file # 125
Home Name: Christian Children's Home
Project Number : 1470
Country: Korea
1. History
A. A presbyter,
Mr. Kim Byung Chan admitted 7 orphans who were almost frozen to death
in in Seoul to his own house on December 25, 1918. With this as a momentum,
on January 3 in the following year Dr. Oh Kyung Sun formally set up
Kyung Sung Relief Society for Orphans and set about on relief work for
orphans regularly at the proposition of Yoon Chi Ho, Lee Ke Yook, Song
Taik Soo, Kim Kwang Hoon, Kim Tai Wha, and Kim Byung Chan. Then they
built a dormitory to admit orphans at 126 Okchun-Dong Suhdaemoon-Ku,
Seoul.
B. May 20, 1922:
Received authorization from the authorities concerned as a foundation,
and changed the name to Kyung Sung Children's Home. Dr. Oh Kyung Sun
took up his post as the director general.
C. September, 1936:
Removed to the present location, 67 An Yang-li, An Yang-up Siheung-kun,
Kyonggi Province.
D. February, 1949:
Affiliated with CCF. Due to the directions of the authorities concerned,
we changed the name to Christian Children's Home.
2. Current Facilities:
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1. |
10 dormitories |
290 pyung |
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2. |
Medical treatment room |
50 pyung |
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3. |
Office |
28.7 pyung |
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4. |
Auditorium |
56 pyung |
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5. |
Bath house |
8 pyung |
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6. |
Barber shop |
4 pyung |
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7. |
Dining hall |
44 pyung |
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8. |
15 personnel residences |
238 pyung |
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9. |
12 storerooms |
268 pyung |
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10. |
3 latrines |
20 pyung |
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11. |
Hothouse |
8 pyung |
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12. |
2 guard offices |
9 pyung |
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13. |
Chicken farm |
175 pyung |
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14. |
Pig pen |
47 pyung |
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15. |
Green house |
30 pyung |
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16. |
Other buildings |
51 pyung |
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17. |
Vinyl houses |
1064 pyung |
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