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Friday, May 28, 2004
Contact: Brad Lyons, Director of Communications
(314) 991-3000 - blyons@dhedisciples.org

DHE Web Site Now Features Section in Korean

In an effort to better serve Korean-speaking and bilingual members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a portion of the Division of Higher Education web site is now available in Korean.

The new portion of the web site, online at www.dhedisciples.org/korean, includes information on:

  • Scholarships,
  • Colleges and universities,
  • Theological institutions,
  • Campus ministries,
  • DHE's ministries,
  • Ordination, and
  • A brief overview of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
The Korean web site has been under development for almost two years. Dr. Tim S. Lee, Director of Asian Studies Program and Assistant Professor of History of Christianity at Brite Divinity School, translated the site into Korean. Lee is also a member of the DHE Board of Directors. Kim Young Sook, a former student of the Disciples Seminary Foundation, also helped in the translation. DHE Communications Director Brad Lyons created the web site's graphics and design.

"We want to try to provide all Disciples with information about our ministries," said DHE President Dennis Landon. "Earlier we were able to translate a similar section of our web site into Spanish, and we're pleased now to add a Korean translation as a service to Korean-speaking Disciples."

Pacific/Asian ministries are among the fastest growing groups within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In the past ten years, the ministry of North American Pacific Asian Disciples has grown from eight Asian churches to 80 churches today. Many, though not all, of these congregations are Korean-speaking.

DHE helps students discover how they will change the world in partnership with Disciples congregations, higher education institutions, and campus ministry programs. Including cooperative efforts with local congregations, DHE helped distribute more than $270,000 in scholarships to 141 recipients in 2003. This summer, DHE will change its name to Higher Education and Leadership Ministries (HELM) to better reflect its ministry of leader development.