LW Korean Community Church celebrates 12th anniversary

On June 5, Leisure World Korean Community Church (LWKCC) under senior pastor Rev. Dr. Jang Young Yong, celebrated its 12th anniversary.

LWKCC was established in Feb. 21 by Pastor Jang Young Yong’s family, including Ae Na Jun, Min Jung Kim, Won Il Lim and others. It was established within the Orange County area and became a nesting church in Leisure World Community Church on the first Sunday of June 2017. It is a Korean diaspora church.

At the church’s anniversary service, Pastor Sang Gu Kim, who is the former president of the Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad, an elder pastor at Dongshin Church, and a Mutual 8 resident, delivered the sermon.

After the sermon, Hyo Soo Kim, Jung Hoon Yoo, Sa Young Chi, Michael Han and Jae Moon Suh, were appointed elders, and Ho Il Park was appointed as a deacon. During the appointment ceremony, Pastor Hee Min Park, who is the former president of the Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad and is a retired pastor at Youngnak Church of Los Angeles, gave a sermon, and Pastor Myung Sung Suh, vice president of the Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad and senior pastor of the Palomar Korean Church, gave the exhortation.

The LWKCC choir, led by the musical pastor Rev. Dr. Gyu Sam Kim sang “Hallelujah,” by George Frideric Handel, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Hallelujah” Chorus. The choir was accompanied by pianist deacon Min Jung Kim, and Orgen Lee Hanna.

LWKCC holds Sunday worship every week at 11:50 a.m. and early morning worship at 6 a.m. Tuesdays-Saturday, led by Rev. Jang Young Yong in the sanctuary.

Meals are served after Sunday worship and Saturday morning worship in the cafeteria.