The Rev. Paul G. Moon of Forest Hills, New York, the first Korean American to stand for moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), died Feb. 20 in hospital hospice due in part to dementia. He was 87.
In the 1880’s, Presbyterians seeking to engage in foreign mission work were closely monitoring diplomatic developments in Korea. As diplomatic channels opened, individuals soon began to push foreign mission boards to expand into a new mission field, and the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A, a predecessor body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), was the first to move.
Presbyterian elder and longtime Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leader Youngil Cho, 77, died May 22 in Raleigh, N.C. A funeral service will be held May 28 at the Korean Presbyterian Church of DuRaleigh.