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Gongju Jungdong Catholic Church, situated on a hill in the original downtown of Gongju, began its history in 1898 when Father Guinand from France built a hanok church and started missionary work.
Gongju Jungdong Catholic Church, situated on a hill in the original downtown of Gongju, began its history in 1898 when Father Guinand from France built a hanok church and started missionary work. The current Gothic-style building was completed in 1937, personally designed by Father Choi Jong-cheol modeled after Yakhyeon Catholic Church in Seoul, and it holds an interesting history of being built by baking bricks together with Chinese technicians. During the Korean War, it also suffered the pain of Father Choi Jong-su being martyred here.
It was designated as a Chungcheongnam-do Monument in recognition of its architectural historical value showing the transitional style from traditional wooden architecture to modern architecture, and it features a design symbolizing Noah's Ark and salvation.
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