Korean Central Presbyterian Church

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Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC)
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A Sunday school class at Korean Central Presbyterian Church
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38°49′46″N 77°28′49″W / 38.829337°N 77.480295°W / 38.829337; -77.480295Coordinates: 38°49′46″N 77°28′49″W / 38.829337°N 77.480295°W / 38.829337; -77.480295
Location15451 Lee Highway, Centreville, VA 20121
CountryUnited States
DenominationPresbyterian Church in America
Membership4,600
Websitewww.kcpc.org
History
Founded1973
Founder(s)Myung Ho Yoon
Architecture
Stylemodern
Clergy
Pastor(s)KCPC pastor - Eung-Yul David Ryoo, CCPC pastor - Owen Lee

Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC) is an Evangelical Christian megachurch located in Centreville, Virginia,[1] situated in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America.[2] From a sample of more than 50,000 churches in the United States, KCPC was selected to be one of the 13 "breakout" churches by the Rainer Group. KCPC currently averages 4,600 in attendance per week. It was founded on November 4, 1973. Rev. Eung Yul David Ryoo is the senior pastor of the church.[3]

Korean Central Presbyterian Church is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America.[4]

Mission statement[]

The mission of KCPC is "Training the Saints to Transform the World" (Ephesians 4:12).[5]

History[]

The Korean Central Presbyterian Church (renamed from Korean Central Church) was founded on November 4, 1973, by Rev. Myung Ho Yoon with 20 Korean-American families. The first service was in his residence at 313 Park Street, N.E. Vienna, Virginia. Despite the growing pains of its early years, Rev. Won Sang Lee who became the succeeding senior pastor faithfully served the congregation for the next 26 years. With its emphasis on becoming a missional community of faith, the congregation grew to over 3,700 members by 2003.[6]

After the retirement of Rev. Won Sang Lee and his installation as pastor emeritus, Rev. Danny C. Ro became the third senior pastor of KCPC starting from October, 2003. Rev. Ro resigned on July 1, 2012, as the senior pastor of KCPC to answer a call from Sarang Community Church of Southern California as its senior pastor. A new senior pastor, Rev. Eung-yul David Ryoo was called and installed in 2013 as its fourth pastor. To accommodate the growing size of the congregation and to expand the reach of its vision,[7] KCPC relocated from the previous 45,475-square-foot (4,224.8 m2) Vienna campus of 12 acres (49,000 m2) to a new 172,500-square-foot (16,030 m2) Centreville campus of 80 acres (320,000 m2) July 11, 2010.[6][8] In addition to the main campus, KCPC operates the Culpeper Retreat Center in Sperryville, Virginia (13092 Major Brown Dr.).[9]

The English-speaking congregation (KCPC English Ministry) began in the early 1990s to minister to the American-born or raised members of the church. Its first pastor, Ray Chang, was called and installed, but left due to doctrinal and vision controversy. The congregation called its first PCA-ordained pastor, James A. Lee, in 1996. During his tenure, deacons were ordained and a second Sunday service, Impact, was launched which doubled the congregation from 250 to 500. When the pastor answered the call to be a missionary, Harold Kim was called as pastor in 2003. The congregation, having joined the Korean Capital Presbytery, changed its name to Christ Central Presbyterian Church (CCPC) during Kim's pastorate. In 2012, Owen Lee was called as new pastor at a time when the congregation was attracting about 100 worshipers. With the new pastor, CCPC became an organized church, having ordained ruling elders. However, CCPC still shares the church facilities with its Korean-speaking mother congregation (KCPC). By 2020, CCPC attracted about 1,000 worshipers on a weekend.[10]

In recognition of CCPC's particularization as an organized church, KCPC launched a 10 o'clock worship service for its English-speaking congregation (2E Service) in 2019, which is attended by second generation Korean Americans as well as English-speaking Korean congregant members. An English Congregation Support Committee (ECSC) was launched in 2020 to systematically pursue KCPC's vision of unity and diversity between first and second generation Korean-Americans under a "one church" model. On January 10, 2021, KCPC launched its KCPC-DC Campus in Arlington, Virginia led by Rev. Daniel Kwon to reach the unchurched in DC.[11]

Community service[]

  • Supports Fairfax County government by providing building usage for the Providence District staff meetings and the Long Term Care Council monthly meetings.[12]
  • Provides a Personal Care Aids Program in Fairfax, Virginia.[13]
  • Provides voter registration campaigns.[14]
  • Participants in the Senior Navigator Korean project which provides translation of information into Korean for the local Korean community.[15]

See also[]

  • Koreans in Washington, DC

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2011-08-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Church Directory". Presbyterian Church in America. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Korean Church's Relocation To Centreville Causes Unease". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Projects Proposed". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ https://christcentralpc.org/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ https://dc.kcpc.org/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Providence District". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Family Services – Family Services". www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-11-29. Retrieved 2009-03-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ [1][dead link]

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