tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385637042009-10-12T20:00:36.251-07:00KNU International English Church. We're located in Cheonan, South Korea at Korea Nazarene University. Join us for worship on Sunday mornings at 10:30. Click on the link for directions.Jackie Bolennoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38563704.post-1168399653676956122007-01-09T19:26:00.000-08:002007-10-14T22:27:18.682-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_tZxbnk3cGlM/RxL6LWPo0rI/AAAAAAAAAIY/UBg7h8MHDKU/s1600-h/IMG_1647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_tZxbnk3cGlM/RxL6LWPo0rI/AAAAAAAAAIY/UBg7h8MHDKU/s400/IMG_1647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121430799130350258" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" ><strong>About Us:</strong></span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:place><st1:placename><b><span lang="EN-US">KNU</span></b></st1:placename><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><st1:placename><b><span lang="EN-US">International</span></b></st1:placename><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><st1:placename><b><span lang="EN-US">English</span></b></st1:placename><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><st1:placetype><b><span lang="EN-US">Church</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">–</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> Now that</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">s a mouthful!* Yes, we know our name is long, but each word was carefully chosen and says something about who we are.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span><i><br /><br />KNU </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">–</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> We are located on the campus of Korea Nazarene University (나사렛 대학교).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> We are glad to be part of the Church of the Nazarene, but we are also happy that people from many different backgrounds attend our church. We have people from lots of different denominations, and on any given Sunday about 10% of our people are not Christians. Everyone is welcome here.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"><i><br /><br />International </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">–</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> We currently have people from 10 different countries in our church.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>We are working to dispel the myth that we</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">re a </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">“</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">foreigners</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> church.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">* Everyone is welcome here!<span style="font-size:0;"> </span><i><br /><br />English </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">–</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> Our worship service is all in English.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>But if you are not a native speaker, don</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">t let the English scare you away.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>We usually provide the full text of the sermon in writing, so it</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">s easy to understand.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span><i><br /><br />Church </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">–</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"> We started about 10 years ago as a Bible study for the foreign English teachers of KNU, but we</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">ve steadily grown in size and organization.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>Now we understand ourselves as a church, a local expression of the Church of Jesus Christ.<br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;">______________________________________________<br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* </span><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">a mouthful</span><span lang="EN-US">”</span><span lang="EN-US"> is an idiom meaning </span><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">difficult to say.</span><span lang="EN-US">”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* It</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s not true that our church is only for foreigners.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>On an average Sunday, 50% of us are Koreans.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38563704-116839965367695612?l=knuaboutus.blogspot.com'/></div>Jackie Bolennoreply@blogger.com0