"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."

Ephesians 5:1-2




Meet Our Leaders

pp1.pngPeter Kim (Senior Pastor)

Education: Biola University, B.A. in Bible
Seminary: Talbot School of Theology, M. Th
Family: Wife, Esther Kim; children, Jeremy, Zachary, Faith
Favorite Verse: Philippians 1:21
Hobbies: Ministry, softball, basketball
Favorite Movies: The Last of the Mohicans
Favorite Food: Taiko Chicken Teriyaki Sushi Combo
Favorite Books: Religious Affections, Jonathan Edwards; Power Through Prayer, E.M. Bounds; The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul;Loving God, Chuck Colson; Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem.



vince.pngVince Kim (Elder)

Education: CSU Fullerton, B.S. in Accounting
Career: Accounting
Favorite Verse: Philippians 3:7-14
Hobbies: Reading
Favorite Movies: Can’t Buy Me Love, Cinderella Man
Favorite Food: Kal Bi
Favorite BooksThe Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul; Revival Praying, Leonard Ravenhill;The Gospel According to Jesus, John MacArthur; Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret, Dr. & Mrs. Howard Taylor.



joe.pngJoseph Jun (Elder)

Education: Orange Coast College, A.A. in General Education; CSU Long Beach, B.S. in Criminal Justice
Career: Police Officer
Family: Wife, Loro Jun.
Favorite Verse: Galatians 2:20
Hobbies: Basketball, playing music
Favorite Movies: True Lies, The Incredibles, Rush Hour 1 & 2
Favorite Food: Crab and lobster
Favorite Books: The True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ, Thomas Vincent; The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul; Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper; The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer; Grace Unknown, R.C. Sproul.


phil.pngPhilip Kim (Elder)

Education: UCLA, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering; Trinity Law School, J.D.
Career: Attorney
Family: Wife, Marian Kim; Son, Jonathan
Favorite Verse: Galatians 2:20, Matthew 6:33
Hobbies: Basketball, softball
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, The Matrix
Favorite Food: Soupy Korean food
Favorite BooksDon’t Waste Your Life, John Piper; The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul; No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green, Melody Green & David Hazard; Loving God, Chuck Colson; From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions by Ruth A. Tucker


me.pngAaron Choi (College Pastor)

Education: UC San Diego, B.A. in Communications; Talbot School of Theology, M. Div
Family: Wife, Tina Choi
Favorite Verse: Romans 11:33-36
Hobbies: Angels baseball, Lakers
Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite BooksLet the Nations be Glad!, John Piper; Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer; Not the Way It’s Supposed To Be: A Breviary of Sin, Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.; A Little Exercise for Young Theologians, Helmut Thielicke; The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis



pe.pngPeter Chung (Education Department Pastor)

Education: UC Berkeley, B.A. in History
Seminary: Talbot School of Theology
Family: Wife, Becky Chung
Favorite Verse: 2 Timothy 4:2-3
Hobbies: Bible memorization, Lakers, Dodgers, Cal sports
Favorite Movies
: Rocky
Favorite Food
: Korean BBQ, Kim Chi Ji Ggae
Favorite Books
Lectures to My Students, Charles Spurgeon; The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer; Disciplines of a Godly Man, R. Kent Hughes; The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter; The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul


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