ABSTRACT
The Anglican Church of Korea ( Daehanseonggonghoe in Korean), which was founded in 1889, has a total membership of about 65,000. 1 The Korean Anglican Church forms a single metropolitical province, comprising three dioceses, three convents, over 120 churches, some 200 clergy, one university, 11 social mission institutions and a publishing house. These figures represent a very small minority in the religious population of South Korea (henceforth Korea) in general and Christian population in particular (see Table 10.1 ; Figure 10.1 ). The Church is actively involved in various international church organisations, including the Anglican Communion, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). Domestically, it is known to espouse the ecumenical movement, as it is a member of the National Council of Churches in Korea (KNCC) 2 as well as the Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission. The stated aims of the Korean Anglican Church, at least since the end of the Korean War (1950-1953), have been, among others, to call for social justice and respect for human rights; to engage in social affairs; and, as indicated above, to advocate ecumenical movement and engage in open dialogue with other Christian denominations as well as other religions.
