Chungdong First Methodist Church韓國衛理公會第一堂：貞洞教堂

坐落在首爾市的貞洞路，這是一條很有歷史味道的小路，
貞洞路，是首爾市區最富盛名的小路之一。
1999年，首爾市將貞洞路指定為“最想散步的街道”1號。
2006年，在建設交通部評審的“韓國最美的100條小路”中獲得了金奬。這句話，是首爾市官方旅遊資訊網站對貞洞路的評價。
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貞洞第一教堂
Chungdong First Methodist Church

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=1918891

http://www.sarawakmethodist.org/weilibao/weilibao_view.php?pno=716&wid=1867

韩国卫理公会与福州人有何关系呢？当在下查询韩卫理公会的历史时，发现最早来韩国考察的是来自时任中国福州的宣教士麦利和。

从麦利和说起
来自美国的麦利和于1848年来到中国的福州，他就如砂拉越的富雅各宣教士，不是最早来的先锋，却留下了佳美的脚踪。麦利和到达福州以后，为了方便传福音，开始潜心学习研究福州话。他和同工合作编撰了《福州方言拼音字典》和《榕腔初学撮要》，是把新约全书翻译成福州话的委员会成员之一。此外，他还曾担任福州教团的总监和司库。他筹建了福州天安堂，曾任福州美华书局主理。1857年7月14日，在美以美会到福州传教10年之后，麦利和为该会在东亚地区的第一名信徒，长乐人陈安施行洗礼。
1872年，在他要求之下被母会调往日本，1875年他建立了日本第一座卫理公会礼拜堂。1881年他回到福州，创办鹤龄英华书院。1883年他又来到日本并于1884年奉命自日本前往韩国考察。他来到韩国时经该国外务部官员的介绍得以谒见高官，得到从事医疗与教育事业之许可。回到日本后，他致函美国母会表示朝鲜的设立学校与医院是一种的需要。

韩卫理第一位宣教士
美国卫理公会就在那一年的年底任命施兰敦医生(Dr William B. Scraton)及师母与亚扁薛罗(Henry G. Appenzeller)等为首批赴韩国的宣教士。他们于第二年1885年5月份抵步，受到较早约一年即抵步的美国北长老会的宣教士的迎接。当时他们登岸的地方即为现在仁川港口附近Jemulpo。

第一位受洗者
早期的事工是由建设学校开始，如韩国的第一所女校梨花学校及该会第一间男校培才，及医院。第一位受洗的卫理公会信徒叫做 Park Jung Sang，是培才学校的学生。

第一间教堂
卫理公会在韩国的第一间教堂为伯特利教堂（Bethel cha-pel），于1887年10月9日在首尔建立。这是卫理公会最古老的教堂，名为贞洞卫理公会。
1903年由Robert A. Hardie's 所主持的Wonsan灵性觉醒大会，直接影响了1907年的韩国系列的号称为平壤大复兴运动及1909年的拯救一百万灵魂运动。因为这些运动，为韩国基于基督徒的价值与道德而形成的新社会，并经历了悔改重生与圣洁的生活。（卫理报。孟礼）

History

Located in the middle of Seoul, the Jeong-dong area was the center of the Western newspaper industry during the late Joseon Dynasty. Many Western legations, including the United States, were located in this area in the 19th century, as well as modernized schools and churches, making it the center of the spread of Western culture. Chungdong First Methodist Church, often called Chungdong Church, is Korea’s first Protestant church and was built by Henry Gerhard Appenzeller, an American Methodist missionary. He arrived to Korea with Horace Grant Underwood, another Presbyterian missionary, and Appenzeller started with an education project by establishing the Pai Chai Institute, the oldest Western-style building in Korea, since he did not receive official approval for ministry work from the Joseon Kingdom. In 1887, he finally built a chapel by remodeling a traditional hanok house and this would set the foundation for the Chungdong First Methodist Church of today. As the number of Christians increased, the larger modern chapel was needed and it was finally constructed in October, 1897.

Notable Features

Chungdong First Methodist Church, the oldest Victorian-style chapel in Korea, is designated as Historic Site No. 256. Built with red bricks, it is a one story building with a simple appearance. Though it is just one story, it looks like a two-story building due to its height, and even the belfry on the southern end makes it look as if it had a third-story. Its small and plain-looking exterior merges harmoniously with Jeong-dong’s quiet atmosphere. It is located right across from Deoksugung Palace and nearby tourist attractions like Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul Museum of History,Gyeonghuigung Palace, and Chongdong Theater.

INFO

☞ Chungdong First Methodist Church

☞ Direction: Get off at City Hall Station (Seoul Subway Line 1, 2), Exit 1, walk along the Deoksugung Doldam-gil (5 min on foot)

☞ Services: Sundays - 14:00 (English)/ 13:00 - Kids English Sunday School

☞ Inquiries: +82-2-753-0001

☞ Homepage: www.chungdong.org (Korean)