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Participants of the Fourth Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula make a sign of love with their fingers. The event, hosted by the Korean Methodist Church, The United Methodist Church and the World Methodist Council, was held Aug. 28-29 at the Ambassador Hotel and Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Faith leaders advocate for peace and reunification of Koreas
The Fourth Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula, hosted by the Korean Methodist Church, The United Methodist Church and the World Methodist Council, was held Aug. 28-29 in Seoul, South Korea.
General Church
On Aug. 30-31, the General Board of Missions of the Korean Methodist Church and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church held their second Mission Consultation at Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Joint Mission Consultation welcomes regionalization
The General Board of Missions of the Korean Methodist Church and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries held their second Mission Consultation Aug. 30-31 at Kwanglim Methodist Church in Seoul.
General Church
On Aug. 15, Bishop Hee-soo Jung called a Zoom meeting for Korean American district superintendents and connectional ministers serving the boards and agencies of The United Methodist Church. They discussed the status and future of the Korean American United Methodist Church and the upcoming special gathering of the Association of the Korean American Methodists in October. Screengrab courtesy of Bishop Hee-soo Jung via Zoom by the Rev. Thomas Kim, UM News.

Korean American faith leaders discuss church future
The status and future of the Korean American United Methodist Church and the upcoming special gathering of the Association of Korean American Methodists were the main topics at an Aug. 15 Zoom meeting of Korean American faith leaders.
Social Concerns
Hundreds of Korea Peace Action participants march from Lafayette Square in front of the U.S. White House to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 27, the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement of the Korean War. The march was part of a three-day convening called the National Mobilization to End the Korean War. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Faith leaders join call for peace treaty to end Korean War
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement of the Korean War, but since a peace treaty was never negotiated, the war has technically never ended.

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