v ory ▁Coast ▁( É glise ▁É v ang é lique ▁Pres by t éri enne ▁de ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire ▁ ▁in ▁French ) ▁is ▁a ▁conf essional ▁Pres by ter ian ▁den om ination ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁were ▁Korean ▁diplom ats , ▁business men , ▁and ▁others ▁res iding ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁past or ▁In - ch ul ▁Kim ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁Korean ▁church ▁in ▁Ab id jan . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁past or ▁Sang ▁Ho ▁K w ak ▁following ▁his ▁departure ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁an ▁assembly ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Community ▁to ▁define ▁the ▁constitution ▁and ▁byla ws . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Rev . ▁Pe ak ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁Korean ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁America ▁to ▁the ▁Ab id jan - based ▁church . ▁Later ▁the ▁church ▁begun ▁to ▁expand ▁to ▁all ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁through ▁the ▁trem end ous ▁work ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁minister s ▁like ▁Y ao ▁K ass i ▁Paul ▁at ▁Ab ob o , ▁K OF FI ▁at ▁Bou ak é , ▁M ET CH E ▁Samuel ▁at ▁D ab ou , ▁K OU AK OU ▁N aka ▁at ▁C oc ody ▁Riv