He was known for his three major contributions to Korea: the Paichai College Hall, the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Seoul, and the translated New Testament.

She influenced the faith of Henry and his two brothers by reading the German Bible on Sunday afternoons with them.

[10][11] In June 1902, at the age of 44, Appenzeller was traveling to a southern port city, Mokpo, to attend a meeting for the Bible translation.

He sailed aboard the Kumagawa Maru, a steamship which collided suddenly at night with another vessel.

Appenzeller is thought to have fatally delayed his escape from the vessel by trying to wake a Korean woman and her child so as to get them out of their cabin.

The presence of Christian missionaries was permitted into Korea as part of a controversial policy of modernisation and Westernisation by the Korean Empress Myeongseong.

[13] Since its founding in the 19th century, the Korean Methodist Church has dramatically developed as one of major Protestant denominations in Korea.

On October 21, 2016, a bronze bust of Appenzeller was dedicated on the campus of Drew Theological School as a gift from the Chungdong First Methodist Church in Seoul, South Korea.

"[14] For a full biography see: William Elliot Griffis A Modern Pioneer in Korea: The Life Story of Henry G Appenzeller (1912) Fleming H. Revell Company, London & Edinburgh.

[15] Griffis was an enthusiast for Japanese not Joseon (Korean) culture, which in parts appears in his narrative.