LW Korean Community Church

Leisure World Korean Community Church (LWKCC), led by Senior Pastor Dr. Jang Young Yong, will hold a service on Sunday, April 16, at 11:50 a.m. in the main sanctuary. Dr. Kim Seon-Tae, director of the Korean Siloam Eye Hospital, will preach at the service.

Pastor Kim Seon-Tae became an orphan during the Korean War and went blind in both eyes. Unable to endure starvation and abuse from his relatives, he fled and lived as a beggar for nearly two-and-ahalf years at a young age.

Even while living as a beggar, he had to attend the church every Sunday to worship, make an offering, pray with a tin can, and then eat.

Seon-Tae preached by distributing alms food to his fellow beggars. Some even became priests after receiving his evangelism.

God heard his earnest prayer and sent a missionary as an angel to help him study.

He studied at Soongsil Middle and High School, which was established by missionaries, and graduated from Soongsil University and Presbyterian Theological Seminary Graduate School of Theology. He also received a doctorate in theology from McCormick Theological Seminary.

Seon-Tae was awarded Asia’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, in the Philippines in recognition of his contribution. He started surgery for the visually impaired through donations. Through the spirit of love and service, he is carrying out the miraculous work of Siloam, presenting light to the blind.

Seon-Tae has established three churches for the blind, established Siloam Eye Hospital, a medical corporation in 1986, and Siloam Welfare Society for the Blind, a social welfare corporation in 1997. He also established Siloam Welfare Center for the Blind, Workplace for the Economic Independence of the Blind, a nursing home for the blind and Sullivan Learning Support Center.

He has provided scholarships to 1,200 students with visual impairments, nurtured talented people such as priests, professors, teachers, judges and heads of institutions.

He was able to do all this thanks to God’s grace and the cooperation of local and international churches, clergy and believers. He also the first director of an eye hospital as a blind person.

It is for this reason that Seon-Tae is called a “man of miracles” sent by God. He is not only a missionary for the blind, but an apostle of the Gospel, love and hope to all those who do not see the light of life in this age.

LWKCC has covered the cost of eye surgeries for 67 people

Dr. Kim Seon-Tae since its founding 12 years ago. This year, LWKCC plans to deliver the cost of eye surgeries for more than 15 people.

LWKCC is located next to the South Gate. The Sunday worship service is held at 11:50 a.m. and early morning prayer is held Tuesday-Saturday at 6 a.m. After the Saturday and Sunday gatherings, there is a feast in the fellowship room.

Call 714-323-0897 for more information.