Leisure World Korean Community Church
Leisure World Korean Community Church’s (LWKCC), senior pastor, Dr. Jang Young Yong, and 71 members went on the fifth LWKCC family cruise trip to Catalina, Ensenada, Baja California and Mexico from Dec. 4-8.
The LWKCC choir member’s end of year event was held on Dec. 3, at East Buffet, with 63 people in attendance. Rev. Young Yong gave a speech, and there was a greeting from the church’s founding choir leader and an introduction from Seongnam Elder Lee, the 202425 choir leader. In the 13 years since LWKCC was founded, there have been four choir leaders. There was an encouraging speech from conductor and music pastor Kim Gyu-sam. Gifts were also presented to the praise band members. In 2024, the captain will be Elder Lee Seongnam, and the vice commander will be Elder Yoo Jun.
There are currently 55 members of the LWKCC praise choir, led by Dr. Kwy Sam Kim, and deacon Min Jung Kim as accompaniment. The group practices in the choir room on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons for the weekly Sunday service. On Dec. 2, the choir performed at the LW Orchestra’s Winter Concert.
The choir will perform on Monday, Dec. 25, for a special Christmas celebration service. The choir and LW Orchestra will perform “In Handel’s Oratorio Messiah,” during the Christmas service. Pastor Kwang Jin Kim and tenor soloist Pastor Oh Wiyong will also sing “O Holy Night” during the event.
LWKCC is a nesting church of Community Church in Leisure World. Sunday services are held at 11:50 a.m. in the sanctuary at 14000 Church Place.
Early morning prayer meetings are held Tuesday-Saturday at 6 a.m. Breakfast is served in the fellowship room after each Saturday morning prayer meeting.
Members of Leisure World Korean Community Church went on a five day cruise in Mexico.
