Photos taken 14 October 2023. The cornerstone says, "1892 1927 Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church March 24".
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August 18, 1974 Vancouver Korean Presbyterian Church founding resolution and first worship service
October 27, 1974 Inaugural Service (Location: 205W. 10th Ave., Vancouver)
October 27, 1974 Pastor Park Young-sik was appointed (resigned on March 14, 1976)
November 02, 1975 Main worship service (1:30 p.m.), Evening service (5 p.m.)
January 1, 1976 Dawn prayer meeting begins (5 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays)
June 20, 1976 Church bulletin issued (No. 1 )
September 26, 1976 praise band organization
October 10, 1976 Registered with the government as a Charity Organization
February 28, 1977 Seongjae Lee appointed as the first senior pastor (resigned on February 16, 1986)
March 13, 1977 Steering committee appointed
March 16, 1977 Wednesday worship begins
April 10, 1977 Bible Correspondence School (weekly Bible study) begins
May 29, 1977 First church meeting held
August 28, 1977 Children’s church school begins
September 13, 1977 Joined the Presbyterian Church of Canada (4th Korean church)
September 13, 1977 Telephone missionary work (food for the soul - gospel dial) begins
April 16, 1978 Founding of Youth Association
May 28, 1978 First outdoor worship service (Belcarra Regional Park)
July 2, 1978 Selection of weaving department and area
July 9, 1978 Founding of the Women’s Missionary Society
December 03, 1978 Middle and high school Sunday school begins
February 4, 1979 Sunday school for seniors begins
February 4, 1979 One person one person evangelism movement
July 1, 1979 Inauguration of Ordained Deacon: Kim Gwang-yoon
1980s
January 20, 1980 Annual comprehensive report published (No. 1)
February 24, 1980 Founding of Namseon Church
March 16, 1980 Youth Sunday School Praise Troupe launched
June 15, 1980 Elders: Park Sang-hoon, Kim Gwang-yoon, Lee Yu-seong, Choi Cheong-il, Eo Su-hong
July 1980 March 1980 first church meeting
July 16, 1980 Summer Bible School held
August 4, 1980 Namseon Church Charity Golf Tournament held
September 28, 1980 Appointed as cooperative elder: Kim Shin-woo
January 18, 1981 Appointed as cooperative elder: Youngseok Moon
February 22, 1981 Establishment of middle and high school student council
February 23, 1981 Purchase of Yeongnak Hill
June 19, 1981 Men's and Women's Missionary Society Prayer and Testimony Night Held
October 25, 1981 Ordained deacons: Jeong-seon Choi, Sang-dae Son
October 25, 1981 Deacon in office: Heeju Han Inauguration as deacon: Jeongsun Yoo, Chundo Kwak, Soonsil Yoo
November 15, 1981 Implementation of district governor system
November 27, 1981 Night of Praise by Parish (1st)
January 3, 1982 Sunday service offering song begins
May 9, 1982 Women’s Missionary Society holds a parents’ consolation party
November 21, 1982 Elected Honorary Elder: Lee Yu-seong
January 1, 1983 Inauguration as deacon: Heung-kyung Lee Appointed as honorary deacon: Jeong-soon Yoo
May 6, 1984 Inauguration of elders: Hwang Jun-young, Ko Dong-won
September 8, 1984 Consolation visit to the nursing home of the Women’s Mission
September 30, 1984 The entire current church building begins to be used.
