Myungsung Church's father-son succession denied
Kang Heung-ku, the head of the PCK court, leaves the meeting room at the Korean Church Centennial Memorial Building in central Seoul, after the members ruled against Myungsung Church's father-son pastoral succession on Tuesday. / YonhapBy Kang Hyun-kyungThe Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) court ruled against Myungsung Church on Tuesday regarding its controversial father-son pastoral succession. The ruling reversed the denomination's decision last year which gave the megachurch the green light to go ahead with the selection of Rev. Kim Ha-na to succeed his father Rev. Kim Sam-hwan as head pastor. “We, the court members, confirm that Myungsung Church's selection of Rev. Kim Ha-na to succeed his father will be nullified,” Kang Heung-ku, the head of the court, told reporters after the hours-long deliberation.Fourteen out of 15 PCK court members were known to have participated in the vote.Kang, however, didn't unveil the voting results. The ruling came nearly six hours after the court members began to deliberate the thorny issue Monday at the Korean Church Centennial Memori
Aug 6, 2019By Kang Hyun-kyung
