About this place
Hatsal Pastoral Center is an educational and retreat facility of the Archdiocese of Seoul in Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu. The Korean Catholic Directory lists the facility at 20 Hyehwa-ro 2-gil as “Hatsal Pastoral Center.” Through research in youth and young-adult ministry, formation of pastoral workers, prayer, and faith-community programs, it has supported pastoral ministry in the Korean Church.
Beginning in 1994 as a small gathering for young people, Hatsal gradually expanded beyond youth programs to connect parents, adults, parishes, dioceses, and pastoral workers. Its vision of a “young Church in which every generation participates” gives the center its present character as a place where research, education, retreats, and community life meet.
History & origins
Hatsal Pastoral Center began in August 1994 as a small youth gathering called “Youth Sunshine.” Its early work focused on helping young people rediscover the image of God within themselves and encouraging a more youth-friendly Church. Over time it expanded into resource development, prayer gatherings, counseling, and formation programs for youth ministers and pastoral animators.
In 2004 the community purchased its present Hyehwa-dong building, formerly used as a friary by the Conventual Franciscans, and made it a base for youth-ministry research and young-adult faith communities. In 2015 it adopted the name “Hatsal Pastoral Center” to express a broader aim of renewing the whole Church community. Because the aging building needed repair, renovation began in 2018, followed by a rededication Mass and reopening on June 2, 2019.
At its thirtieth anniversary in 2024, the center articulated more clearly its vision of a “young Church” in which all generations participate, building on three decades of research and formation. Its history is the growth of a small youth gathering into a pastoral research, education, retreat, and community center serving the wider Korean Church.
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- Passenger elevators: 0
- 2 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Total floor area: 328㎡
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