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The mission of the Korean Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth is to carry out the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) and the Great Commandment (Mark 12:29-31) in the context of the Korean-American immigrant society. The church aims at reaching out to Korean immigrants residing in Central New Jersey, including its surrounding areas, with the gospel and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. Along with its outreach ministry, the Church makes it a goal to edify the people in the nurture and instruction of God's word, so that they may be the people of God who will fulfill the calling of mission and reconciliation in the world. The Church also intends to present a model ministry in which the task of bridging the cultural, generation, and language gap between the first-generation immigrants and their second- or third-generation posterity is attained.
To accomplish such goals, the Church puts great emphases on the following activities: spiritual worship, thorough education, abundant fellowship, ardent evangelism, and cordial service. Through worship, education, and fellowship, the Church endeavors to build up the faith and life of its members; and through evangelism and service, it strives to lead the people outside of the Church to God and God's ongoing work in the world. The Church also makes efforts to strengthen the English Language Ministry, whose membership comprises collegians, post-graduates, and young professionals. They will perform the outreach ministry not only to second-generation Korean-Americans, but also to Asian-Americans, Hispanics, and other ethnic people.
As a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),. the Church has recourse to the abounding spiritual heritage of centuries-old American Presbyterian tradition. As an offspring of the Korean Presbyterian Church, the Church draws on the overflowing enthusiasm and dedication to mission of the Korean Presbyterian faith. As a Korean immigrant church transplanted onto the American soil, the Church resorts to fertile experience of mixture of history, culture, language, and tradition. With all these resources combined, the Church hopes to bring about the revitalization of God's churches and the furtherance of God's reign in the world. |