October 25, 1984 Ordained deacons: Yoo Chang-hwa, Yoo Sang-soon
January 1, 1985 Sunday service time changed from 1:30 PM to 11:00 AM
January 1, 1985 Honorary Deacons: Han Hee-joo, Kwak Chun-do
October 6, 1985 Founding of university student council
October 27, 1985 Elders: Choi Jeong-seon, Son Sang-dae
January 1, 1986 Deacon inauguration: Park Da-nam, Go Byeong-ae, Heo Young-ok
February 16, 1986 Dr. Fraser appointed as interim church president
May 15, 1986 Acquisition of current church (total $150,000) (205 W. 10th Ave., Vancouver )
July 4, 1986 Hong Deok-won appointed as the second senior pastor (resigned on July 7, 1991)
December 28, 1986 Founding of Timothy Missionary Society
January 25, 1987 Approved by Somanghoe
June 14, 1987 Park Sang-ju appointed as educational evangelist
July 26, 1987 David & Joy Kelly appointed as educational missionaries
October 18, 1987 Elder Elder: Park Sang-hoon
January 1, 1988 Disciple Training Bible Study
April 27, 1988 Women’s Missionary Service Dedication Service (our church’s first devotional service)
July 25, 1988 Education building maintenance and repairs
October 14, 1988 Men and Women Missionary Church Prayer Meeting on the Mount
October 30, 1988 Elder appointed: Yoo Chang-hwa Inaugurated as elder: Cha Gyeong-taek
November 6, 1988 Lee Heung-soo appointed as Minister of Education (resigned on February 28, 1993)
January 1, 1989 1st service newly established (10 a.m.)
January 8, 1989 Hometown mission (supported by Mui Church in Korea)
February 5, 1989 Approved by the council
October 29, 1989 Ordained deacons: Namhyeon Yoon, Taehwan Lee, Byeongchil Noh
October 29, 1989 Deacon inauguration: Yoo Guk-hyeon, Lee Im-saeng
1990s
January 7, 1990 First bilingual worship service
March 24, 1990 Publication of newsletter ‘Vision’ for middle and high school students
June 1, 1990 Youth Friday Praise Service (Youth Alive)
June 1, 1990 Sunday morning teacher prayer meeting begins
April 7, 1991 Support for the establishment of Surrey Korean Presbyterian Church
April 28, 1991 Elders: Choi Ki-nam, Yoo Sang-soon, Lee Seung-gyu
April 28, 1991 Ordained deacons: Sang-ho Jeon, Gyeong-seok Yang, Jin-ho Yang
April 28, 1991 Deacon inauguration: Choi Young-ja, Son Geum-sook
May 19, 1991 Family Praise Contest (1st)
July 7, 1991 Rev. Noel Kinnon appointed as interim church president
July 12, 1991 Short-term missionary work (Romania)
December 01, 1991 Rev. Harry Baily appointed as interim church president
December 01, 1991 Drew Lemen appointed as educational evangelist
March 1, 1992 Baek Seong-yeop appointed as education evangelist
May 31, 1992 Summer short-term missionary work (natives: 2 people, 3 countries: 3 people)
January 1, 1993 Oh Eung-gi appointed as the 3rd senior pastor (resigned on June 11, 2001)
August 5, 1993 Medical Mission (Peru)
October 31, 1993 Published 'Wilal' magazine
October 31, 1993 Pastor Kim Hyeong-yoon was ordained and inaugurated as associate pastor (September 30, 1995)
March 6, 1994 Hosanna Praise Band (Part 1 worship) launched
March 6, 1994 First service time changed (8:30 a.m.)
October 1, 1994 Lee Jung-seop appointed as missionary for the bilingual department
October 30, 1994 Elder: Lee Tae-hwan
October 30, 1994 Deacon inauguration: Jeon Won-sook, Yoo Jeong-hee
January 8, 1995 Sunday Bible Study Recruitment
April 14, 1996 Korean language school begins
July 22, 1996 native missionary
September 15, 1996 Kelowna Korean Presbyterian Church (Pioneer Church) founding service
October 27, 1996 Elders: Jeon Sang-ho, Yang Jin-ho, Yang Gyeong-seok
October 27, 1996 Ordained deacons: Shin Dong-wook, Chae Hyun-seok, Cho Yong-gon
October 27, 1996 Deacon inauguration: Cha Hye-sook, Lee Haeng-ja, Hong Jong-im, Shin Gyeong-ja
April 20, 1997 Church building loan repayment completed
June 11, 1997 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada passed the establishment of the Korean Presbytery.
