To accommodate growth over the years, the church purchased a parking lot next door, expanded the facility with a multipurpose youth building in 1991, and constructed a new sanctuary, completed in 2008. Today, the English ministry, led by Associate Pastor Timothy Yun, is an active part of the church. In 1982, Dongeun Kim was appointed as the first English-speaking pastor to begin English ministries. Under Pastor Cho’s leadership, the congregation purchased property in Eagle Rock, the church’s current location. In the church's early years, members met at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. Cress, SCC executive secretary, presented a certificate indicating “fifty years of faithful ministry impacting the community for Christ,” and Diaz gifted a $5,000 check for Glendale Korean church to expand its evangelistic vision.Įight pastors have led Glendale Korean church since 1973, beginning with Byeongseo Cho. He called it a “spiritual jubilee” in which the church recognized God as the true owner of their lives. In his welcome during the afternoon anniversary celebration, Timothy Choe, senior pastor since 2014, compared the Old Testament Jubilee to the church’s 50-year history. Diaz, SCC treasurer/CFO, burned the mortgage papers for the sanctuary, which marked the completion of the church’s financial burden and signified the inheritance of the building for a new generation. Diaz (left), with the help of two young volunteers, burns the mortgage papers.
