| Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC) | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Website | www.kcpc.org |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Danny C. Ro |
Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC) is an Evangelical Christian megachurch located in Centreville, VA,[1] situated in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America.[2] From a sample of more than 50,000 churches in the United States, KCPC was selected to be one of the 13 "breakout" churches by the Rainer Group.[3] KCPC currently averages 4,600 in attendance per week. It was founded on November 4, 1973. Rev. Danny C. Ro is the senior pastor of the church.[4]
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The mission of KCPC is "Training the Saints to Transform the World" (Ephesians 4:12)[5]
The Korean Central Presbyterian Church (renamed from Korean Central Church) was founded on November 4, 1973, by Rev. Myung Ho Yoon with 20 Korean-American families. The first service was in his residence at 313 Park Street, N.E. Vienna, Virginia. Despite the growing pains of its early years, Rev. Won Sang Lee who became the succeeding senior pastor faithfully served the congregation for the next 26 years. With its emphasis on becoming a missional community of faith, the congregation grew to over 3,700 members by 2003.[6]
After the retirement of Rev. Won Sang Lee, Rev. Danny C. Ro became the third senior pastor of KCPC starting from October, 2003. To accommodate the growing size of the congregation and to expand the reach of its vision,[7] KCPC relocated from the previous 45,475-square-foot (4,224.8 m2) Vienna campus of 12 acres (49,000 m2) to a new 172,500-square-foot (16,030 m2) Centreville campus of 80 acres (320,000 m2) July 11, 2010.[8][9] In addition to the main campus, KCPC operates the Community Service Center in downtown Washington D.C. (319 R St. N.W.) and the Culpepper Retreat Center in Sperryville, VA (13092 Major Brown Dr.).[10]
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KCPC was selected as one of thirteen churches identified as a "good-to-great church." The study, conducted by the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, examined 52,333 churches and the results were published in Breakout Churches by Thom S. Rainer (Zondervan Publishing Co., 2005).
The Korean Senior Center of KCPC received grant totaling $20,000 in 2006 from the SkillSource Group Inc., the nonprofit entity of the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board which was awarded grant by the United States Department of Labor. The grant designed to strengthen and build stronger faith and community based organizations to provide a variety of direct services to meet citizen needs. It also received the Presidential Award from the Republic of Korea in 2002 and the Governor's Award of Volunteerism in Faith Organization in 2001.
KCPC was recognized by the United States Congress and its merits recorded in the Congressional Record for the 108th Congress in 2003.
KCPC's Meals on Wheels program received a National Foundation grant in 2000 and 2001.