Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich .
30-596: It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 15,446 distributed on an area of 2.11 km². Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in the former church hall of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich -Wipkingen, being
60-538: A group of Presbyterians was accused of plotting an assassination of then- Governor-General of Korea Terauchi Masatake in Sonchon . Missionaries were also accused of distributing firearms for the alleged assassination plot. Like other Christian groups, Korean Presbyterians such as Kil Sŏn-chu were closely involved in the March First Movement of 1919. Of the thirty-three representatives [ ko ] of
90-576: A half hours of service. Children running around, the atmosphere is lively, the air stuffy , a youth worker participates also, and all is accompanied by keyboards and electric piano, praise, and believers witness their experience usually in the Tamil language . During the prayer all speak to himself. Most of the community members refuged to Switzerland in 1989 , and about 30% of them gained the Swiss citizenship . Igreja de Língua Portuguesa de Evangélica Zurique IELPZ
120-684: A unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called migration churches. Zurich Wipkingen railway station is a stop of Zürich S-Bahn line S24 . The station is a 3-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof . 47°23′33.61″N 8°31′24.34″E / 47.3926694°N 8.5234278°E / 47.3926694; 8.5234278 This Canton of Zürich location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zentrum f%C3%BCr Migrationskirchen Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in
150-644: Is a Protestant denomination based in South Korea that follows Calvinist theology and the Westminster Confession of Faith . Since the 1950s, the denomination has separated into various branches of the same name due to theological and political disputes. As of 2019, 286 branches in South Korea, many of which have separated from the PCK, use the title 'Presbyterian Church of Korea'. Some biblical historians consider
180-550: Is independent since 1865. About 60 religious associations have been established by or for immigrants in Zürich in the past 20 years. In order to offer appropriate cult rooms, in 2008 the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich respectively of the city of Zürich established the centre in Wipkingen. The theologian and pastor Dinah Hess is as of December 2014 its director, she tries also to find rooms for further parishes, and she
210-405: Is not tolerated, and many communities have difficulty to find locations; therefore the centre promotes these charismatic churches, having in Switzerland usually called 'long', 'loud' and 'exotic' worship. The Hansomang community comprises about 70 people from South Korea . Accompanied by piano, its white-robed choir sings during Sunday each louder than usual in Switzerland, otherwise the service
240-594: Is responsible for the rental of rooms and the communal life in the center. Pastor Hess also obliges the communication to the migration churches, and to aware that the Reformed Church sometimes may have a different understanding of mission between the registered partnership, and therefore not to deny, but to carefully address debates on such topics. On monthly meetings, all the church communities discuss organizational items, but also may discuss religious issues. Currently there are eight churches from four continents, all of
270-616: Is the hostess of the center for migration churches, belonging to the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich, in co-operaration with the parish Guthirt . The approximately 4,500 members inter alia call the members of the parish assembly, the community convention and pastors to share the leadership responsibilities. Presbyterian Church in Korea The Presbyterian Church of Korea ( PCK ), also abbreviated as Yejang ( Korean : 예장 ),
300-615: Is traditionally reformed, well-tempered and calmly . Hansomang was founded in 2002, supported by the Presbyterian Church of Korea and the Presbyterian Church in Korea , and maintains a partnership with the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches. The Korean community in Bern is connected to Hansomang as a sister church. Eglise Evangélique missionaries International EEM is a free church from
330-621: The Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910. Thus, initial relationships between the colonial government and the Presbyterians were peaceful. Missionaries accepted Japanese rule as "the powers that be," and asserted a position of "loyal recognition" of the Japanese occupation. Nevertheless, many Korean Presbyterians were suspected of being political agents by the colonial government and were arrested, often without proper explanation or trial. In one incident,
