South Korean peace activist Oh Jae Shik

South Korean peace activist Oh Jae Shik 

Dr Oh Jae Shik, an ecumenical peace activist 

from South Korea was remembered 

by the World Council of Churches (WCC) 

general secretary as “friend of the weak and marginalized”. 

A former WCC staff member, 

Oh worked as director of the Commission 

of the Churches' Participation in Development 

from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of 

several peace and justice movements in Asia, 

and was known as a human rights activist 

committed to inter-Korean reconciliation and humanitarian aid. 

In his condolence message, 

the WCC general secretary Rev.Dr Olav Fykse Tveit acknowledged Oh’s work for justice in countries

faced with challenges of poverty. 

“His commitment and love for the people 

he served during his years at the Christian

 Conference of Asia (CCA), the WCC and 

the numerous organizations he sponsored 

in Korea are a source of inspiration for 

those who seek to carry on the work 

of loving one’s neighbor with tenderness 

and walking humbly with the Lord,”said Tveit. 

Oh served at the Social Education Institute 

of the Korea Christian Academy in Seoul,

 World Vision, Korea Student Christian Federation 

and Urban Rural Mission program of the CCA.

He also worked with the Young Men's

 Christian Association and the National 

Council of Churches in Korea.