Worship Places
In South Korea the predominant religions are Buddhism and Christianity, surprisingly a large group of the population (50%) are not religious. Korean Confucianism has strongly influenced both faiths. 31% of South Koreans are Christian (Protestant 20%, Roman Catholic 11%), 17% are Buddhist and others adhere to various minority religions including Jeungsanism, Daesun Jinrihoe, Cheondoism, Taoism, Confucianism and Won Buddhism. A smaller minority of Koreans also profess Islam.
> IN GEOJE
OKPO CHURCHES AND MOSQUES
SUMGIM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sumgim Church has an English Worship Service every Sunday from 1:30pm. The congregation usually meets after the service to have lunch together.
LOCATION: Joshua Hall (inside the lower parking garage)
GOOGLEMAPS: https://goo.gl/maps/QOHQM
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppz_VnNPQfY
CONTACT: Deacon Daniel
TELEPHONE: 010-4331-4070
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/groups/sumgim
CATHOLIC MASAN DIOCESE OKPO CATHOLIC CHURCH
Catholic Church in Okpo.
ADDRESS: 22 Okpo-ro 12-gil, Geoje-si
Roman Catholic service information online: www.mdsd.or.kr.
(Last updated 2021)
MASID AT-TAQWA MOSQUE OKPO
ADDRESS : 54, Okpojungangro, Okpo-dong 2F
Friday
(Last updated 2020)
FRIDAY PRAYERS
Friday Prayers are held at the shipyards’ multipurpose hall (Samsung and DSME). Eid morning prayers also held at Geoje City Hall, Gohyeon and At Taqwa Mosque in Okpo. (Last updated 2020)
GOHYEON CHURCHES
OKPO INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
A non-denominational church meeting at Shinhyun Presbyterian Church, English services are every Sunday at 3 pm.
ADDRESS: Shinhyun Presbyterian Church, 138-30 Gohyeon-ro, Gohyeon
(Located up the hill near the bus terminal)
E-MAIL okpoichurch@gmail.com
WEBSITE okpoichurch.com
(last update 2023)
JANGPYEONG CATHOLIC CHURCH
English Mass on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
TELEPHONE: 055-635-7321
ADDRESS: 8 Jangpyeong-ro 4-gil
FACEBOOK: Jangpyeong Catholic English Mass Community
(Last updated 2023)
GOHYEON CHURCH
Offering English (1:15), Chinese (12:30) and Russian (1:30) afternoon services.
ADDRESS: 17-7, Gyeryong-ro 11-gil, Geoje-si
TELEPHONE: 055-635-5511
WEBSITE: Gohyun Church
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Service on Sundays at 10am in Gohyeon.
1846 Geojejungag-ro, Gohyeon-dong, Geoje-si.
TELEPHONE 010-9548-4448.
www.lds.or.kr
AJU CHURCHES
YEOMGWANG CHURCH ( 염광교회 ) AJU
A Presbyterian church, but welcomes all Christian denominations.
English services are every Sunday at 1pm.
Before the English service (from 12:00) you may attend lunch at the cafeteria and enjoy some fellowship time. The foreign ministry also offers free Korean lessons from 11am to 1pm.
CONTACT: Kim Byung-seok
MOBILE: 010-4692-4609
TELEPHONE: 055-681-7611
ADDRESS: 69 Tapgok-ro, Aju-dpng, Geoje
(last update 2023)
> OUTSIDE GEOJE
ANGLICAN CHURCH
Anglican service information online: www.skh.or.kr.
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH
Service information online: www.yfgc.com.
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Annunciation of Holy Theotokos.
TELEPHONE: 051-462-3819
ADDRESS: 43-3, 4-ga, Dae-chung dong, Chung-gu, Busan
EMAIL aleko-xan@hanmail.net
WEBSITE http://www.orthodoxbusan.or.kr
(Last updated 2020)
HINDU TEMPLE
The Krishna temple is in Seoul. There is no Hindu temple in Geoje, but the Indian Community gather and celebrate Indian festivals together.
WEBSITE: https://www.iskcon-korea.com/
(Last updated 2020)
MOSQUE IN BUSAN
BUSAN AL FATAH MASJID
Address : 30-1 Namsan-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan
TELEPHONE: 051-518-9991
(Last updated 2020)