Mission
Known as the ‘Olympics’ of Korean missionaries all over the world, Korean World Mission Conference (KWMC) will be taking place in Los Angeles for the first time in its almost 30-year history. KWMC, which takes place once every four years, had always taken place at Wheaton College near Chicago since its beginnings in 1988, but this year the conference location has moved to Los Angeles. The conference dates, which were usually in July, have also been pushed earlier to June.READ MORE
Ministries
About 40 children from Sa-Rang Community Church visited a nursing home where some 60 elderly men and women live to share their warmth and love. In particular, the church’s children’s choir, called ‘Sharon Choir,’ has been practicing worship songs and body worship for the past three months to perform for their audience at the nursing home, where their performance was met with the warmest applause.READ MORE
Ministries
It seems that there is no such thing as success that simply and suddenly lands on your lap. As a third party, one can one day see that a person is sucessful, but for the person who has achieved something, that achievement required a heavy investment of hard work, preparation, and long seasons of failure and pain.READ MORE
Ministries
Milal Mission of Southern California selected and gave $148,400 worth of scholarships to 94 students this year. Since 2001, the non-profit has given $1,958,400 in scholarships.READ MORE
US
Elected officials and Korean pastors and community leaders came together for a prayer reception at the state capital on January 11, soon before the state legislature voted on a resolution to recognize January 13 as “Korean American Day.”READ MORE
Church
The Salvation Army Korean congregation in Los Angeles has once again set out to give Christmas gifts to its neighbors in the community. The church hosted a Christmas service and meal on Monday, during which toys and groceries were also given to the families who attended.READ MORE
Ministries
Hmong children from Fresno came to Los Angeles on Sunday to celebrate Christmas together with the Korean Christian community at Hope Presbyterian Church’s Sunday service.READ MORE
Ministries
A Korean American high school student, with the help of several supporters, started off the Christmas season by giving 200 pairs of new shoes to elementary school students in low-income households on December 7.READ MORE
Church
A Korean church in Maryland donated $20,125 to Food for the Hungry on Thanksgiving Sunday to help Syrian Christian refugees. New Hope Church, located in Burtonsville, MD, was able to raise money through charity yard sales, and submitted the donation to Food for the Hungry's Korean American office.READ MORE
Society
On the corner of Vermont Avenue and 24th Street -- near the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Square on Jefferson Boulevard and Van Buren Street; the Sammy Lee Square on Olympic Street and Normandie Avenue; and the Dr. Jin Hyung Kim Square on Olympic Street and Vermont Avenue -- one will see a new sign attached to the traffic light that notes, "The Korean Cultural Center Inc. Square."READ MORE
Church
Korean churches of Orange County gave scholarships and began a leadership network with Assemblywoman Young Kim to build up the leaders of the next generation. The Council of Korean Churches in Orange County (CKCOC) gave scholarships to 31 high school students and 31 college students at an awards ceremony on October 3 at Grace Ministries International. READ MORE
Church
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church of ECO decided to give up its church property at Rowland Heights worth $635,000 and to purchase and move into a new church building in Chino Hills. The church was originally a part of the PCUSA (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.) but recently left the denomination to join the ECO (Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) due to disagreements with the PCUSA’s acceptance of same-sex marriages.READ MORE
Church
Amidst the public discussion that was aroused by Zion Presbyterian Church’s recent announcement that it plans to leave the PCUSA, Reverend Daniel Lee posted a statement on Facebook saying, “I feel sorry towards my fellow colleagues of other churches. I hope our issues will not cause any inconvenience or problems for others.”READ MORE
Ministries
God's Image, a Korean American worship dance ministry for youth and children, hosted a performance on Saturday in celebration of its 25th anniversary at the La Mirada Performing Arts Center, during which the ministry also made a $4,000 donation to Good Neighbors USA to build clean water wells in Zambia.READ MORE
Church
G2G (Generation to Generation) Christian Education Center, a Korean Christian think tank based in the U.S., recently released "Living Together," the second of a series of curricula designed to help Korean American high school students understand their identity and culture through the lens of the gospel and theological truths.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 ...
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