Sarang Community Church of Southern California
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 (Republic of), 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."
| Sarang Community Church of Southern California | |
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| Location | Orange County, CA, United States |
| Country |  |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Membership | 11,000 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder(s) | Rev. Jung-hyun Oh |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Rev. Danny Chang-Soo Roh |
| Sarang Community Church of Southern California | |
| Hangul | 남가주사랑의교회 |
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| Revised Romanization | Namgajusaranguigyohoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sarang'ŭikyohoe |
Sa-Rang Community Church was founded in 1988 by Rev. Oh Jung-hyun.
In 2003 Pastor Oh accepted his call to a megachurch in Seoul, Korea of the same name, Sarang Community Church. In 2004, Rev. SeungWook Kim (Daniel Kim) was called from Korean United Church, (PCA) and installed as the new pastor.
In 2011, Pastor Kim accepted his call to pastor a church in Korea called Hallelujah Community Church. In 2012, Rev. ChangSoo Roh was called from Korean Central Presbyterian Church, (PCA) and installed as the new pastor.