Onnuri Community Church

Onnuri Community Church (sometimes stylized OnNuRi Community Church, abbreviated OCC, also called Onnuri, Onnuri Church, and Onnuri Presbyterian Church) is a local church in Seoul, South Korea, founded by Ha Yong-jo (1946–2011).^[1]

Onnuri
Onnuri Community Church
Onnuri Presbyterian Church
Korean: 온누리교회
Country	South Korea
Denomination	Presbyterian
Churchmanship	Protestant
Weekly attendance	50,500
Website	www.onnuri.or.kr
History
Founded	1986
Founder(s)	Ha Yong-jo
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Ha Yong-jo; Jae Hoon Lee

History

Ha Yong-jo began Onnuri Church in 1985 with 12 families with a vision of stirring, a vision similar to the Book of Acts. It has since grown to become one of South Korea's largest Presbyterian churches.^[2] As one of approximately 25 megachurches in Korea, and is an emerging church, engaging in postmodern modes of evangelism, organizational structure, and leadership.^[3]

The main church building and administration housing cost millions of dollars to build^[4] and are located in Yongsan District.^[5] It currently occupies five different church buildings spread out over Seoul, encompassing congregations speaking ten different languages.^[6]

Onnuri English Ministry, spread out over three different church buildings, is the largest English-language Presbyterian ministry in Korea, employing seven part-time pastors and four full-time pastors.^[7]

By 2004, 25,000 members were registered church members and by 2006, 46,000 adults were registered church members, 41,500 of which were in regular attendance of Sunday church services.^[8][9]

Social care

Onnuri took on much of Handong Global University's debt in the mid-1990s when the university was experiencing financial distress.^[10]