Mission
New Vision Church, located in Lynnwood, WA, shared the gospel in Zambia from June 20 to July 6 as mission team members helped build a church there, hosted a Vacation Bible School for children, and helped build clean water wells.READ MORE
Church
Seven Korean churches in Washington state, including Young Nak Church of Seattle, Seattle Covenant Church, Korean Kirkland Covenant Church, Seattle Woori Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, and Bellevue Sarang Church, formed one mission team to share the gospel to people in the town of Mattawa, WA, from July 28 to 31.READ MORE
Church
Tacoma First Baptist Church hosted its annual Vacation Bible School earlier this month from July 5 to 9. The VBS featured sermons and worship each day, and Bible studies led by different teachers according to age groups. Some 100 children went up to the altar to receive Christ, confessed that they are sinners, and confessed that Jesus is the son of God and that he is their Savior and Lord.READ MORE
Ministries
A summer camp for Korean American youth in the Northwest region of the U.S. called ‘Dare to Be a Daniel’ took place from June 29 to July 1 at Tacoma Central Mission Church.READ MORE
Church
The Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches held its 35th annual meeting from June 20 to 23 at Tacoma First Baptist Church, during which Gi Yeol Bahn, the senior pastor of Indianapolis Korean Baptist Church, was elected as president.READ MORE
Ministries
“Reunification is approaching. We need a ‘strategy for reunification,’ and a ‘strategy after reunification.’ Our sincere prayers for peaceful reunification will open the door for reunification between North and South Korea. The reunification of one people is not in the hands of political leaders, but those of God. God hears the cries of our brothers in North Korea and will save them.” READ MORE
Church
Reverend James Kwon, the senior pastor of Community Church of Seattle, was inaugurated as the next moderator of presbytery of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA)’s Northwest Coast Presbytery. This makes Kwon the first Korean American to serve as the moderator of presbytery of this presbytery’s history.READ MORE
World
Mark William Lippert (42), the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea who had been attacked by Ki-Jong Kim on Thursday morning (local time), is known to have a particular love for Korea. Lippert took office as the ambassador last October.READ MORE
US
Central Baptist Theological Seminary, which has a history of 113 years, held a worship service at Seattle Lighthouse Church in commemoration of the beginning of the fall semester at the Seattle branch of the seminary. Central has its main office and campus in Kansas, and also has other branches in Milwaukee, WA; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Seattle, WA; and Los Angeles, CA. The Seattle branch has started a few programs in Korean, including Master’s and Doctoral programs for Theology and Divinity.READ MORE
Church
Seattle Onnuri Church hosted a Bible class from September 25 to 29, with Pastor Sung Ki Ho, the international director of Professionals for Global Missions (PGM) as one of their main seminar speakers. Pastor Ho preached five sermons on the theme, “Experience the Power of God,” and especially focused on the attitude and posture that God desires to see in Christians.READ MORE
Church
The Pacific Presbytery of Korea Presbyterian Church Abroad (KPCA) had its second session for two days starting October 2nd at the Federal Way Mission Church. Pastor Chun Ho Song from Federal Way Mission Church preached a sermon titled, “The Societal Views of a Citizen of Heaven,” and members of the presbytery also had communion together, led by Pastor Yun Dam Park.READ MORE
US
The National Council of Korean Presbyterian Churches (NCKPC) held a vision conference for all Korean Presbyterian churches in the U.S. For the northwest region, the conference was held at the United Presbyterian Church of Seattle from September 25 to 27. The theme of the conference, “Am I A True Worshipper?” was meant to suggest a new paradigm of ministry, and attendees shared their dreams and visions of expanding God’s kingdom.READ MORE
Church
Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) Korean District’s extended education program started on September 22 at Herald Way New Church in Washington. Those who attended the opening service of the program included 100 Korean pastors in the U.S., and these pastors once again decided to go forward with strength in the pastoral calling that they have received from God. “Pastoring is not a path we walk down because we want glory for ourselves,” said Pastor Hyun-Bae Cho, who led the opening service that night.READ MORE
Church
Korea and Japan, the ‘countries that are close, yet distant’ from each other, have become one in a passion for the gospel and for missions in a prayer meeting called “Embracing All Nations,” which took place in Washington state. The prayer meeting took place at Japanese International Baptist Church on September 18th, and was attended by Korean and Japanese Christians. In Christ, everyone shared one heart, and prayed that God’s kingdom would be expanded on the earth.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDT
