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Religious Services

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Christian

+ Seoul Internatio­nal Baptist Church (02-7936267, 02-333-0662): English-language church service offered. Sunday activities include Bible study for all ages and morning worship. Call Pastor Dan Armistead. Located near Itaewon and a 5-minute walk from Yongsan U.S. military base. + Seong-Bok English Ministry (010-8682-6870): English worship on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Located near Korea University station on subway line 6. Walk straight from exit 3 for 200 meters until you find the church on the right side. + Young Nak Presbyteri­an Church (02-2280

0228): Internatio­nal worship in English located in downtown Seoul. Sunday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Mission Chapel room 505. Pastor Bill Majors (011-613-5896). Visit www.myiwe.com.

+ Onnuri English Ministry: Sunday Services at Dogok at 11:30 a.m. and Seobingo at 4 p.m. — contempora­ry worship with expository preaching. Youth and children’s services also at both campuses. Visit www.onnuriengl­ish.org. + Myungsung Church (02-440-9080): Inter-deno minational format of praise and worship at 1:20 p.m. Sundays. Located in Myeongil-dong, near exit 4 of Myeongil Station on subway line 5. Visit www.msews.com. + Seoul Union Church: Worship service at 9:30 a.m. and Christian education classes at 11 a.m on Sundays. Visit www.seoulunion­church.org. + English Ministry of Presbyteri­an Church of the Lord: Children’s English Sunday School, 11:40 a.m., Sunday English Worship, 1:30 p.m., Adult Bible Study, 3 p.m. Weekly outreach service events. Located next to Sports Complex Station (Line 2), exit 3. Visit www.empcl.org. We are a service oriented community. PC (USA) affiliatio­n. + Seoul Internatio­nal Church of Christ (02-2607 -0645, 011-768-7881): Inter-denominati­onal services available in English on Sundays. Call for weekday Bible class schedules and location of church building. + Hallelujah Christian Church (02-570-7007):

Inter-denominati­onal and evangelica­l worship service in English on Sundays, led by the Rev. Mark H. Senter at the newly-built sanctuary (room 101) in Yatap-dong, Bundang. + Onnuri Church (02-793-9686): Dynamic worship and expository preaching in English on Sundays. Youth ministry and Sunday School available. Located 15 minutes from Ichon Station and South Post Gate 17. + Yongsan Baptist Church (010-2620-0284): Independen­t Baptist church l ocated near Sookmyung Women’s University; English Bible study classes and worship services at 10:00 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Midweek Praying Meeting on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. http://yongsanbap­tist.org + Daejeon Dae Heung Internatio­nal Worship Service (042-525-8881): English-language Bible classes for adults and teens every Sunday at 9:30 p.m. + 21 Mission Seoul Sung Rak Church (02-831

0296/0775): Service at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. (simualtane­ous English or French translatio­n). Services are also offered in Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and Russian. Internatio­nal Chapel and Bible Study at 2 p.m. Service in Chinese, Japanese or Vietnamese available upon request. + Internatio­nal Lutheran Church (02-794-6274): The church conducts creative Worship Services in English every Sunday at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Nursery care is provided. Near Hangangjin Station on Subway line 6, Exit 2. Please visit www.ilcseoul.net. + Somang Presbyteri­an Church (02-512-9191): English service, sermon by the Rev. Dr. Glenn A. Jent at 1:30 p.m. in Mission Building. Located in Sinsa-dong near Apgujeong Station on subway line 3. + Seoul Bible Church (02-876-3939, 031-3964532): Exposition­al sermons in English. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday Worship at 11 a.m. Take subway line 2 to Bongcheon Station, exit 6. + Christian Internatio­nal Church of Taejon (042-636-2247): Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Located on the campus of Taejon Christian Internatio­nal School, Ojong-dong, Daedeok-gu. Pastor Rev. Benny Gresham. + Yoido Full Gospel Church (02-783-9920): Sun- day services at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. with simultaneo­us translatio­n in English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Indonesian and others. + German Protestant Church (02-795-0393): Every first and third Sunday at 5 p.m. at Internatio­nal Lutheran Church. + Chungdong Methodist Church Inclusive Sunday worship service in English at 2 p.m. Holy Communion every Sunday. A 5-minute walk from exit 1 of City Hall Station, subway line 1. Rev. Sam Paik (011-9985-8050). + German Catholic Church (02-792-7372): Service every Sunday at 10 a.m. at Internatio­nal Catholic Church, Hannamdaer­o 90-gil. Maria Jutta Hassler. Visit http://dekathge.org., www.dkg-seoul.org. + Myeongdong Cathedral (02-774-3890): Weekday Masses at 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday Masses at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. English Mass every Sunday at 9 a.m. + Songbuk-dong Catholic Church (02-762-1986): English Mass every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. + Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church (02-765-0870, 010-4441-0870): Tagalog Mass every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. for Filipinos. + Catholic Internatio­nal Parish of Seoul (02-7932070): French Mass every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Francis Chapel; English Mass every Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Francis Hall; German Mass every Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Francis Chapel (02-792-7372); Italian/Spanish Mass every Sunday at noon at the Francis Chapel. + The Anglican Church for Foreigners (Eng: 019495-7745, Kor: 010-4748-2162): Worship in English on Sundays at 3 p.m. at Daejeon Anglican Cathedral. A 20-minute walk from Daejeon Station on Tohwa-5 gil in Sonhwa-dong. Or, Chungangro station, exit 8. Visit www.daejeon.anglican.org. + Covenant Church (02-417-3232): Sunday English service at 1:30 p.m., Sunday English praise, testimony and prayer time at 4:30 p.m., and English small group meetings throughout the week. Gospel-centered church affiliated with the PCA (Presbyteri­an Church of America), located at Shin- cheon Station (next to Jamsil Station on subway line 2). Visit www.covenantch­urch.co.kr.

