Church welcomes new pastor Dr. John Jung Hyun Lee

SA-RANG CHURCH

Seal Beach Sa-Rang Church, an interdenominational church, celebrated its 18th anniversary on Feb. 6. The congregation of about 100 members is served by a team of eight retired pastors of diverse backgrounds, including Assembly of God, Methodist and Presbyterian. The head pastor, Rev. Kyo Min Soh, and other pastors are volunteers and each one takes turns preaching, giving Bible studies and presiding.

Under the leadership of Rev. Kyo Min Soh, the congregation has been steadily growing, and now meets in the Clubhouse 3, Lobby to allow for more people to attend. At the all-congregational meeting on April 3, the church unanimously approved the appointment of the Rev. Dr. John Jung Hyun Lee as the lead pastor.

He was ordained as a pastor in 1978 in South Korea and served as a chaplain from 1978-1981 in the Korean Army. Afterward, he came to the U.S.

He studied at the Faith Theological Seminary, California Graduate School of Theology and Fuller Theological Semi- nary.

Prior to this appointment, he served at Light & Salt Pesbyterian Church as its senior pastor for 21 years, and the Western Church of Los Angeles as the senior pastor for four years. He also served as the president of the Southern California Pastors Association, the Christian counsellor of the Korean Christian Press, and was the president of KAPC Reformed College & University.

He and wife, Hieun C. Lee, have two sons.

The installation and retirement service will be held on May 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby.

Worship services are held every Sunday in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby at 11 a.m. The Bible study is held every Wednesday in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at

6:30 p.m.

For more information, call the Rev. John Jung Hyun Lee at

(310) 749-0577.