Jeonju Christian Heritage: A Church, a Hospital and a School

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0900

In December 1908 a bell was hung in a small wooden tower at a church in Jeonju. It was the first large Western-style bell anyone in the district had seen, and, according to the plaque at its foot, its sound carried about 20 ri, roughly 8 kilometers. Thirty-six years later Japanese police took it for the war effort. The tower is still there, with a replacement bell hung after liberation.

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Jeonju Christian Heritage: A Church, a Hospital and a School