Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 03:00:37 -0500 (EST) From: Darrell128@aol.com Subject: NR 97107: ICRC Convenes in Seoul, Elects Korean Chairman NR #1997-107: International Conference of Reformed Churches Convenes in Seoul, Elects Korean Chairman "The International Conference of Reformed Churches has come a long way from its days as a fellowship consisting mostly of Vrijgemaakt (Liberated Reformed) denominations following the theology of Dutch theologian Klaas Schilder. It still has a graduate of Schilder's seminary in Kampen as its chairman, but that chairman's native language is Korean rather than Dutch, and at 400,000 members, his Korean denomination is by far the largest in the ICRC. Meeting October 16 at Seo-Moon Presbyterian Church in Seoul, the International Conference of Reformed Churches elected as its chairman Dr. Soon Gil Hur, president of Kosin Theological Seminary in the South Korean city of Pusan. NR 1997-107: For Immediate Release International Council of Reformed Churches Convenes in Seoul, Elects Korean Chairman by Darrell Todd Maurina, Press Officer United Reformed News Service SEOUL, South Korea (October 16, 1997) URNS -- The International Conference of Reformed Churches has come a long way from its days as a fellowship consisting mostly of Vrijgemaakt (Liberated Reformed) denominations following the theology of Dutch theologian Klaas Schilder. It still has a graduate of Schilder's seminary in Kampen as its chairman, but that chairman's native language is Korean rather than Dutch, and at 400,000 members, his Korean denomination is by far the largest in the ICRC. Meeting today at Seo-Moon Presbyterian Church in Seoul, the International Conference of Reformed Churches elected as its chairman Dr. Soon Gil Hur, president of Kosin Theological Seminary in the South Korean city of Pusan. Rev. Jack Peterson, chairman of the Committee on Ecumenicity and Interchurch Relations of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, will serve as vice-chairman, and Rev. Pieter Vander Meyden, synod president of the Free Reformed Churches in North America, will serve as recording secretary. Rev. M. van Beveren of the Canadian Reformed Churches was re-elected as interim committee secretary, a post he has occupied since the beginning of the ICRC at the 1982 constituent assembly in the Dutch city of Gronigen. Cross-References to Related Articles: #1997-103: International Conference of Conservative Reformed Denominations to Convene Next Week in Seoul, South Korea #1997-106: Former Reformed Ecumenical Synod Moderator Opens Prayer Service for International Conference of Reformed Churches Contact List: Dr. Soon Gil Hur, President, Kosin Theological Seminary Amnan-Dong 34, Su-Koo, Pusan, 602-030, SOUTH KOREA O: [82] 51-2575131 * FAX: [82] 51-2535133 * E-Mail: KTSNET@chollian.dacom.co.kr Rev. Jack Peterson, Chairman, OPC Committee on Ecumenicity and Interchurch Relations 1315 White Rock Drive, San Antonio, TX 78245 O: (210) 690-6360 * H: (210) 675-9097 Rev. M. van Beveren, Secretary, International Conference of Reformed Churches 13904 - 86 St., Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T5E 3C1 O/FAX: (403) 478-5852 * E-Mail: vanbever@compusmart.ab.ca Rev. Pieter Vander Meyden, Synod President, Free Reformed Churches of North America 946 Ball Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 O: (616) 456-5910 * H: (616) 458-3250 ---------------------------------------------------------- file: /pub/resources/text/reformed/archive97: nr97-107.txt .