Global Ministries

April 18, 2007

The Rev. Yoon Kil-Soo
General Secretary
Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea

Dear Rev. Yoon:

April 18, 2007

Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins
General Minister and President
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Dear Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins,

In this present critical situation following North Korea's missile-test launching, the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) has issued the following statement. Let us pray and act together to help bring peace to this region and the world.

In solidarity with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), We, the Co-Executives and the Area Executive for East Asia and the Pacific of the Global Ministries of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), USA and Canada, and United Church of Christ, USA (UCC) express deep sorrow over the decision by North Korea to conduct missile tests on July 5, 2006.

Peace Statement is issued by International Ecumenical Consultation on Peace in East Asia during a meeting in Seoul, Korea, May 2-4, 2006.

Personal account of resistance to US military base plans in Pyungtack, South Korea

Statement of the International Ecumenical Consultation on Peace in East Asia
Seoul, Korea May 2-4, 2006

The government sent in thousands of police officers and unarmed  troops, water cannons and helicopters to drive villagers and activists from a hamlet on Thursday, saying that their refusal to make room for an expanding U.S. military base threatened an alliance with Washington.

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I am happy to greet you in the name of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace. I bring greetings from all the members of The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) to our brothers and sisters in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). I deeply appreciate this precious opportunity to join this meeting and to offer my thoughts on the issue of peace on the Korean peninsula.