Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회)

Explanation

Chungdong Church, having being completed in 1897, was the first Christian church that was built after the spread of Protestantism in Korea. The church was founded in 1887 as a small worship house under the name Bethel by Henry Gerhard Appenzeller, an American missionary. As the number of followers increased, the building underwent construction and officially became a church in 1895. Chungdong Church is the only remaining church building from the 19th century. The church was expanded once more in 1926, changing its from a cross-shaped building to a square one. The expansion was made by adding walls using bricks as not to damage the original building structure. The architecture was built in a simplified version of an American gothic house with arched window frames.

Inquiry

+82-2-753-0001

Homepage

www.chungdong.org (Korean only)

Information Use

Contact and Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese)
• For more Info: +82-2-753-0001~3

Parking facilities : Available

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Admission Fees
Free

Restrooms
Available

Location

46, Jeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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