KCCNJ stands for Korean Community of Church in New Jersey. The location of the church is 147 Tenafly Rd Englewood, NJ 07631.
KCCNJ History
- 11/1972: On Thanksgiving Sunday (430 Main St., Fort Lee Bethany Church) 15 founding members, led by Pastor Hae-jong Kim, held their first worship service.
- 01/1973: Services continue at Christ UMC (163 Boiling Spring Ave., E. Rutherford, NJ).
- 06/1974: Moved to Teaneck UMC (201 De Graw Ave., Teaneck, NJ)
- 09/1977: Became an official member of the United Methodist Church of America
- 06/1984: Started education for the second generation with bilingual (Korean/English) services
- 06/1989: Founding Pastor Hae-Jong Kim was sent as the Northern District Methodist
- 05/1993: Pastor Na Gu-Yong Sent as the 2nd pastor.
- 05/1994: Planning for a new temple and starting of dedicated offering. A grand concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of the construction and dedication of three temples in the Paraguay mission field.
- 04/1998: A 20th anniversary address is issued. A contract to purchase the new temple (Englewood Jewish Temple) is signed.
- 11/2001: 40 days of Operation Jericho. Prayers.
- 07/2002: Founded 25. Anniversary Concert
- 03/2003: Enters the new temple in Inglewood
- 07/2006: After-school school (Children’s Village) opens
- 10/2010: Choir Carnegie Hall performance Missionaries Jeong
- 02/2012: Temple expansion and renovation work begins
- 03/2014: Enlarged church entrance service
- 07/2018: A new English congregation for second-generation college youth and seniors is launched.
- 08/2022: 40th-anniversary outdoor worship and sports competition
Vision
The church is a gathering where saved people gather together to offer moving worship in response to grace. At the same time, it is a happy community where we share and celebrate the joy of salvation, and we work together to find God’s will for us and fulfill our mission together. This is the place to do it. In other words, the church is a place where there is spiritual emotion, community happiness, and passion for mission. The New Jersey United Church aims to be such a church.
Here is the complete schedule for prayers.
We welcome with open hands and open hearts those who have faith and want to walk the journey of faith together.
Senior Pastor Ko Han-seung Profile
- In 1986, he began his ministry as a senior evangelist at Yeolmi Methodist Church in Yeolmi-ri, Silchon-myeon, Gwangju-gun, Gyeonggi High School.
- Received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Methodist Theological Seminary in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul in 1988.
- In 1989, upon completing his ministry at the Methodist Church, he was ordained as a pastor at the Korean Methodist Church.
- In January 1990, he studied at Drew University in New Jersey, USA, and received a Master of Divinity in 1993. At the same time, he served as an associate pastor at the New Jersey United Methodist Church for six years.
- In July 1996, he served as an associate pastor in charge of praise and overall administration at Akola Methodist Church for two years.
- After receiving his Doctor of Ministry in 1998, he served as senior pastor at the Appenzeller Memorial Nuri United Methodist Church for 6 years and 6 months, revitalizing the church through praise ministry and small group ministry.
- Since January 2005, he has served as senior pastor at Cherry Hill First Church for 12 years and 6 months, establishing a community center and growing it into a large church that influences the local community.
- In July 2017, I was sent to the New Jersey United Church and am working towards the pastoral vision of ‘a church that looks to the Lord and takes care of souls.’