Ministries
Vision Care Service, a Korean non-profit, held its fifth 'Open Eye Camp of Love' in Koreatown, Los Angeles, during which 107 Koreans received free eye-related services. Patients who received diagnoses of cataracts but lack resources to receive treatment were able to receive services at the camp.READ MORE
Ministries
God's Image, a mission organization focusing on the youth and culture, held a nationwide conference from July 27 to 30 with some 350 youth and 50 staff. Students from Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Hawaii, Arizona, Vancouver, and Brazil attended the camp.READ MORE
Church
Oriental Mission Church celebrated its 45th anniversary awarding scholarships to children of local officers, and inviting the public to a worship service, concert, and church history exhibit.READ MORE
Mission
It's been 16 years since the Well Mission--a Korean urban ministry in Los Angeles--first began serving the homeless and the poor with love. On July 18, the Well Mission hosted a 16th anniversary thanksgiving worship service, and gave scholarships of $300 each to 16 Korean high school students.READ MORE
World
A prayer meeting for the safe return of Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim took place on July 12 at the Los Angeles office of Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC). Those present at the gathering prayed for Reverend Lim, his family, and Light Presbyterian Church in Toronto. A letter to be sent to the United Nations was also presented at the meeting. Reverend Lim is currently detained in North Korea after his recent visit in January 31, and he has not been heard from since.READ MORE
Church
Leaders of the Korean immigrant church community gathered on Wednesday at a hotel in Los Angeles for a discussion on how the community should respond to the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriages. Talks of holding hands with the greater community and other ethnic groups, and steps to prevent churches from facing litigation were brought up. The gathering was brought together by Jung Myung Song, the CEO of Gospel Broadcasting Company, one of the largest Korean Christian radio stations in Los Angeles.READ MORE
World
A prayer meeting on behalf of Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim, the Korean Canadian senior pastor of Light Presbyterian Church who has been detained in North Korea, will be taking place at Korea Campus Crusade (KCCC)’s Los Angeles office on July 12 at 5 P.M. KCCC hosted a prayer meeting for Lim previously in mid-April, which was an intimate gathering of some 30 people part of the KCCC alumni organization, and friends of Reverend Lim.READ MORE
Society
Korean American Family Services is awaiting those who will provide the gifts of new backpacks and school supplies to children of foster families. The organization that has embraced many of the hurts in Korean immigrant families by addressing issues such as domestic violence has hosted a backpack drive since 2014. The backpack drive aims to give new backpacks and school supplies to children in foster homes that are undergoing financial difficulties.READ MORE
Ministries
Milal Mission shared in fellowship once again with brothers and sisters with developmental disabilities during 'Camp AGAPE.' Branches in Southern California, Northern California, Seattle, and Vancouver come together each year to host this service camp. READ MORE
Mission
A Korean Christian TV broadcasting company called CTS America hosted its fifth annual fundraising concert on Saturday, 7:30 PM at Bethel Korean Church in Irvine, CA. A unique aspect of the concert, called, the "Hope-Giving Concert," is that all of the performers participate in the concert free of charge, allowing all of the funds to go directly to the community and mission work.READ MORE
World
Efforts to secure the release of Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim, with whom close family and friends have lost contact since January 31, have been ongoing. Recently, Reverend Jason Noh -- who is to take on the senior pastor position at Light Presbyterian Church after Lim's retirement -- said that he spoke with Stockwell Day, Canada's former Minister of International Trade and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.READ MORE
Ministries
"Those kinds of things wouldn't happen to our child." "He isn't the type of person who would do such a thing." These are two major misconceptions an average person might have regarding child sexual abuse. But the statistics on the issue show a completely different phenomenon. Across all socioeconomic, educational, racial, and cultural lines, one in three girls, and one in seven boys, are sexually abused before the age of 17 according to statistics, and 90 percent of children who had been sexually abused know their abuser.READ MORE
World
Good Neighbors has been sending material and medical relief aid to Nepal, which recently suffered a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. The Good Neighbors office in Nepal was closest to the epicenter, and faced significant damages as a result, but the relief organization was able to provide efficient aid to villages in the mountainous regions that have been difficult to reach due to its close proximity to these villages.READ MORE
Church
Sa-Rang Community Church, located in Anaheim, CA, celebrated its 27th anniversary on April 19 as 'Compassion Sunday,' during which representatives from Compassion International were invited, and congregants were encouraged to participate in sponsoring a child in a third world country. On Sunday alone, 1,137 children were adopted into sponsorship.READ MORE
Society
The Los Angeles Riots, which took place on April 29, 1992, was a portion of the city's history that brought about much pain to the Koreatown community. The Korean American Coalition (KAC), which not only is involved in Korean American community organizing but also founded the 4.29 Dispute Resolution Center with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), has offered a scholarship contest each year based on the 4.29 Riots. This year, the KAC will be offering a total of $3,800 worth of scholarships to 15 winners of an essay contest themed, "The 4.29 L.A. Riots: The Past & The Future."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
