Seongbuk-gu Church Association Donates 15 Million Won in Sponsorship for Low-Income Families

Switching to Online Worship to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) announced on the 3rd that the Seongbuk-gu Church Association (President Pastor Gil Seong-woon, Seongbok Central Church) donated 15 million won in sponsorship funds to support low-income families struggling with livelihood due to COVID-19.

The donated funds were prepared by combining voluntary contributions from 11 churches affiliated with the association and the association's membership fees.

Gil Seong-woon, President of the Seongbuk-gu Church Association, stated, “We hope that the sponsorship funds will be delivered to low-income families suffering from livelihood difficulties due to COVID-19 and used for COVID-19 prevention supplies and living expenses so they can live healthily. We will wholeheartedly cooperate with the administration, which is working on the front lines to respond to COVID-19.”

In response, Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, said, “I would like to express my gratitude to the president and executives of the Seongbuk-gu Church Association for generously donating sponsorship funds to neighbors who are easily marginalized due to COVID-19. We will focus administrative efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the serious stage so that everyone can return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”

The Seongbuk-gu Church Association, which consists of 64 churches in Seongbuk-gu, recently decided to suspend all gatherings for two weeks and conduct online (video) worship services to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Nearby churches are also participating in this movement by reducing or suspending their gatherings.

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