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Gongju Christian Museum is a historical space utilizing the old chapel building of Gongjujeilgyohoe, the first Methodist church in the Chungcheong region established in 1902.
Gongju Christian Museum is a historical space utilizing the old chapel building of Gongjujeilgyohoe, the first Methodist church in the Chungcheong region established in 1902. Built in 1931, this red brick building is designated as National Registered Cultural Heritage No. 472, and is a meaningful place where Patriot Yu Gwan-sun nurtured her faith and which served as the center of the Gongju March 1st Independence Movement.
On the first floor of the museum, you can trace the footsteps of Christians who devoted themselves to independence, and on the second floor, you can see about 10,000 artifacts including the Christian history of the Gongju region and the relics of early missionaries. Through meaningful exhibits such as the early works of Lee Nam-gyu, a pioneer of Korean stained glass, and the church bell reconstructed after the Korean War, you can deeply understand the modern history and the history of the independence movement in Gongju.
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