Korean Community Church

Leisure World Korean Community Church (LWKCC) will celebrate its 12th anniversary on June 5 with the Rev. Dr. Jang Young Yong, serving as senior pastor.

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

On the anniversary, Pastor Sang Gu Kim, who is the former president of Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad, elder pastor of Dongshin Church and a resident of Mutual 8, will deliver the sermon at 11:50 a.m.

LWKCC will hold an appointment ceremony at 3 p.m. for Hyo Soo Kim, Jung Hoon Yoo, Sa Young Chi, Michael Han and Jae Moon Suh, who will be appointed as elders, and Ho Il Park, who will be appointed as a deacon. Pastor Hee Min Park (former president of Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad, and retired Pastor at Youngnak Church of Los Angeles) will give a sermon, and Pastor Myung Sung Suh, vice president of Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad, and senior pastor of Palomar Korean Church will give the exhortation.

LWKCC choir, led by conductor and the Rev. Dr. Gyu Sam Kim and accompanied by pianist and Deacon Min Jung Kim, will sing “Hallelujah,” by George Frideric Handel, in English and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Hallelujah” chorus.

LWKCC is planning its third fellowship trip from June 13-17 with the Rev. Yong and 54 members. During the trip, the group will visit national and state parks such as the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyonlands, Arches Canyon and Bryce Canyon.

LWKCC has weekly Sunday services at 11:50 a.m. and early worship Tuesday-Saturday at 6 a.m. in the sanctuary. Meals are served after Sunday worship and Saturday early morning worship at the cafeteria.