Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery양화진외국인선교사묘원(외인묘지)

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Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery is the resting place of missionaries who devoted themselves to this land to sow the seeds of the Gospel. A total of 417 missionaries from 15 countries, including South Africa, New Zealand, Denmark, Germany and the United States, are buried here. They came to share the light of the Gospel with a country little known to the world at the time, and gave their lives to the Korean people during the dark years of Japanese colonial rule. Honored for their missionary work and their contributions to social welfare in Korea, they had a profound influence on Koreans, not only through social institutions such as hospitals and schools, but also in the realm of ideas, helping to abolish the class system and the custom of valuing men above women. The seeds of the Gospel they planted continue to bear fruit today throughout the Korean church and society as a whole. Notable missionaries buried here include Bethell, Hulbert, Underwood and Appenzeller. The cemetery is currently managed by the Korea Christian Centennial Memorial Church, and a church has been established in the cemetery memorial hall, where some 200 foreigners gather for worship every Sunday.