21 Facts About Henry Appenzeller

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Rev Henry Gerhard Appenzeller was a Methodist missionary.

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Henry Appenzeller 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.

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Henry Gerhard Appenzeller was born in Souderton, Pennsylvania, in 1858.

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Henry Appenzeller's mother was Swiss Mennonite, while his father was from Pennsylvania.

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Henry Appenzeller's mother played an important role in his life.

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

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Henry Appenzeller's mother spoke German but little English, therefore, German was Henry's first language.

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Henry Appenzeller grew up speaking Pennsylvania German in his home.

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Henry Appenzeller celebrated this day as his spiritual birthday every year.

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Henry Appenzeller studied at Franklin and Marshall College, a private residential liberal arts college based on the Reformed Church, where he studied ancient languages and held a particular interest in Greek language and literature.

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Henry Appenzeller studied and became fluent in biblical languages and French.

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Henry Appenzeller joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster at the age of twenty- one, three years after his conversion.

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Henry Appenzeller arrived in Korea on April 5,1885, an Easter Sunday morning, with his wife Ella Henry Appenzeller.

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Henry Appenzeller focused on preparing a missionary residence in the first two years.

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Henry Appenzeller's goal was to transform Pagan Korea into Christian Korea.

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Henry Appenzeller spread the Gospel, introduced Western culture, and trained the students in the Methodist faith.

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Henry Appenzeller was one of the founder of the first Korean Methodist Church in Seoul, Chong Dong, and he established many Protestant institutions.

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Henry Appenzeller served at Chong Dong as a pastor in 1887 until his death in 1902.

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In 1886, Henry Appenzeller was on the Board of Bible Translators with the other Methodist and Presbyterian missionaries and other Korean translators.

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In 1902, at the age of 44, Henry Appenzeller was traveling to a southern port city, Mokpo, to attend a meeting for the Bible translation.

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