Sarang Community Church of Southern California
| Sarang Community Church of Southern California | |
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| Location | Orange County, CA, United States |
| Country |  United States |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Membership | 11,000 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1988 |
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| Sarang Community Church of Southern California | |
| Hangul | 남가주사랑의교회 |
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| Revised Romanization | Namgajusaranguigyohoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sarang'ŭikyohoe |
Sarang Community Church of Southern California is a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Korean-American church located in Anaheim, California. Sarang has more than 10,000 church attenders.[1] Some statistics estimate about 11,000 members.[2][3] It is the largest Korean church outside of Korea (Republic of), as well as the largest Asian church outside Asia.[4] In addition, Sarang is the largest congregation within the Presbyterian Church in America.[5] "Sarang" (사랑) is Korean for "love."
Sa-Rang Community Church was founded in 1988 by Rev. Oh Jung-hyun.
In 2003 Pastor Oh accepted his call to a megachurch in Seoul, Korea of the same name, . In 2004, Rev. SeungWook Kim (Daniel Kim) was called from Korean United Church, (PCA) and installed as the new pastor.
In 2011, Pastor Kim accepted his call to pastor a church in Korea called . In 2012, Rev. ChangSoo Roh was called from Korean Central Presbyterian Church, (PCA) and installed as the new pastor.
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Coordinates: 33°50′53″N 117°57′40″W / 33.848°N 117.961°W
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