Presbyterian Mission Agency No Gun Ri massacre site Archives

Partnership inspires creation of Presbyterian Peace Network for Korea

Posted June 15th, 2018

Soon after my wife, Hyeyoung Lee, and I began our mission co-worker assignment in South Korea, a Presbyterian elder from Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery, Linda Russell, called to tell us that her presbytery has been maintaining a Korean Partnership Team for over a decade. Linda suggested that this team might be interested in our work as site coordinators of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program. We felt our excitement for the work ahead reciprocated. That began what has been a long and fruitful partnership with Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery.

Cayuaga-Syracuse Presbytery pastors turn pain of discovery to action

Posted January 24th, 2018

NO GUN RI, South Korea — In March 2015, the Rev. Ed Kang and the Rev. Earl Arnold of Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery visited the No Gun Ri Peace Park, the site of a tragic killing of civilians in the early days of the Korean War. Deeply moved, they vowed to take action. Two years later they returned with the entire Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) standing alongside them.

Presbyterian peace delegation visits No Gun Ri massacre site

Posted November 29th, 2017

In recent trip to South Korea, Nelson cites ‘the hope upon which we stand’ December 31, 2017 War lives on in the pain of its survivors and their families long… Read more »