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#1732868832673360-736: The Jeam-ni Massacre during a trip to Suwon with his colleagues. By 1937, the Presbyterian churches were largely independent of financial support from the United States. Presbyterianism in Korea was reconstructed after World War II in 1947. The church adopted the name the Reformed Church in Korea . In the 1950s, the church suffered tensions because of issues of theology, ecumenism, and worship. The first of these occurred in 1951, over issues related to shinto shrine worship, resulting in
390-717: The Presbyterian Church in Canada arrived to serve as missionaries. McKenzie died after a year and a half while working in evangelism and medical care in Sorae Church , Hwanghae Province . His efforts led to the organization of the Korean mission church for the Presbyterian Church in Canada ( 캐나다장로회조선선교회 ) in Wonsan . In the Southern Presbyterian Church , pastors William D. Reynolds and Lewis B. Tate arrived in 1892 and organized
420-691: The Protestantism faith, situated in the centre. In addition to the Francophone community from the Republic of the Congo , there are also an Anglophone community of citizens from Nigeria , two Latin American churches for Spanish and Portuguese speaking people, a Tamil community, a Korean church, a Finnish church and a Swiss free church situated in the centre. As at many places in Switzerland, 'loud' worship often
450-511: The Republic of the Congo , founded in 1992, and practicing a rollicking, rhythmic, unleashed Sunday service. Jeanette acts in worship as a presenter, accompanied by a six-member all-female band. The Francophone community is Protestant, but influenced by Evangelicals in the USA and by the Pentecostal free churches of South Africa . The church is decidedly missionary -oriented and distributes leaflets on
480-543: The Sorae Church , which was established in the early 1880s by Seo Sang-ryun , as the origin of Korean Presbyterianism. Others consider the Saemoonan Church , established by American missionary Horace Underwood in 1887, as the true birthplace of the PCK. However, the PCK was first organized as an independent Korean church in 1907. Calvinism is believed to have first arrived in Korea in 1865 when pastor Robert Jermain Thomas
510-1140: The royal court of Joseon as a physician. In 1885, Horace Grant Underwood and John W. Heron [ ko ] arrived and established the Korean mission church for the Northern Presbyterian Church. The Korean edition of the Bible was first translated by John Ross during the 1870s. The edition was first printed and published by the British and Foreign Bible Society and the Scottish Bible Society in 1886. Subsequently, more Western missionaries set foot in Korea with Canadian missionary James Scarth Gale and Australian Joseph Henry Davies arriving in 1889, and American missionary Samuel Austin Moffett in 1890. In 1891, female teachers such as Isabella Menzies, Jean Perry and Mary Fawcett arrived from Australia. Dr. James MacKenzie arrived in 1893, and in 1898, Dr. Robert Grierson , pastor W. R. Foote, and Duncan MacRae of
540-652: The Council of Missions Holding the Presbyterian Form of Government ( Korean : 장로교선교공의회 , also succinctly known as the Council of Missions). The two councils consisted only of foreign missionaries. Elections for the first Korean presbyters for the council began in 1900. Sŏ Kyŏng-cho [ ko ] ( Hwanghae ), Kim Chong-sŏp, and I Yŏng-ŭn (both South Pyongan ) were elected as elders in 1900. The following year, Kil Sŏn-chu and Pang Kich'ang [ ko ] were elected as elders. On September 20 of
570-676: The Independent Council agreed on creating a General Assembly, and converting the seven sub-presbyteries into official presbyteries. On September 1, 1912, the first General Assembly of the PCK took place in Pyongyang. In 1916, the Presbytery of Gyeongsang was divided into the presbyteries of Gyeongnam and Gyeongbuk , and the presbytery of Pyongseo (west Pyongan) was separated from the presbytery of Pyongbuk. Korean Presbyterians were advised to stay uninvolved with any political cause even after
600-604: The Korean mission church for the Southern Presbyterian Church ( 남장로회조선선교회 ) in Jeolla Province . In 1889, the Northern Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church of Victoria created The United Council of Presbyterian Missions ( 장로교선교연합공의회 ; 長老敎宣敎聯合公議會 ), with John W. Heron as chairman, to settle issues over the unification of churches. In 1893, the United Council of Presbyterian Missions became
