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Pre-Appenzeller Protestant Activity
- When
- 1883-1884
- Where
- Korea
Seo Sang-ryun established the first Protestant church in 1883, and Maclay and Allen arrived in 1884.
Seo Sang-ryun established Sorae Church, the first Protestant church in Korea, on May 16, 1883. Robert Samuel Maclay and Horace Newton Allen entered Korea in 1884. These events precede Appenzeller's 1885 arrival, indicating he was not the absolute first Protestant figure in Korea.
Sources
- Christianity in Korea Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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