광주중앙교회·신일교회 합병,113년역사계승한다

광주중앙교회·신일교회 합병,113년역사계승한다: 호남의 대표적인 교회로 알려진 광주중앙교회가 내홍으로 인해 7년여 동안 혼란과 어려움을 겪다가 전격적인 합병 결의로 제자리를 찾게 돼, 광주중앙교회(교육관측, 황윤수 목사)와 신일교회(한기승 목사)가 합병 결의에 의해서; 2017.03.14 00:11 입력

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<p> </p><div align=""><table _id="news_image" border="0" cellpaddin="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="border:1px solid #d2d2d2;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin:8px"><img alt="" src="http://christianfocus.kr/PEG/14894186319225.jpg" width="680" align="absmiddle"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>     </p></div><p style="text-align: justify; " align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">호남의 대표적인 교회로 알려진 광주중앙교회가 내홍으로 인해 7년여 동안 혼란과 어려움을 겪다가 전격적인 합병 결의로 제자리를 찾게 되었다. 광주중앙교회(교육관측, 황윤수 목사)와 신일교회(한기승 목사)가 합병 결의에 의해서다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">이번 합병은 광주중앙교회(교육관측)가 설립 후 113년 동안 지켜 온 개혁주의 정통 보수신학과 청교도 칼빈주의 신앙을 유지 계승하려는 움직임이 일어나 광주중앙교회의 역사성을 계승하기 위해 신일교회와 합병을 결의한 것으로 평가된다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">합병 과정에서 진통이 작지 않았다. 하지만 양 교회는 어려움을 딛고 합병을 위한 절차를 마무리했다. 신일교회는 지난 2월 26일 공동의회를 통해서 찬성 1131명, 반대 73명, 기권 10명으로 양 교회의 합병을 결의한 바 있다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">하지만 광주중앙교회(교육관측)는 지난 같은 날 공동의회를 진행하지 못했다. 일부 교인이 좀더 토론과 합의를 거친 다음에 합병해도 늦지 않다고 주장하고 나섰기 때문이다. 그러자 공동의회를 한 주 연기했다.  </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span> </p><div align=""><div align=""><table _id="news_image" border="0" cellpaddin="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="text-align: justify; border: 1px solid rgb(210, 210, 210); margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin:8px"><img alt="" src="http://christianfocus.kr/PEG/14894187723432.jpg" width="680" align="absmiddle"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p> <span style="text-align: justify; font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></p></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">한 주간 후 다시 공동의회를 소집했다. 그러나 이번에도 다시 진행을 못하고 무기 연기하는 어려움을 겪다가 지난 주 수요일(8일) 속회를 공고했다. 지난 12일(주일))에 공동의회(위 사진)를 속회한 후 전격적으로 합병을 결의했다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">12일 공동의회 결의 과정에서 황윤수 목사는 찬성측과 반대측의 입장을 조율해서 투표를 거쳐 합병을 결의하려는 의사를 표했다. 적법한 절차를 거친 후 합병를 결의하자는 반대측의 의견도 들었다. 하지만 투표 진행의 어려움을 느낀 모 교인이 전권위원의 보고를 받자는 동의가 나오자 황 목사는 곧바로 제청 및 가부를 물어 합병 결의를 선언했다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">위 전권위원회는 2015년 9월 3일 당회에서 “교회 진로 결정”을 위해 구성된 바 있으며, 동년 9월 13일 공동의회에서 이를 가결한 것으로 확인되었다. 2016년 1월 9일자 당회에서도 “교회 진로를 위한 전권위원회의 지위와 활동을 확인”했으며, 동년 1월 14일자 당회에서도 "재확인"한 것으로 전해지고 있다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">이에 전권위원들은 광주중앙교회의 진로에 대해 고심하고 대책을 숙의한 끝에 신일교회와 합병을 합의한 후 공증을 통해 “양 교회가 적법한 절차를 거쳐 합병을 결의한 후 광주중앙교회의 역사성을 계승한다”는 취지의 합병 공증문을 작성한 것으로 알려졌다.</span><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">  </span></p><p><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div align=""><p> </p><table _id="news_image" border="0" cellpaddin="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="text-align: justify; border: 1px solid rgb(210, 210, 210); margin-left: 12px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin:8px"><img alt="" src="http://christianfocus.kr/PEG/14894187067486.jpg" width="200" align="absmiddle"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">이번 합병을 통해서 설립 후 113년간 유지 계승해 온 개혁주의 신학과 청교도 보수신앙을 계승하는 광주중앙교회의 역사성과 전통을 이어받되, 양 교회 합병 후 교회 명칭은 [광주중앙교회], 담임목사는 [한기승 목사](우측 사진)로 한다고 정했다.  </span></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">기타 합병을 위한 구체적인 사항은 실무위원들이 처리하기로 했으며, 합병 후 첫예배는 3월 19일 주일부터 새로운 예배당(광주광역시 북구 북문대로70 구, 광주신일교회당)에서 드리게 된다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">이제 합병을 위한 최종적인 단계는 양측 노회(서광주노회의 이적 및 전남제일노회의 이명 등)의 절차가 남아 있으나 원만하게 처리될 것으로 보인다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">한편, 광주중앙교회(교육관측)의 일부 교인은 12일에 개최된 공동의회 합병 결정에 대해 투표없이 전권위원회의 보고를 받아 합병을 전격적으로 결의 선포한 것에 대해 이의를 제기하고 있는 것으로 알려지고 있다.  </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">하지만 同 교회 당회원들은 “[교회진로 및 서광주노회소속 광주신일교회와 교회합병에 관한 건]을 위한 교회진로전권위원의 보고를 받기로 동의와 재청을 받고, 가부를 물어  합법적으로 통과"된 과거의 사례를 제시했다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">곧 “과거에 개혁교단이 합동교단과 합동할 당시 총회에서 30인의 전권위원을 선정하여 합동에 관한 전권을 위임하였고, 이 전권위원들이 합동에 관한 모든 사항을 결정하고, 합동이 되었음을 신문 지면을 통해 보고하여 합동이 완료된 바 있다”고 주장한다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">이어 “금번의 우리 교회도 동일하게 공동의회에서 전권위원들에게 교회진로에 관한 전권을 위임하였고, 전권위원들이 합병을 추진하고 공동의회에서 보고하여 정당하게 통과되었다“고 주장하면서 합병 절차를 진행하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"> </p><div align=""><table _id="news_image" border="0" cellpaddin="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="text-align: justify; border: 1px solid rgb(210, 210, 210); margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin:8px"><img alt="" src="http://christianfocus.kr/PEG/14894187393837.jpg" width="680" align="absmiddle"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span> </p></div><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">이번 합병과 관련하여 광주중앙교회(교육관측)는 성명서를 발표하여 합병 사실과 과정을 전국교회에 알릴 것으로 알려졌다. 노회 절차를 마치면 공식적인 합병예배를 드린 후 새출발할 예정이다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">이같은 과정은 광주중앙교회가 한기승 목사와 함께 113년 역사와 전통을 회복하며, 정규오, 변한규 목사가 세워놓은 개혁주의 정통보수신앙을 계승하면서 호남의 대표적인 교회로써의 위치와 자존심을 회복하겠다는 것으로 풀이된다. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" align="justify"><span style="font-family: NanumGothic, dotum; font-size: 12pt;">앞으로 양 노회의 절차를 마친 후 합병 예배가 공식적으로 드려진다면 광주중앙교회는 약3천여명의 교세와 연건평 호남 최대 규모의 교회로써 옛모습과 명성을 회복할 것으로 보인다. </span></p>

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