President-elect Yoon Attends Joint Easter Worship Service

Yeouido Sunbogeum Church to Attend '2022 Korean Church Easter Joint Worship Service'

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol (Photo by Asia Economy DB)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol will attend the '2022 Korean Church Easter Joint Worship' on the afternoon of the 17th, Easter Sunday.

Baek Hyunjin, spokesperson for the president-elect, stated in a briefing held at the transition office in Tongui-dong on the morning of the same day, "(President-elect Yoon) will attend and worship together at the 2022 Korean Church Easter Joint Worship held at Yoido Full Gospel Church this afternoon."

During his presidential campaign, Yoon attended Christian worship services at Myeongseong Church in Gangdong-gu on January 2, Sarang Church in Seocho-gu on November 21 last year, and Yoido Full Gospel Church on October 10.

The theme of the joint worship on this day is "The Joyful News of Resurrection, Hope for Today," and the preacher is Pastor So Kang-seok.

Regarding President-elect Yoon's absence from the 8th anniversary memorial event for the Sewol ferry disaster the previous day, spokesperson Baek explained, "I understand that he had many overlapping schedules," and added, "Although he could not be there, he expressed his condolences and promised, as the next president responsible for social disasters, to firmly establish national safety discipline, so I hope this point is carefully considered."

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