πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Domestic Church Series #7: New Life Korean Church

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Domestic Church Series #7: A Bridge Between Generations — New Life Korean Church

Posted on: May 27, 2025
Author: Project DISK

⛪ Church Name: New Life Korean Church

πŸ“ Location: Fullerton, California
πŸ•Š️ Denomination: Korean-American Presbyterian (PCA-affiliated)

πŸŒ‰ A Home for First-Gen Immigrants and Second-Gen Seekers

New Life Korean Church was founded in 1987 during a wave of Korean immigration to Southern California.
While many immigrant churches struggle to balance culture and language across generations, New Life embraced the challenge as its mission:
To raise disciples of Jesus Christ across cultures, generations, and languages.

The church now serves a congregation of over 800, divided into:

  • KM (Korean Ministry) for first-generation immigrants

  • EM (English Ministry) for second-gen Korean Americans

  • Youth & Children ministries with culturally relevant discipleship

✝️ Gospel-Centered Worship in Two Languages

Sunday services are held in both Korean and English.
While the KM worship is reverent and rooted in traditional hymns and liturgy, the EM is marked by contemporary praise and expository preaching.
The church holds combined services on major holidays, emphasizing unity in Christ over cultural division.

🀝 Ministries that Serve and Connect

  • Korean Language School for 2nd-gen children and local neighbors

  • Senior Ministry offering care, fellowship, and weekly Bible studies

  • College & Young Adult Fellowship bridging faith and identity struggles

  • Mission Trips to Korea and Latin America each summer

πŸ—£️ A Family Restored

"My parents and I barely spoke the same language anymore—emotionally or literally. But this church gave us a place to heal together, in Korean and in English."
— Daniel K., 2nd-gen member

New Life Korean Church shows that God can use the immigrant story

to shape a multi-generational church that lives out the Gospel in two languages but one Spirit.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ κ΅­λ‚΄ ꡐ회 μ‹œλ¦¬μ¦ˆ #7: μ„ΈλŒ€λ₯Ό μž‡λŠ” 닀리 — 뉴라이프 ν•œμΈκ΅νšŒ

μž‘μ„±μΌ: 2025λ…„ 5μ›” 27일
μž‘μ„±μž: Project DISK

⛪ ꡐ회λͺ…: 뉴라이프 ν•œμΈκ΅νšŒ (New Life Korean Church)

πŸ“ μœ„μΉ˜: μΊ˜λ¦¬ν¬λ‹ˆμ•„μ£Ό ν’€λŸ¬νŠΌ
πŸ•Š️ ꡐ단: λ―Έκ΅­μž₯둜ꡐ PCA 계열

πŸŒ‰ 이민 1세와 2μ„Έλ₯Ό μž‡λŠ” 믿음의 곡동체

뉴라이프 ν•œμΈκ΅νšŒλŠ” 1987λ…„, ν•œκ΅­ μ΄λ―Όμžλ“€μ΄ λ‚¨κ°€μ£Όλ‘œ λͺ°λ €λ“€λ˜ μ‹œκΈ°μ— μ„€λ¦½λ˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
λ§Žμ€ 이민 κ΅νšŒλ“€μ΄ μ„ΈλŒ€ κ°„ 문화와 μ–Έμ–΄ 차이둜 어렀움을 κ²ͺμ§€λ§Œ, 이 κ΅νšŒλŠ” 이λ₯Ό 사λͺ…μœΌλ‘œ μ‚Όμ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€:
"μ„ΈλŒ€μ™€ λ¬Έν™”λ₯Ό λ„˜μ–΄ 제자λ₯Ό μ„Έμš°λŠ” 곡동체."

ν˜„μž¬ 800μ—¬ λͺ…μ˜ 성도가 λ‹€μŒκ³Ό 같이 κ΅¬μ„±λ˜μ–΄ 사역에 μ°Έμ—¬ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€:

  • KM (Korean Ministry) – 1μ„ΈλŒ€ 이민자 예배 및 곡동체

  • EM (English Ministry) – μ˜μ–΄κΆŒ 2μ„ΈλŒ€ μ²­λ…„ 및 성인

  • Youth & Children – μžλ…€λ“€μ„ μœ„ν•œ 이쀑언어 μ œμžν›ˆλ ¨

✝️ 두 μ–Έμ–΄, ν•œ 볡음의 예배

주일 μ˜ˆλ°°λŠ” ν•œκ΅­μ–΄μ™€ μ˜μ–΄λ‘œ 각각 μ§„ν–‰λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
KM은 전톡적인 찬솑가와 μˆœμ„œ μ€‘μ‹¬μ˜ 예배λ₯Ό λ“œλ¦¬λ©°, EM은 ν˜„λŒ€μ μΈ μ°¬μ–‘κ³Ό 강해섀ꡐ μ€‘μ‹¬μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
λΆ€ν™œμ ˆ, μΆ”μˆ˜κ°μ‚¬μ ˆ λ“± μ£Όμš” μ ˆκΈ°μ—λŠ” 온 ꡐ인이 ν•¨κ»˜ λ“œλ¦¬λŠ” μ—°ν•©μ˜ˆλ°°λ₯Ό 톡해 ‘문화보닀 볡음이 μš°μ„ λ¨’을 μ„ ν¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

🀝 μ„œλ‘œλ₯Ό 섬기고 μ—°κ²°ν•˜λŠ” 사역듀

  • ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ 학ꡐ – 2μ„Έ μžλ…€μ™€ μ§€μ—­μ‚¬νšŒ 어린이 λŒ€μƒ μ–Έμ–΄/λ¬Έν™” ꡐ윑

  • 싀버 사역 – μ‹œλ‹ˆμ–΄λ“€μ„ μœ„ν•œ ꡐ제, λŒλ΄„, 성경곡뢀

  • μ²­λ…„/λŒ€ν•™μƒ λͺ¨μž„ – 정체성과 믿음 μ‚¬μ΄μ˜ κ°ˆλ“±μ„ λŒλ³΄λŠ” 곡동체

  • ν•΄μ™Έ 선ꡐ – 맀년 여름 ν•œκ΅­κ³Ό μ€‘λ‚¨λ―Έλ‘œ μ„ κ΅νŒ€ νŒŒμ†‘

πŸ—£️ ν•œ κ°€μ‘±μ˜ 회볡 이야기

"λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ³Ό μ €λŠ” 말이 잘 ν†΅ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μ–΄μš”.
그런데 이 κ΅νšŒλŠ” 우리 가쑱이 μ„œλ‘œλ₯Ό μ΄ν•΄ν•˜κ³ 
ν•¨κ»˜ μΉ˜μœ λ°›μ„ 수 μžˆλŠ” 곡간이 λ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”—ν•œκ΅­μ–΄μ™€ μ˜μ–΄ λͺ¨λ‘λ‘œμš”."
— λ‹€λ‹ˆμ—˜ K., 2μ„Έ μ²­λ…„

뉴라이프 ν•œμΈκ΅νšŒλŠ”, ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ΄ 이민자의 이야기λ₯Ό μ‚¬μš©ν•˜μ—¬

μ„ΈλŒ€λ₯Ό λ„˜λŠ” 볡음 곡동체λ₯Ό μ„Έμš°μ‹ λ‹€λŠ” 사싀을
μ˜μ–΄μ™€ ν•œκ΅­μ–΄, 두 μ–Έμ–΄λ‘œ μ¦κ±°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

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