Call for Suspending US-ROK Military Exercises and Decreasing Military Tensions on the Korean Peninsula As a part of the Korea Peace Appeal campaign the NCCK (National Council of Churches in Korea) signed together with many Civil society groups around the world a call to support peace on the Korean peninsula. The goal is to stopContinue reading Korea Peace Appeal Campaign
On November 23, 2021, the WCC-NCCK Consultation was held in Seoul, South Korea. The main topic was: “Settlement of Permanent Peace on the Korean Peninsula.” There, Peter Prove, director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, spoke in a statement in favor of resuming peace efforts between North and South Korea, whichContinue reading WCC-NCCK Consultation: “Settlement of Permanent Peace on the Korean Peninsula”
From July 10th-12th, 2019, the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Development Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula (EFK) met in Bangkok, Thailand, along with 46 participants from 11 countries. These included delegations from the Korean Christian Federation (KCF) of the DPRK and the National Council of Churches in the Republic of Korea (NCCK). In theContinue reading Bangkok Ecumenical Consultation 2019
Let Us Prepare for a New Day of Peaceful Coexistence: A Statement on the Meeting of Leaders at Panmunjom We at the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) welcome positively this meeting of South-North-U.S. leaders at Panmunjom. The third summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un at Panmunjom was a gateway through whichContinue reading NCCK Statement on SK-NK-US Meeting in Panmunjom
[Third Round of Inspection] The defectors are inspected by NIS members at the Thai immigration detention center. If I remember correctly, back in early November, the inspector who had been in charge of me back at Thailand came in. He asked if I remembered him and asked to move rooms. So we went into anotherContinue reading The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (3/3)
[First Round of Inspection] Upon receiving the inspection, the inspector presents a letter of an oath which says, “according to the North Korean Defector Protection law, those who try to receive protection with wrong intentions will be sentenced to five years of prison, and fined ten million Won. Based on the settlement subsidy clause, thoseContinue reading The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (2/3)
To put things short, the Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS)’s Protection Center for North Korean Defectors (previously called the Central Joint Interrogation Center) is a jail without bars equipped with “good” facilities like shower stalls and beds. …and I did as told, not knowing that it would later be used as evidence against me inContinue reading Defector from North Korea: The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (1/2)
Communique for “International Conference in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the 88 Declaration” Cultivating Peace, Proclaiming Hope For he is our peace; in his flesh, he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. (Ephesians 2:14) God’s vision for this world sees swordsContinue reading International Conference in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the 88 Declaration
Cultivating Peace, Proclaiming Hope The National Council of Churches in Korea hosted an international conference revisiting the Korean Church’s 1988 Declaration from March 5th – 7th, 2018 in Seoul. The conference welcomed about 140 participants with 100 participants attending from inside Korea and 40 participants joining as delegates from international church and civil society partners.Continue reading 88 Declaration International Ecumenical Conference Report
2018 Joint North-South Easter Prayer The Lord is our God for he brings us salvation. We bring glory to you, our God. All living creations will praise your name forever. Our Creator, You created us from earth and breathed into us life, But today you see our pain-inflicted spirit and body. It isContinue reading 2018 North Korea and South Korea Joint Easter Prayer
NCCK Campaign for Korean Peace 