Pongsu Church

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Pongsu Church
봉수 교회

Bongsu Church (15548231805) .jpg

Denomination : Protestant
Consecration date : September 1988

Coordinates: 39 ° 2 ′ 43 "  N , 125 ° 42 ′ 22.9"  E

The church Pongsu ( Kor.  봉수 교회 ) or Bongsu is a Protestant sacred building in North Korea's capital Pyongyang in the Mangyŏngdae-guyŏk district . The building was handed over to its intended purpose in September 1988 and has space for 700 worshipers. The entire area is around 10,000 m². In 2008 the church u. a. redeveloped with help from members of the Presbyterian Church of South Korea . The parishioners can get involved in a choir as well as in a missionary society or in the church assembly and the church council . Services sometimes take place several times a week.

Service in Pongsu Church

To what extent there is active church life cannot be said for sure; North Korea's constitution guarantees religious freedom , but Christians in particular are persecuted . More on this in the article: Religion in North Korea .

Web links

Commons : Pongsu Church  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nordkorea-Info.de: The Church Pongsu - North Korea Information. In: www.nordkorea-info.de. Retrieved September 13, 2015 .
  2. ↑ North Korea. In: KIRCHE IN NOT - Germany. Retrieved September 20, 2015 .
  3. ^ In North Korea, a church renovated, missionaries jailed . In: Reuters . August 12, 2014 ( reuters.com [accessed September 13, 2015]).