The Christmas service and festival, hosted by the Northern California Southern Baptist Pastors\u2019 Association, took place on December 17 at Saenuri Mission Church (Senior Pastor Taehoon Kim).<\/p>\n
The event began with the first service, led by Pastor Seunghwan Choi of New Nation Church, followed by a prayer from Pastor Moonsoo Kang of Kingsway Korean Church. Pastor Dongjin Lee of New Hope Baptist Church delivered the sermon, using Luke 2:10-14 as the text. In his message, Pastor Lee encouraged the congregation to become \u201ca church that enjoys and shares the great joy given by the Lord, which cannot be compared to any joy the world gives at Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n
The second part of the event included a dinner and a time of fun games and fellowship, led by Pastor Sanghwan Ko of World Mission Baptist Church. Pastor Taehoon Kim, president of the Northern California Southern Baptist Association, reported that about 60 people attended the gathering, marking the largest attendance in the association\u2019s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"