The Korean church of Boston
70th Anniverary Symposium
Two Tales of a City upon a Hill:
Unlocking the past
for a better Future together
APRIL 24-26, 2023
rEGISTRATION dEADLINE :
aPRIL 15, 2023
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Day 1 ( 4/24, 7pm): Youtube Link
Two Tales of a City upon a Hill:
As the title implies—alluding to both John Winthrop's 1630 sermon and the 1859 novel by Charles. Dickens—this symposium is about the two sides of the ramifications of the history of the Pilgrms who once settled in Plymouth.
On the one hand, their descendants dispossessed the Native Americans, which is the dark side. On the other hand, they also sent many missionaries around the world, Korea being one of their chief beneficiaries, and we may call it the bright side.
Again, on the dark side, Korean Americans have had to endure deeply rooted racism in the U.S.,reminding us that one can tell two different tales about every corner of American history.
As Korean Americans, we must reckon with the complexity of American immigration history to be good neighbors and citizens..
On the one hand, their descendants dispossessed the Native Americans, which is the dark side. On the other hand, they also sent many missionaries around the world, Korea being one of their chief beneficiaries, and we may call it the bright side.
Again, on the dark side, Korean Americans have had to endure deeply rooted racism in the U.S.,reminding us that one can tell two different tales about every corner of American history.
As Korean Americans, we must reckon with the complexity of American immigration history to be good neighbors and citizens..
Invitation from the Korean Church of Boston
The Korean Church of Boston (PCUSA) looks back on the past as we welcome our 70th anniversary in 2023 as an immigrant church planted in the United States, and we thank God for God's great love bestowed upon us. Therefore, we have prepared events to commemorate our 70th anniversary under the title, "Gratitude", and a meaningful symposium:
"Two Tales of A City Upon A Hill: Unlocking the past for a better future together
STORIES OF NATIVE AMERICANS & KOREAN AMERICAN CHURCHES ".......
During this symposium, we will reflect on the past history of the Protestant Mission from multiple angles, and cover the two aspects of the history of the mission that we face—a history of dark pain and the fruit of the gospel mission. The dark historical reality of mission that was revealed in the history of the Native-Americans and the need for reconciliation, and the changes and revival as the fruits of mission . . . We will work in depth with these two aspects, and we hope to as we encounter the stories of missional history that we hear again.
We hope that during the symposium we will re-envision the future from a new perspective, and find thanksgiving and hope for the Korean-American Christians who still live with many conflicts and struggles (racism, etc.) in the United States.
Please join us for our 70th Anniversary Symposium in April!
The Korean Church of Boston
The Korean Church of Boston (PCUSA) looks back on the past as we welcome our 70th anniversary in 2023 as an immigrant church planted in the United States, and we thank God for God's great love bestowed upon us. Therefore, we have prepared events to commemorate our 70th anniversary under the title, "Gratitude", and a meaningful symposium:
"Two Tales of A City Upon A Hill: Unlocking the past for a better future together
STORIES OF NATIVE AMERICANS & KOREAN AMERICAN CHURCHES ".......
During this symposium, we will reflect on the past history of the Protestant Mission from multiple angles, and cover the two aspects of the history of the mission that we face—a history of dark pain and the fruit of the gospel mission. The dark historical reality of mission that was revealed in the history of the Native-Americans and the need for reconciliation, and the changes and revival as the fruits of mission . . . We will work in depth with these two aspects, and we hope to as we encounter the stories of missional history that we hear again.
We hope that during the symposium we will re-envision the future from a new perspective, and find thanksgiving and hope for the Korean-American Christians who still live with many conflicts and struggles (racism, etc.) in the United States.
Please join us for our 70th Anniversary Symposium in April!
The Korean Church of Boston
Keynote Speakers :
Dr. Jane Hong (Occidental College, History of American Colonialism and Racism)
Elder Elona Street-Stewart (Co-Moderator of the 224th General Assembly (2020))
Dr, Paul Cha (Hong Kong University, History of American Mission in Korea)
Dr. Eunil David Cho (Boston University, Pastoral Theology)
Moderator :
Rev. Samuel Son
Dr. Jane Hong (Occidental College, History of American Colonialism and Racism)
- Associate Professor of History at Occidental College.
- A historian of U. S. Immigration and engagement with the world, with a focus on Asia after World War II.
- Author of Opening the Gates to Asia: A Transpacific History of How America Repealed Asian Exclusion (University of North Carolina Press, 2019)
Elder Elona Street-Stewart (Co-Moderator of the 224th General Assembly (2020))
- Co-Moderator of the 224th General Assembly (2020) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the synod executive of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies.
- Elder Elona Street-Stewart, a member of the Delaware Nanticoke people, has been engaged for four decades in grassroots and national advocacy on social equity, Indian education, family empowerment and public policy.
Dr, Paul Cha (Hong Kong University, History of American Mission in Korea)
- Paul S. Cha is an Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the University of Hong Kong and is currently a visiting scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute.
- Author of Balancing Communities: Nation, State, and Protestant Christianity in Korea, 1884-1942, he has written widely on the history of Korean Protestantism.
Dr. Eunil David Cho (Boston University, Pastoral Theology)
- The Rev. Dr. Cho is a practical theologian whose research in pastoral theology, spiritual care, and congregational studies especially among immigrant and refugee communities, engages the fields of narrative theories and therapy, psychology of religion, sociology of religion, and migration studies.
- Dr. Cho currently serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Practical Theology at Boston University School of Theology. He is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Moderator :
Rev. Samuel Son
- The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s manager for Diversity and Reconciliation
- Contributor to Cultural Weekly, Presbyterian Today, and others.
Location
Korean Church of Boston
32 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
32 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
Date & Time
April 24, 2023 5:00 PM-
April 26, 2023 1:00 PM
Email Contact
[email protected]
Parking Information:
Brookline Townhall Underground Parking lot is available from 6pm during the Symposium.
April 26, 2023 1:00 PM
Email Contact
[email protected]
Parking Information:
Brookline Townhall Underground Parking lot is available from 6pm during the Symposium.
YOUTUBE LINK:
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY,
YOU CAN JOIN US VIA OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY,
YOU CAN JOIN US VIA OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
SCHEDULE
FAQ/등록문의:
1. Registration date / 심포지움 등록 마감일: February 20 (for attendees who need accommodation)
March 24th (for attendees who don't need accommodation)
2. Registration fee for accommodation: $200.
3. For NCKPC Pastors (KM/EM), the registration fee will be supported by NCKPC.
*Prior to your registration, please contact Rev. Gunho Lee ([email protected]).
4. If You have any questions, please contact KCB's Symposium committee at [email protected].
March 24th (for attendees who don't need accommodation)
2. Registration fee for accommodation: $200.
3. For NCKPC Pastors (KM/EM), the registration fee will be supported by NCKPC.
*Prior to your registration, please contact Rev. Gunho Lee ([email protected]).
4. If You have any questions, please contact KCB's Symposium committee at [email protected].