United Methodists, Korean Methodists Renew Mission Partnership

Global Ministries and the Korean Methodist Church’s mission board signed a seven-article covenant on Oct. 14 in Sokcho, South Korea.
From left, Bishop Chungsuk Kim, president bishop of the Korean Methodist Church; the Rev. Byung-bae Hwang, general secretary of its General Board of Missions; Roland Fernandes, top executive of United Methodist Board of Global Ministries; and Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, an ecumenical officer of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, mark the signing of a mission cooperation covenant Oct. 14 in Sokcho, South Korea. The agreement commits the churches’ mission agencies to annual consultations and deeper cooperation. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.


SOKCHO, South Korea
 | Global Ministries and the Korean Methodist Church’s mission board signed a seven-article covenant on Oct. 14 in Sokcho, South Korea. It builds on 141 years of shared missionary heritage. The agreement commits both mission agencies to annual consultations, leadership exchanges, and ongoing communication. This gives the partnership a structure that can last through leadership changes and supports joint work in Korea, Asia, and worldwide.

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