World
A Cup of Water International, a Korean non-profit organization that focuses on sharing the gospel and providing clean water to various people groups around the world, recently visited Guatemala, specifically the Ki'che' people, from June 16 to 29. During this recent trip, the team was able to continue the process of installing water filters to provide clean water to the villagers, as well as engage more directly in evangelism.READ MORE
US
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill on Thursday that would ban therapy to convert a minor's sexual orientation, also known as "gay conversion therapy" or "reparative therapy." Therapists licensed by the state who are found providing such a service to an individual under the age of 18 will be subject to "discipline by the licensing entity or disciplinary review board with competent jurisdiction," meaning that the therapist's license will be reconsidered and may be subject to being revoked, depending on the decision of the "licensing entity" or the "disciplinary review board."READ MORE
Church
Pastor Sung Chang is the lead pastor of Charis Mission Church, the English ministry (EM) of Choong Hyun Mission Church. Charis consists of some 300 members out of a total of about 1,200 members as a whole in Choong Hyun, and is currently financially independent from the KM, though legally the English and Korean ministries are still together. Chang has been serving at Charis for five years now, and has been in ministry for over 20 years.READ MORE
Ministries
An all-day event to pray for peaceful reunification in Korea took place in Los Angeles on August 15, a day which marked the 70th anniversary since Korea's independence from Japanese rule. The event, called 'Adopt 815,' featured various portions: an early dawn prayer at Koreatown Galleria; a prayer march in Koreatown; a series of workshops on field work in North Korea and work with North Korean refugees at Oriental Mission Church (OMC); and a night prayer and worship service also at OMC.READ MORE
Ministries
Five churches in the South Bay area -- Shalom Church, Faith Presbyterian Church of Torrance, South Bay Mission Church, The Branch (the English ministry of Podowon Baptist Church), and Crosslife (the English ministry of Gardena Presbyterian Church) -- came together on Saturday morning to prepare sets of new backpacks and school supplies to give to homeless children in Lawndale School District. The gifts will be given to 200 elementary school students on Tuesday.READ MORE
Church
Summer could mean a host of different things to various people, but for most Christian parents, it means one thing: VBS. Just as churches routinely send off mission teams overseas each summer, most churches take a few days to a week of the three-month long vacation to focus wholly on sharing the gospel to children through creative and fun ways, including crafts, games, skits, and worship music and dance.READ MORE
Church
Pastor Daniel Han is the English ministry (EM) pastor of LA Dongsan Church, a Korean immigrant church located in Los Angeles, CA with some 300 congregants. The EM of the church, called Restore Fellowship, has some 15 to 30 regular members.READ MORE
Ministries
The seventh annual Pan Pacific Film Festival (PPFF) kicked off on Thursday evening with the most anticipated part of the festival for filmmakers -- the Pan Pacific Awards, also known as the Stellae Awards. This year, the PPFF received 80 submissions -- the most submissions they've ever received -- from 12 different countries, and 40 of them were feature-length.READ MORE
Church
Living Hope Community Church, located in Brea, CA, is spending this summer sharpening up on the essential aspects of faith. Three classes taught by the church's own pastors and elders are being offered over a four-week period, which began on July 24: "The Gospel," "Bible Survey," and "Theology." Some 150 members -- and even some from outside of the church -- registered for classes.READ MORE
Ministries
"Where do we come from? What are we doing here? And what will happen to us?" These are the three questions that all religions attempt to answer, according to Joseph Shulam, director of Netivyah Ministries. Shulam was invited to speak at a seminar from July 24 to 26 at United Breakthrough Ministries (UBM), a Korean church located in Anaheim, CA, that has a particular focus on doing mission work in Israel. In fact, the senior pastor, Rev. Andrew Kim, and Shulam first met during one of UBM's trips to Israel.READ MORE
US
A bill that would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act (CRA) to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes was introduced in Congress on Thursday. The bill, called the Equality Act, was introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley in the Senate and by Representative David Cicilline in the House, and was backed by 203 more Democrats. It protects LGBT from being discriminated in public accommodations, education, federal funding, employment, and housing, among others, the same way that discrimination on the basis of race and religion in these areas are prohibited under the CRA.READ MORE
Church
Amidst all the talk of what the best “model” for the Korean immigrant church could be, one of the most favored models among the Korean American pastors is that of an English ministry (EM) budding off into an independent church. But on the KM (Korean ministry)’s side, the idea of sending the EM off into independence may bring about some fears. What happens to the kids in elementary to high school – who will teach them about God in English? Won’t our numbers shrink? Wouldn’t this be kind of like a church split?READ MORE
US
Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, the 27-foot Latin cross memorial which had been embroiled in a litigation for over 20 years, may now be safe due to a land purchase made by a private non-profit organization on Friday. Mount Soledad Memorial Association, a non-profit organization, bought a half-acre portion of land on which the memorial stands from the U.S. Department of Defense for $1.4 million. Some say that this would protect the memorial from facing litigation that the cross violates the First Amendment, since the property no longer belongs to the government.READ MORE
Church
An all-day event to spread awareness about and pray for North Korea and reunification in Korea is to take place in Los Angeles on August 15. The event, called 'Adopt815,' comprises of three parts: an early morning prayer at Koreatown Galleria from 6:30 to 8 AM; an afternoon of workshop sessions from 2 to 5 PM; and an evening worship and prayer meeting at Oriental Mission Church from 7 to 9 PM. Locations for the workshop sessions will be determined after the number of attendees is determined, and will be posted on the event website (www.adoptaday.com).READ MORE
US
Planned Parenthood, one of the largest providers of reproductive health services including abortion, was caught in controversy as a representative from the organization was shown discussing the selling of fetal organs in a video released online Tuesday. The video was secretly filmed and released by an anti-abortion group called the Center for Medical Progress. The recent video is a part of an investigation that took place over the span of 30 months, of which more videos and documents will be released in the next few weeks, the group said.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
