MOTB Korea · 대한민국 성경 박물관
Korea was changed by the Bible.
Now Korea can help change Asia.

The Museum of the Bible Korea in Seoul is a landmark vision of CrossCulture Community Foundation — bringing the Bible's history, narrative, and impact to the heart of Asia through education, art, history, and community.

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The Evidence

What the Bible Did for Korea

When the first Protestant missionaries arrived in Korea in 1884, the nation was a kingdom locked in poverty, hierarchy, and hopelessness. What happened next is one of the most remarkable transformations in human history.

Korea Before the Bible — 1884
Rigid Confucian hierarchy — no mobility for the poor
Women had no right to education
No hospitals for the poor
80%+ illiteracy among common people
Japanese colonial occupation from 1910
Per capita income of $67 after the Korean War
Korea After the Bible — Today
Top 10 world economy — the Han River Miracle
First schools for girls founded by missionaries
World-class medical system
99%+ literacy — Bible translation taught Koreans to read
16 of 33 independence leaders were Christians (March 1, 1919)
2nd largest sender of cross-cultural workers in the world — the Bible came to Korea, and Korea sent it outward
The Numbers

Seoul — The Gateway to Asia

Seoul is not just a city of 9.6 million. The Seoul Metropolitan Subway — the world's largest at 940km of track — connects Seoul to the entire Korean peninsula, making the Museum of the Bible accessible to virtually every Korean.

26M+
People in the Seoul Metropolitan Area — more than half of South Korea's population
8M+
Daily subway passengers — linking Seoul to cities across the peninsula
10M+
International visitors to Korea annually — from China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond
170+
Countries where Korean missionaries serve today — the Bible sent Korea, and Korea sent the world
4.7B
People in Asia — 60% of the world's population — still waiting to hear what the Bible did for Korea
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The missionaries who came to Korea in the 1880s were Bible-centered people — they wanted the Bible's content to transform Korean society through schools, hospitals, and community. It did. Today Korea sends more cross-cultural workers than any nation except the United States — people carrying the same Bible that once came to them.
The Museum

What the Museum of the Bible in Seoul Will Be

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History & Archaeology

3,500 years of the Bible's story — written, preserved, translated, and carried to the ends of the earth — presented in Korean, English, and major Asian languages.

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The Bible & Korea

From the Catholic martyrs of the early 1800s, to the Bible translated in Manchuria in 1882 and smuggled across the border, to the Han River Miracle — how the Bible found Korea before Korea found the world — and how it transformed everything it touched. This is Korea's most remarkable story.

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Art & Culture

The Bible's profound influence on art, music, literature, and civilization — with special focus on Korean Christian art and Asia's rich heritage of faith.

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Korean Missions Gallery

From a nation that received the Gospel to a nation that sent it — the extraordinary story of Korean missionaries now serving in over 170 countries.

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Education

Programs for schools, universities, families, and scholars — in partnership with Korean academic institutions and international universities.

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Community & Events

A living space for conferences, gatherings, cultural dialogue, and community — where the Bible's message is experienced, not merely displayed.

The Plan

A Phased Vision

Great institutions are not built overnight. Seoul's museum begins today — with vision, with relationships, and with the first steps of commitment.

Every great work begins when a vision is cast and people respond. Join us — through word of mouth, through your network, and through your own commitment. Tell others. The Bible's history is remarkable. The Bible's impact on Korea is undeniable. And Seoul is ready.

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Now
$0 — $100K
Vision & Feasibility
Vision document, advisory board, Korean institutional conversations, partner network, initial donors
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2026–2028
$100K — $1M
Seed Project
Traveling Bible exhibition in Seoul, pop-up museum events, media coverage, institutional and corporate partnerships
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2028–2032
$1M — $50M
Capital Campaign
Major donor strategy, Korean corporate partnerships, government cultural grants, site selection
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2032+
$50M — $2B+
The Building
Permanent world-class museum facility in Seoul, permanent collection, international partnerships, Asia-wide programming

Support the Vision

Your gift today plants a seed for a Museum of the Bible in Seoul that will serve Korea and all of Asia for generations. Every dollar given through CrossCulture Community Foundation is tax-deductible in the USA.

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"It is a long-term vision. But then again, so was a 21-year-old sitting on a suitcase at Gimpo Airport in 1982."
— Bill Ray Majors, D.Min. · Seoul, Korea · Since 1982

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