The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapShin) - in Korean ëÂÂÃÂÂìÂÂìÂÂêµÂìÂ¥ë¡ÂÃÂÂ(éì ) - is a Reformed denomination formed in South Korea in 1981, by a splinter group of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong).
The Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) faced internal conflicts in the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, the Presbyterian Church in Korea (BaekSeok) was formed in 1980 and the Presbyterian Church in Korea (GaeHyuk) in 1981 - in Korean ëÂÂÃÂÂìÂÂìÂÂêµ ìÂ¥ë¡ÂÃÂÂ(ê°ÂÃÂÂ).
In 1998, the GaeHyuk Church adopted the name Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapShin) - in Korean ëÂÂÃÂÂìÂÂìÂÂêµÂìÂ¥ë¡ÂÃÂÂ(éì ) - to avoid be confused with other denominations that use the name GaeHyuk in South Korea.
Since 2002, it has been in negotiations with the Kosin Presbyterian Church in Korea about a possible merger.
The denomination operates a seminary called the Hapdong Theological Seminary.
Between 1998 and 2010 the denomination grew steadily, peaking at 156,508 members. However, since then, it has begun to decline in membership.
In 2017, the denomination had 151,742 members. However, in 2021, the denomination's statistics reported 14,531 members in 973 churches.
Despite the decline in membership, the number of churches has been growing steadily, as a result of new church planting with few members.
The denomination subscribes to the Westminster Confession as a faithful exposition of biblical doctrine.
The denomination is a member of the Council of Presbyterian Churches in Korea and has a corresponding relationship with the Presbyterian Church in America.
In 1989, it entered into an agreement with the Presbyterian Church in Japan.