Church
Sa-Rang Community Church, located in Anaheim, CA, held a teaching conference for church staff in the education department on April 18, at Sa-Rang's Kingdom Dream Center (KDC). Some 250 staff from both Korean- and English-speaking departments were present, and four speakers were featured: Justin Suh, the CEO of Compassion Korea; Linda Pyun, who formerly taught education at Azusa Pacific University; Sang Nathan Yun, from Yun Law Firm, Inc.; and Alice Lee Choi, who teaches at Fairmont Preparatory Academy. Though sessions were divided into two for Korean and English speakers, the same speakers were featured in both sessions.READ MORE
Society
More than a dozen Koreans participated in a demonstration on Friday on the corner of Wilshire and Western in Los Angeles, chanting, "What do we want?" "Admin relief!" "When do we want it?" "Now!" The gathering was led by the Korean Resource Center (KRC), a non-profit organization that aims to provide resources for Korean immigrants in the community. The demonstration took place on the same day that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals was hearing an oral argument from administration lawyers who asked that the injunction placed on President Obama's executive order on immigration would be lifted.READ MORE
Ministries
Mental health is a pervasive issue that affects families and individuals across the U.S., including the Asian American demographic. However, studies have shown that Asian Americans are more unlikely to seek help for their mental health issues than others. Roy Kim, a marriage and family therapist, had been serving as an ordained pastor in the KPCA (Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad), until he realized that more than any other aspect of pastoring, he enjoyed counseling the most, and decided to commit to counseling full-time. As a Korean American therapist who is also ordained as a pastor, he said he hopes to reach the niche of Korean Americans who might otherwise be uncomfortable seeking out help for mental health.READ MORE
US
Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD) will be hosting its 8th annual Lighting the Community (LTC) Summit in Washington, D.C. from May 18 to 20. This year's summit will be the second time that KCCD and LTC attendees will be able to participate in a White House briefing, in which the needs and concerns of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community will be discussed.READ MORE
US
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida announced that he will be running for president for the 2016 elections on Monday, making him the third Republican candidate and the fourth candidate overall to announce his bid. He is now also the second Cuban-American candidate after Ted Cruz.READ MORE
US
Hillary Rodham Clinton formally announced her bid for the 2016 Presidential elections on Sunday, making her the first candidate to announce her bid from the Democratic Party. A major part of her announcement was an announcement video, which featured cuts of various different American families and individuals who are “getting ready for” new chapters in life—from a young mother whose daughter is getting ready for kindergarten, to a gay couple who is planning to get married in the summer, to a young woman applying for jobs after graduating from college.READ MORE
Ministries
Prayer meetings for Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, who is currently detained in North Korea, have been continuously being held throughout different regions in the U.S., including most recently in Los Angeles. The April 12 prayer meeting was organized by Korea Campus Crusade (KCCC)’s alumni association and took place at the KCCC headquarters near downtown Los Angeles. Lim, who was confirmed to have been detained in early March, had gone into North Korea through Najin, a town that Lim had visited regularly, on January 30, but was soon taken to Pyongyang by a government official. Since being taken to Pyongyang on January 31, Lim had not been heard from.READ MORE
US
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers who were arrested for the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, was convicted on Wednesday of all 30 charges that were found against him, including the deaths and injuries that were involved. The jury will now deliberate on whether Tsarnaev would receive a death penalty or a life sentence in prison.READ MORE
US
First-term Kentucky Senator Rand Paul made a formal announcement early Tuesday on his campaign website that he will be running for president in 2016. "I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government," Paul stated in his website.READ MORE
Church
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has been looked upon with critical eyes from conservative groups over the past few years, as it has continuously been taking controversial steps regarding individuals with same-sex attractions (SSA) and same-sex marriages, including allowing those with SSA to become ordained as ministers in 2011 and its recent decision in mid-March to redefine marriage in the denomination's constitution to include same-sex marriages.READ MORE
Church
Some 250 Korean American young adults from various churches gathered at Community Church at Holliston, located in Pasadena, CA, early at 6 AM on Easter Sunday for the Easter Daybreak Service hosted by NexGen Pastors' Fellowship, a gathering network of Korean American pastors in Southern California. Some of the churches represented include Hillside LA, Berendo Street Baptist Church, New Life Vision Church, Community Church at Holliston, and Young Nak Celebration Church.READ MORE
Ministries
Conversations on race relations and racial reconciliation have been at the forefront of conversation over the past few months, and among those conversations, church leaders have also been actively discussing how to engage with and love people across ethnic lines. One such faith-based group that has been promoting and enaging in conversation multi-ethnically is the Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC)...READ MORE
Church
Church leadership and Christian parents share an increasing concern about children and youth, as they fear for the arguments against the Christian faith that they will be faced with from peers and teachers as they grow older. The Truth Matters Conference, which took place from March 27 to 29, aimed to prepare and equip the youth to be able to defend their faith in such encounters. The conference, at which some 500 students from several different Southern California churches were present, featured speakers from apologetics ministries including Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), Stand to Reason, and Embrace the Truth International. READ MORE
US
Indiana's recently passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) has been bringing about controversy with strong voices of support and opposition throughout the country. The RFRA was signed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence last Thursday morning, and will begin taking effect on July 1. Indiana's RFRA, or Senate Enrolled Act 101, states that "a governmental entity may not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion," and that it may only do so if the government shows "a compelling interest" and that it is "the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest."READ MORE
World
The North Korean government has announced on March 27 that it arrested two South Korean individuals--Kim Kuk Gi and Choe Chun Gil--on charges of espionage on behalf of South Korea's National Intelligence Service. "They zealously took part in the anti-DPRK smear campaign of the U.S. imperialists and the puppet group of traitors to isolate and blockadeREAD 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
