광주제일교회 등에 따르면 광주 3·1 운동은 1919년 2월 말 김필수 목사가 최흥종과 김복현을 만나기 위해 광주로 내려오면서 본격화된다.
According to Gwangju First Church and others, the March 1 Movement in Gwangju was kicked off in late February 1919 when Reverend Kim Pil-soo had come down to Gwangju to meet Choi Heung-jong and Kim Bok-hyun.