Order of Civil Merit, Moran Medal Posthumously Awarded to Late Pastor Shin Kyungha
Pastor Shin Kyungha Passed Away on the 22nd
Government Posthumously Awards Order of Civil Merit, Moran Medal
The government posthumously awarded the late Protestant pastor Shin Kyungha, who passed away on the 22nd, the Order of Civil Merit, Moran Medal (2nd Class). He was 84 years old.
Moon Jinyoung, Senior Secretary for Social Affairs at the Presidential Office, visited Ahyeon Methodist Church on the morning of the 25th, where the funeral service for the late Pastor Shin Kyungha was held, and presented a medal on behalf of the government. Provided by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
View original imageBeginning his service as the senior pastor of Dobong Methodist Church in 1973, the late pastor served as Bishop of the Korean Methodist Church (2004-2008) and as President of the National Council of Churches in Korea (2004-2005). He dedicated himself to restoring trust in the Korean church and fostering the church’s social solidarity activities.
In particular, during his tenure as Chairman of the Taehwa Welfare Foundation (2004-2012), he devoted himself to supporting the socially disadvantaged, including people with disabilities and the elderly. As Chairman of the Association with Those Who Suffer (2008-2020), he showed deep concern for the human rights of long-term prisoners and provided continuous support. Furthermore, as Chairman of the organization Kyere Sarang, he worked for peace and reconciliation between North and South Korea, and in 2005, as President of the National Council of Churches in Korea, he led the South-North Joint Prayer Meeting for the Implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration and Peaceful Reunification.
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To honor these contributions, the government decided to posthumously award him the Order of Civil Merit, Moran Medal. On the morning of the 25th, Moon Jinyoung, Senior Secretary for Social Affairs at the Presidential Office, visited Ahyeon Methodist Church, where the funeral ceremony for the late Pastor Shin Kyungha was being held, and presented the medal on behalf of the government.
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