Korean Central Presbyterian Church
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| Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC) | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Location | 15451 Lee Highway, Centreville, Virginia 20121, U.S. |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Membership | 4,600 |
| Website | www.kcpc.org
English Congregation ec.kcpc.org DC Campus dc.kcpc.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder(s) | Myung Ho Yoon |
| Architecture | |
| Style | modern |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | KCPC pastor - Rev. Eung-yul David Ryoo |
Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC; Korean: 와싱톤중앙장로교회) is an Evangelical Christian megachurch located in Centreville, Virginia,[1] situated in the Washington D.C. in the US.[2]
Korean Central Presbyterian Church is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America.[3]
Mission statement
[edit]The mission of KCPC is "Training the Saints to Transform the World" (Ephesians 4:12).[4]
Overview
[edit]The Senior Pastor is Eung-yul David Ryoo and [5] He works with twenty other assistant pastors.
KCPC currently averages 4,600 in attendance per week.
In addition to the main campus, KCPC currently has an Arlington campus that serves DC and its immediate surrounding areas.
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.
History
[edit]The Korean Central Presbyterian 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.
Rev. Won Sang Lee became the succeeding senior pastor in 1977 and served for the next 26 years. During this time, the congregation grew to over 3,700 members by 2003.[6]
The English-speaking congregation (KCPC English Ministry) began in the early 1990s to minister to the American-born or raised members of the church.
To accommodate the growing size of the congregation [7] KCPC relocated from the previous 12-acre Vienna campus to a new 80-acre campus at Centreville on July 11, 2010.[6][8]
Rev. Danny C. Ro became the third senior pastor of KCPC in October, 2003. Rev. Ro Ro resigned on July 1, 2012 and became the senior pastor of Sarang Community Church of Southern California.
Rev. Eung-yul David Ryoo was installed in 2013 as the church's fourth pastor.
The congregation, having joined the Korean Capital Presbytery, changed its name to Christ Central Presbyterian Church. In recognition of CCPC's particularization as an organized church, KCPC launched a 10 a.m. worship service for its English-speaking congregation (KCPC EC) in 2019. An English Congregation Support Committee (ECSC) was launched in 2020 to systematically pursue KCPC's vision of unity and diversity between the English and Korean speaking congregants under a "one church" model.
On January 10, 2021, KCPC launched its KCPC-DC Campus in Arlington, Virginia.
Ministries
[edit]The congregation has several ministries including youth, health and security.
Community service
[edit]In the past, KCPC has supported the community by;
- Supporting Fairfax County government by providing use of their buildings for the Providence District staff meetings and the Long Term Care Council monthly meetings.[9]
- Providing a Personal Care Aids Program in Fairfax, Virginia.[10]
- Providing voter registration campaigns.[11]
- Participating in the Senior Navigator Korean project which provides translation of information into Korean for the local Korean community.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Church Directory". Presbyterian Church in America. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Vision 2020". Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ [https://ec.kcpc.org/david-moon-bio%7C Official website}
- ^ a b "Key Dates in KCPC History". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Korean Church's Relocation To Centreville Causes Unease". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Projects Proposed". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Providence District". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Family Services – Family Services". www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
- ^ "Upcoming Events". Archived from the original on 2004-11-29. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
External links
[edit]- http://www.kcpc.org/ – KCPC website
- https://ec.kcpc.org/ - KCPC English Congregation website
- https://dc.kcpc.org/ - KCPC DC Campus English Congregation website
- https://www.facebook.com/theKCPC – church Facebook page
- http://club.cyworld.com/club/main/club_main.asp?club_id=50658237 – college ministry (Korean-speaking)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110726214253/http://www.kcpc.org/snl/ – salt & light ministry (English-speaking * transitional ministry for post high school)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/03/AR2006090300788.html – news article on Senior Center
