Yeouido Full Gospel Church

The Full Gospel Church was founded by Assembly of God pastor David Cho in 1958, and the existing church building was opened in 1973. Visit on a Sunday to experience 15,000 people, young and old, crowded into this circular, cathedral-sized church, with thousands more overflowing into the side chapels. Everything is mega – huge screens by the altar show TV-news-style programs about the church; it takes five minutes for the 150-member choir and the orchestra to file in; and hundreds of coaches are parked outside to bring the faithful to prayer. Ask one of the white-coat-wearing ushers for directions to the foreigners’ section, where headphones provide a translation of the service. Seven services are held every Sunday. This is Christianity Seoul-style, altogether a-ma-zing.