Kyung-Chik Han
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9 December 1902
Kyung-Chik Han | |
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.jpg) Kyung-Chik Han, left, in 1991. | |
| Born | Han Kyung-Chik 9 December 1902 Kan-ri, Korean Empire |
| Died | 19 April 2000 (aged 97) |
| Other names | Pastor Han |
| Citizenship | Republic of Korea |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations | Cleric, theologian, author |
| Parent(s) | Do-pung Han & Mrs Lee |
| Religion | Christianity (Presbyterian) |
| Church | Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) |
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| Writings | Kyung-Chik Han collection, May the Words of My Mouth |
Congregations served | Youngnak Presbyterian Church, Seoul |
| Kyung-Chik Han | |
| Hangul | 한경직 |
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| Hanja | 韓景職 |
| RR | Han Gyeongjik |
| MR | Han Kyŏngjik |
Kyung-Chik Han (9 December 1902 – 19 April 2000)[2] was a South Korean pastor and church planter and the recipient of the 1992 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.[3]
Han was born in Kan-ri, P'yŏngwŏn County, Korean Empire. He graduated from Soongsil University (B. S. 1925), the College of Emporia (B.A. 1926), and Princeton Theological Seminary (B. D. 1929). Ordained in 1933 by the Presbyterian Church of Korea, Han later founded Youngnak Presbyterian Church in 1945, which he pastored until 1973 and served as a Pastor Emeritus for until his death. At the time that he received the Templeton Prize, membership of Youngnak Presbyterian Church had grown to 60,000 making it the largest Presbyterian church in the world and the church had fostered about 500 sister churches worldwide.[4]
