Sarang Community Church of Southern California explained

Denomination:Presbyterian Church in America
Churchmanship:Evangelical
Membership:11,000
Founded Date:1988
Founder:Rev. Jung-hyun Oh
Seniorpastor:Rev. Danny Chang-Soo Roh
Location:Orange County, California, United States
Hangul:남가주사랑의교회
Rr:Namgajusaranguigyohoe
Mr: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, 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 moved to a megachurch in Seoul, Korea, of the same name, Sarang Community Church. In 2004, Rev. SeungWook Kim (Daniel Kim) moved from Korean United Church, (PCA) and installed as the new pastor.

In 2011, Pastor Kim moved to a church in Korea called Hallelujah Community Church. In 2012, Rev. ChangSoo Roh came from Korean Central Presbyterian Church (PCA) and became the new pastor.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gskchurch.com/pca/About_PCA.pdf www.gskchurch.com/pca/About_PCA.pdf
  2. Web site: largest Korean churches in North America . L2 Foundation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208042632/http://l2foundation.org/2007/largest-korean-churches-in-north-america . 2008-12-08.
  3. Web site: California megachurches. Hartford Seminary. 6 February 2013.
  4. http://www.sarang.com Sarang Community Church
  5. http://www.sermoncentral.com/articleb.asp?article=Top-100-Largest-Churches3 Top 100 Largest Churches