With assistance from the South, North Korea has reopened a theological seminary and placed 12 students there to learn about religion. If you go into the seminary building, the picture of Jesus is on the side. Some people who criticize our project say the North Korean church is basically a business to extract money from South Korea. But we think we should take one step at a time to get into their society. Critics note that members of the official church are handpicked by the Communist Party, and the three churches in Pyongyang are usually locked until there are foreign visitors, who often have to dust off the hymnals and pews.
Sermons consist mostly of political speeches.
More ominously, reports of persecution of Christians outside of Pyongyang continue to filter out. She was not a Christian, but saw how Christians were treated. They didn't give them clothes. They were considered animals. As a result, Christian groups attempting to spread their message to North Korea try to operate by stealth.