Rachael Lee Articles
Korean American Family Services Launches Third Annual Campaign to Provide New Backpacks and School Supplies
Korean American Family Services (KFAM) is running its backpack campaign once again this year, making it the third summer that the non-profit has gathered donations and support to provide new backpacks and school supplies for foster children who face financial difficulties. Asian American Ministry Leaders: 'We Need to Re-Envision Community Development'
How far has the Asian American church community come in the area of community development? According to about 30 leaders of churches, non-profits, and seminaries who gathered to discuss the topic, the Asian American church community still has a ways to go. The gathering, which convened in Cerritos, ... PCUSA Expresses 'Regret' for Harms Done to LGBTQ, Discourages Gay Conversion Therapy
Through the approval of two separate overtures during last week’s 222nd General Assembly, the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (PCUSA) expressed “regret” and “sorrow” for the discrimination that LGBT individuals may have felt in the denomination over the years, and also directed agencies in the ... PCUSA Approves Overtures Involving 'No Gun Ri' Incident and Promoting Peace in the Korean Peninsula
The Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (PCUSA) approved several overtures during the 222nd General Assembly last week relevant to the Korean community, two which involve historical and political issues related to the Korean peninsula. PCUSA Considers Forming New Non-Geographic Korean Presbytery
The Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (PCUSA) has approved a recommendation during the recent General Assembly that encourages synods in the Western region to consider creating a non-geographic presbytery for Korean-speaking congregations, and to create a staff position that would work as a connection ... Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Approves Overtures Confessing and Repenting of Racial Sins
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) approved overtures on June 23 that recognized and confessed of historical and continued racism in the denomination, called on churches to work toward racial reconciliation. 'It Only Takes the Remnant to Influence Culture,' Says Founder of Iranian Gospel Broadcast
According to Kamran Karimi, missions doesn't require going overseas or giving up a career. In fact, staying at home, and remaining within that lucrative job, could actually serve as a platform to share the gospel. But the key is, Karimi emphasized, being led by the Holy Spirit. How Could the Church in Europe Become Revitalized and Expanded? A Korean Pastor Weighs In
As one of the speakers for the workshops at the recent Global Medical Missions Alliance (GMMA) Conference, Daniel Chae informed his listeners of the current status of the evangelical church in Europe and what Christians can do to 'reverse' the declining trends. Hundreds Gather for Korean American Medical Missions Conference
Some 900 gathered in Irvine on Friday afternoon for the start of the Global Medical Missions Alliance (GMMA) Conference, which aims to encourage Christians to live missionally wherever they may be. This is the sixth such biannual conference that has taken place, but the first that has taken place ... PCUSA Garners Criticism for Prayers to Allah Offered During General Assembly
A portion of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A (PCUSA)'s opening plenary session for its 222nd General Assembly has garnered criticism, as a Muslim offered up prayers to 'Allah' during a time of vigilance for the victims of the Orlando shooting.