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History & origins

According to the official directory of the Archdiocese of Daegu, Jeongpyeong Parish was established on February 28, 2006. As residential development and patterns of daily life changed in Gyeongsan, the creation of an independent parish gave Catholics of Jeongpyeong a closer pastoral base for sustained parish life.

On January 30, 2016, as the parish approached its 10th anniversary, the community began a project of making traditional Korean fermented sauces together. A 2018 article in the Daegu diocesan bulletin reported that the activity was then being held for the third time and explained that it had begun with the aims of preserving traditional culture and practicing a more ecological way of life. Preparing and sharing the sauces together connected everyday food and labor with the common life of faith.

This initiative shows that the history of Jeongpyeong Parish is not made up only of liturgical milestones or changes to church facilities. After its first decade, the community sought to extend faith into ordinary culture and ecological practice, giving concrete form to parish fellowship through making and sharing something together. It is one example of how a relatively young parish developed a distinctive communal character within its neighborhood.