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The Pyongyang Theological Seminary (also known the Pyongyang Theological Academy, [1] but commonly known simply as the Pyongyang Seminary [2]) is a Protestant theological seminary in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It is run by the government-controlled Korean Christian Federation (KCF) and trains pastors and evangelists for it.
In 1958, with cooperation among various mission organizations in Korea, Taejon Foreign School was established in Daejeon, on Presbyterian mission property in O-Jung-dong. Two years later, the school name was changed to Korea Christian Academy. In 1993, it changed once more to Taejon Christian International School.
The school continued to grow, and currently there are three NICS schools in South Korea with a total enrollment of over 1200 students. It quickly became apparent that the need for international schools , particularly Christian ones, was present in many countries beyond Korea.
(Reuters) - Christian groups in North Korea are vowing to carry on their missionary work despite mounting risks since Korean-American activist Kenneth Bae was imprisoned two years ago. North Korea ...
This interpretation has been supported by recent evidence gathered that has shown that the North Korean government may have tolerated the existence of up to 200 pro-communist Christian congregations during the 1960s, and by the fact that several high-ranking people in the government were Christians and they were buried with high honours (for ...
[35] [37] Christian literature printed for use in Korea, including that used by the network of schools established by Christian missionaries, mostly used the Korean language and the easily learned Hangul script. This combination of factors resulted in a rise in the overall literacy rate, and enabled Christian teachings to spread beyond the ...
After the establishment of North Korea, an education system modeled largely on that of the Soviet Union was established. According to North Korean sources, at the time of North Korea's establishment, two-thirds of school-age children did not attend primary school, and most adults, numbering 2.3 million, were illiterate.
Asia Center for Theological Studies and Missions (Seoul, South Korea) ChongShin University and Theological Seminary (Seoul, South Korea) Hapdong Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Seoul, South Korea) Hyupsung Graduate School of Theology (Hwa Seong City, South Korea) Korea Presbyterian Theological Seminary (KPTS) (Seoul, South Korea)