Lee Dong-hwan (pastor)

Lee Dong-hwan (Korean이동환; born 1980 or 1981[1]) is a South Korean Methodist pastor who was excommunicated by the Korean Methodist Church for his support of LGBT rights. Lee was an ordained minister at a Korean Methodist Church in Suwon from 2013 until 2020, after he was reported to church authorities for leading a prayer, blessing same-sex couples, and throwing flower petals at the 2019 Incheon Queer Culture Festival [ko]. He was suspended in 2020 for two years after the church found that his actions violated their rules preventing church members or pastors from supporting the LGBT rights movement. Lee continued to attend pride events within South Korea and formed an LGBT rights group to advocate for change within South Korean churches. As a result, he was excommunicated by the church in December 2023. The Suwon District Court granted an injunction suspending the excommunication on July 19, 2024, after Lee filed a lawsuit against the church.

In 2022, Lee was recognized by the Korean branch of Amnesty International for his activism.

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