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한인 연합감리교회가 미국에서 104년의 선교역사를 가지고 오늘에 이르기 까지 앞서간 신앙의 선배들이 흘린 땀과 헌신, 그리고 눈물의 기도가 있었기에 가능한 일이었다. 특별히 개체교회에서 이름도 빛도 없이 헌신과 봉사를 해 온 여선교회 회원들의 숨은 공로가 있었다. ‘여-선-교-회’는 이름 그대로 교회에서 선교를 위해 모인 여성들의 모임으로, 지나간
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