Sarang Community Church of Southern California | |
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Location | Orange County, CA, United States |
Country | United States |
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 |
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,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."
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