Mayor Joo Gwangdeok: "I Will Develop Namyangju into a Future-Oriented Self-Sufficient City Where All Citizens Can Be Happy"

Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Joo Gwangdeok) announced on the 21st that the 'Easter Joint Thanksgiving Service,' hosted by the Namyangju Christian Council (Chairman Jeon Kwonhee, hereafter referred to as the Council), was held at Dasan Grace Church on the 20th.

Joo Gwangdeok, mayor of Mayangju City, attended the 'Easter Joint Thanksgiving Service' held at Dasan Grace Church on the 20th and delivered a congratulatory speech. Provided by Namyangju City

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The service was organized to commemorate the resurrection of Christ and to share joy and gratitude with the citizens.

The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people, including Joo Gwangdeok, mayor of Namyangju City, the chairman of the Council, provincial assembly members, and believers. It proceeded in two parts: the first part was the worship service, and the second part was the scholarship award ceremony.

In particular, during the special prayer time in the service, participants prayed for world peace, comfort and recovery for those suffering from war and famine, economic development in Namyangju City, and for the city to become an even more livable place, surpassing imagination.

At the scholarship award ceremony, the Council, together with the Namyangju Welfare Foundation and the World Vision Gyeonggi Northern Business Headquarters, awarded scholarships totaling 15 million won to 50 students from elementary, middle, high schools, and universities within the city. This act of sharing has continued every year through the Easter joint service.

In his congratulatory speech, Mayor Joo Gwangdeok said, "It was a precious and grateful time to be able to worship the risen Lord through the Easter Joint Thanksgiving Service," and added, "Namyangju City will do its utmost to grow into a future-oriented self-sufficient city where all citizens can be happy."

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