630-685: The first graduates of the Pyongyang Theological Seminary. The same year, the United Council decided to select a party committee member to handle church affairs for the five local councils of Pyeongan, Gyeongseong, Jeolla, Gyeongsang, and Hamgyeong. On September 17, 1907, under the approval of four presbyters from the Mission Council, 33 missionaries and 38 presbyters organized the Presbyterian Church of Korea into an independent church. The five local councils were re-organized into
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#1732868832673660-478: The former church hall of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich , being a unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called migration churches . Located in the formerly independent municipality Wipkingen , the church hall (German: Kirchgemeindehaus ) „Haus für das Volk“, meaning home for the people , was inaugurated in 1932, being the parish house of the Reformed church congregation, that
690-545: The movement, sixteen were Christians, and seven were Presbyterians. As a result of the movement, the persecutions of Christians were exacerbated. Likewise, many Presbyterian missionaries were put under scrutiny, and their properties were often destroyed by police. 1,461 Presbyterians were arrested by Japanese police by the end of June 1919; in less than four months, the total number of Presbyterian arrests increased to 3,804. 41 Presbyterian leaders were killed, and 12 churches were destroyed. Horace Underwood made detailed accounts of
720-474: The same year, three Korean presbyters and six ministers organized the Council of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Chosun) ( 조선예수교장로회공의회 ; 朝鮮예수敎長老會公議會 ) with 25 missionaries in a missionary council held at the Saemoonan Church in Seoul, with missionary William L. Swallen inaugurated as the first chairman. However, as the Council of Missions had jurisdiction over church affairs, the Presbyterian Church of Korea
750-411: The seven sub-presbyteries ( Korean : 대리회 ; Hanja : 代理會 ) of Pyongbuk , Pyongnam , Hwanghae , Chungcheong , Jeolla , Hamgyong , and Gyeongsang . The PCK was also known during this era as the "Independent Council" ( Korean : 독노회 ; Hanja : 獨老會 ; RR : Dongnohoe ). On September 17, 1911, during an assembly at Nammoon Church, Daegu,
780-613: The streets. It practices the " reverse mission " of migrant churches; the people that were converted to Christianity by European missionaries, bring the Gospel back to Europe . The Oikos Church has its origins in Sri Lanka and was founded in 2004. The Protestant community supports people in Sri Lanka and India , which have suffered losses during the war and need help to survive . On Sunday morning about one hundred believers gather for two and
810-587: Was also founded in 1992 in Zürich. The members come from Latin America, Africa and Europe. The services are held in Portuguese and translated into German. Suomalainen Seurakunta (Finnish parish) was founded in 2002, and compatriots in Zürich a piece of the Finnish church community . The Divine Power Restoration Centre DPRC is a non-denominational church with members mainly from Nigeria that also gather on Sunday. It
840-631: Was captured and martyred during the General Sherman incident . The first Korean Presbyterian church was founded by Seo Sang-ryun , who was converted into Christianity by Scottish pastor John McIntyre in Manchuria, in Hwanghae province in 1884. Full-scale missions were able to take place twenty years later when Horace Newton Allen of the Northern Presbyterian Church was admitted into
870-476: Was founded in 2002, by 2010 it was called Word base Ministries Association . Iglesia Vida Eterna offers Sunday worship services in Spanish and then the joint meetings with food from Latin America . The International Church of Christ comprises international municipalities from different nations and was founded 20 years ago in Zürich. It is also celebrating on Sunday church services. Kirchgemeinde Wipkingen
900-699: Was then only a fraternal organization. In 1902, Yang Chŏn-paek [ ko ] was appointed as an elder, and more people were elected as elders in 1903. In 1901, Samuel Moffett established the Pyongyang Theological Seminary and became its first principal. The spread of Presbyterianism was further intensified by the Great Pyongyang Revival of 1907. On June 20, 1907, Kil Sŏn-chu, Yang Chŏn-paek, Han Sŏk-chin [ ko ] , I Kip'ung [ ko ] , Sŏ Kyŏng-cho, Song In-sŏ [ ko ] , and Pang Kich'ang became
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