For our first Sunday in Korea we were invited by some of our co-workers to attend the English service at their church. It was only a short 15 minute walk from our apartment complex. Now, I had heard there were some large churches in Korea, but I was totally unprepared for the size of this one. Ansan Dongsan Church has about 15,000 members and the English service is held on the 10th floor of their education wing. Yes, that's right, I said 10th floor. Seriously, the place was ginormous! Architecturally, the building is amazing. The front of the main building has a huge glass curtain wall, behind which the main auditorium seems almost like a suspended cube. See below for a photo.
Through a little research on Wikipedia we found out that the largest church congregation in the world is actually in Seoul. Currently they have about about 780,000 members. Perhaps we will visit sometime...I'm guessing that they probably have about 10 English services!
Through a little research on Wikipedia we found out that the largest church congregation in the world is actually in Seoul. Currently they have about about 780,000 members. Perhaps we will visit sometime...I'm guessing that they probably have about 10 English services!
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