+ Dongdo Church (02-967-0807): English worship service is offered by pastor David Crawford at 5 p.m. every Sunday. Located near from exit 10 of Cheongnyan­gni Station on subway line 1.

+ Anglican Cathedral Seoul: English Holy Communion Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School for children in Seoul Anglican Cathedral located next to Deoksu Palace and at 7:30 p.m. in Gangnam Anglican Church behind the Imperial Palace Hotel. Vicar (010-7556-0785). + Daegu Dalseh Independen­t Evangelica­l Church (010-4511-6960): Sunday worship services in English and Korean at 11 a.m. Tuesday prayer meetings at 8 p.m. A five-minute walk from exit 4 of Keimyung Universty Station, subway line 2. + Power Ministries Internatio­nal (Eng: 02-4163386, Kor: 02-3471-7300): Services every Sunday at 4 p.m. at Jesus Church, Seocho- dong. Pastors Marc and Melinda Millan. + Filipino Bible Baptist Church: FBBC is outreachin­g OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) in Korea with a Unique O.F.W. Ministry (Obey God, Follow Christ & Win Souls). Near Grand Children’s Park Station (subway line 7, exit 5). Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship at 11 a.m., fellowship lunch at 1 p.m. Saturday fellowship dinners at 7 p.m., prayer meeting 8 p.m. Pastor Lee Sang-woo. Visit www.fbbckorea. com.

Buddhist

+ Ahnkook Zen Center (02-3673-0772): Brief practice and discussion on Buddhism in English. Saturdays at 2:30 p.m., except national holidays. Special instructio­n available from Zen Master Soo Bool. Located near exit 2 on Anguk Subway Station on line 2. Visit www. ahnkookzen.org. + Seoul Internatio­nal Zen Center (02-900-4326): Hwagye Temple in Suyu-dong holds public sessions for meditation and Dharma talk Sundays at 1 p.m. Daily services at 4 a.m. and 6 p.m. Visit www.seoul. zen.org. + Vairocana Internatio­nal Zen Center (02-735-

5347, 02-6012-1731): Meditation, Dharma talk and discussion­s every Sunday at 3 p.m. Buddhist studies on Sundays at 4 p.m. Children Dharma School every Sunday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Subway line 3, Muakje Station, exit 3. Visit www.cosmicbudd­ha.kr.

+ Buddha Temple (051-73-7119): An internatio­nal Buddhist community offers Zen meditation­al retreats and lectures (Anapanasat­i and Milinda sutras) for monks, nuns and lay persons. Daily regular services at 4 a.m. and 6 p.m. Ask for Ven. Maitreya at Bulta Temple in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province.

+ Seoul Shambhala Dharma Study Group: Meditation in Sadang. Meetings every first, third and fifth Sunday of the month for meditation and Buddhist book discussion in English. Contact Mark at 010-9035-9742 (English or Korean). Visit www.seoul.shambhala.info. + Buddhist English Library of Seoul (02-7300173): Saturday Dharma Program at 10 a.m. Dharma Talk and Discussion at 2 p.m. Group Study and Practice Other programs during the week and on Sundays. Located in Insa-dong, Anguk Station, exit 6. Visit www.bels.kr. + Group meditation in Seoul: Regular meditation in the mountains or forest. Daily meditation. Meetings are the first weekend of each month for meditation and discussion­s on selected topics in Buddhism. Contact Ahn Seong-jin at 010-2485-0902 (English or Korean).

Islamic

+ The Seoul Central Masjid (02-794-7307): Juma Prayers in Korean, Arabic and English at 1 p.m. every Friday. Ssalam prayers are offered five times on weekdays. Visit www.koreaislam.org.

Hindu

+ ISKCON Seoul temple (010-2448-6441): Darshan daily at 7 p.m. Aarti & Kirtan, Sundays at 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Bhagavd Gita classes in English, Hindhi, Korean followed by Prasadam Feast in Haebangcho­n (near Itaewon). Visit www.krishnakor­ea.com.

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