Yedarm Presbyterian Church, named after the religious conviction to “resemble Jesus,” architecturally embodies the aspiration for a humble, natural church that engages intimately with the local community rather than ostentation. Unlike the irregular spatial compositions characteristic of Chungdong First Methodist Church or Jeonju Seomoon Methodist Church, Yedarm Church employs a circular plan to assert strong spatial centrality, resulting in a singular, huge mass. This reflects the church’s zeal for community mission and social engagement.

The circulation maximizing the sloped site, the low boundary walls fostering fellowship with neighbors, and the appropriately-scaled interior spaces encouraging religious rituals — all derive from Junglim’s consistent philosophy that transcends mere formalism in church architecture.

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