shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSouth Korea

on Yeouido island, in the bend of the Han River

Yoido Full Gospel Church

Name: Yoido Full Gospel Church — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a quiet that holds a city.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A Pentecostal sanctuary on Yeouido island, set between the National Assembly and the river. The main hall seats about twelve thousand; on Sundays seven services run back to back to make room for the rest. Founded in 1958 in a tent at the edge of the city, now part of Seoul's skyline.

from the studio

— bring it home

Yoido Full Gospel Church, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Yoido Full Gospel Church

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Yoido Full Gospel Church stands on Yeouido, a small island in the Han River at the centre of Seoul, near the National Assembly Building. The congregation is affiliated with the Korean Assemblies of God and was founded in 1958 by David Yonggi Cho, who pastored the church until his retirement in 2008. Membership figures published through the 2000s placed it among the largest single Christian congregations in the world. The current sanctuary opened in 1973 and has been expanded several times to handle the Sunday crowds.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the visit

Sunday worship runs as a sequence of services through the day, with simultaneous interpretation in English, Japanese, Chinese and several other languages on the upper floors. The English service is held mid-morning in a dedicated chapel; visitors do not need to register and an offering is taken but not required. Yeouido Station on Subway Line 5 sits a short walk from the main entrance, and the riverside paths of Yeouido Hangang Park are a few minutes further on.

— informed by Yoido Full Gospel Church

— the year

The church keeps a yearly rhythm of large gatherings beyond Sunday morning. Friday all-night prayer, known as cheolyageido, has run for decades and still draws thousands across the sanctuary floors. The annual Easter sunrise service is held outdoors near the river and is open to the public. Members also travel to Osanri Prayer Mountain, the retreat ground in Gyeonggi Province founded by Cho in the early 1970s, which remains active for fasting and prayer through the year and hosts visiting Christians from abroad.

— informed by Wikipedia

— where

South Korea · Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

— position

37.5267° N · 126.9244° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km W

National Assembly Building

civic landmark

2 km S

63 Building

skyscraper

1 km N

Yeouido Hangang Park

riverside park

1 km E

IFC Seoul

commercial complex

Yoido Full Gospel Church

National Assembly Building

63 Building

Yeouido Hangang Park

IFC Seoul

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Yoido Full Gospel Church — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

On Yeouido island in the Han River at the centre of Seoul, near the National Assembly. Yeouido Station on Subway Line 5 sits a few minutes' walk from the main entrance.

Membership figures published in the 2000s placed Yoido among the largest single Christian congregations in the world, peaking around 800,000. The figure has come down since, but Sunday attendance still requires several services.

The church was founded in 1958 by David Yonggi Cho, then a young Assemblies of God minister, in a tent on the outskirts of Seoul. Cho pastored the congregation until his retirement in 2008 and died in 2021.

Yes. The mid-morning English service in the upper chapel is open to anyone, with simultaneous interpretation and no registration required. Korean services run through Sunday from early morning to late afternoon.

Yoido Full Gospel Church is Pentecostal, affiliated with the Korean Assemblies of God. Worship is charismatic in style and the church holds to the historic doctrines of the global Pentecostal movement.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. It carries well for members and former members of the congregation, and for Korean Christians more broadly. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio is the usual choice.

The piece reads warmly against Korean modern, Hanok-influenced minimalism, and contemporary pastor's-study interiors. The stained-glass colour register sits well next to wood and white walls.

A single Large covers most sofas; a four-tile Mural fills a longer wall; a nine-tile Mural is the right scale for a foyer, vestibule or fellowship hall.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical wet installations like a backsplash or shower wall. The colour is sealed into the ceramic surface and will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in our distinctive stained-glass and alcohol-ink language and slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure. We do not license outside imagery.

A microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour lives in the surface beneath a thin glossy or satin finish and will not fade with normal cleaning.

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