Korean Methodist Church and Institute

Koreans in New York City area gathered to remember and celebrated the 3.1 movement on in 1921 and decided to establish a church.

It is believed that Morningside Heights was chosen as the permanent church location for the proximity to Columbia University, which had many foreign, especially Korean students.

In fact, Koreans started coming to the US in 1902 (RMS Gaelic) as farm workers.

Republic of Korea goes through the Korean War and dictatorship, and the church is united again for democratization of their homeland.

Arrangements were made to hold the Sunday worship service at the school chapel to accommodate the increasing membership.