June 19, 1997 Mission to the Poor (Gospel Mission Center)
August 17, 1997 Evangelist John Peang appointed
January 11, 1998 CKS Broadcasting Mission Support
January 17, 1998 Kim Eun-joo appointed as Sunday school evangelist
February 1, 1998 Publication of district newsletter “Koinonia”
March 1, 1998 Purchase of parsonage (North Burnaby)
May 24, 1998 Installation of ‘Penny Box’ and ‘Mustard Seed Box’ at Nam Mission Church
June 7, 1998 Abbotsford Korean Presbyterian Church (Pioneer Church) Founding Service
August 9, 1998 Started distribution of preaching tape for evangelism
October 25, 1998 Ordained deacons: Seokjun Jeong, Seokyoung Shin, Youngsoo Bae, Gwangdeuk Song
March 14, 1999 Establishment of 4th English service (young people, college students)
March 28, 1999 Appointment of Associate Pastor Kyungjin Kim (Transferred to Senior Pastor on November 25, 2001)
July 5, 1999 NAZKO indigenous missionary work begins
August 7, 1999 Neighbor Day event begins
October 1, 1999 Seonghee Kim appointed as childhood Sunday school evangelist
October 17, 1999 Sunday Bible Study (4-part English service) begins
October 17, 1999 Founding of John Missionary Church
2000s
February 5, 2000 Part 4 English Worship All Tride Mission 2000
August 5, 2000 Short-term missionary work to South Africa (7 people)
September 3, 2000 2nd floor extension of church main hall completed
October 15, 2000 Appointment of deacons for the 4th English service (6 people)
October 31, 2000 Hallelujah Night event held
July 15, 2001 Cho Young-taek appointed as
October 6, 2001 Rainbow Mission (urban poor mission)
October 21, 2001 Lee Jang-woo appointed as interim party chairman
November 25, 2001 Kim Gyeong-jin appointed as the 4th senior pastor (resigned on December 14, 2008)
December 16, 2001 Introduction of elder service term system
January 6, 2002 Teddy Lee takes office as 2nd English-speaking evangelist
January 6, 2002 David Choi appointed as the 4th English-speaking evangelist
February 3, 2002 Appointment of cooperative missionaries (South Africa: Eom Young-heum, Yanbian: Lee Seong-gap)
February 10, 2002 Go Byeong-yeon appointed as evangelist in charge of the Korean language region
March 27, 2002 Summer short-term missionary work (natives: 2 people, 3 countries: 3 people)
April 27, 2002 LM Ecuador short-term mission trip (10 people)
June 16, 2002 Inauguration of Elders: Han Gun-cheol, Kim Jin-wook Established as Elders: Cho Yong-gon, Shin Dong-wook
June 16, 2002 Ordained deacons: Yu Yu-yeol, Park Seong-won
June 16, 2002 Deacon inauguration: Kim Ok-sun, Lee Seon-ja, Yoo Ae-ju
August 26, 2002 Establishment of Dawn Dew (Korean-speaking youth group)
September 8, 2002 Start studying the personality of new friends
September 13, 2002 Monica prayer meeting begins
November 3, 2002 Hanna Lee Appointed as Childhood Sunday School Evangelist
January 5, 2003 Installation of intercessory prayer box
January 19, 2003 David Chung appointed as the 2nd English-speaking evangelist
February 2, 2003 Ha Tae-sik appointed as evangelist for praise ministry
February 16, 2003 Ordained deacons: Younggeun Oh, Seokki Jang, Hwanggeumsan, Jeonggon Kim, Seongseop Han, Hwanggeumchul
February 16, 2003 Deacon inauguration: Bae Jeong-ae, Song Je-ja, Han So-hee, Jo Ji-hyeon, Min Su-gil, Oh Nam-sook
April 6, 2003 Hwang Chun-ho appointed as cooperative pastor (resigned on August 29, 2004)
October 26, 2003 Church internet homepage opened
March 17, 2004 Enactment of internal regulations
May 23, 2004 Library opening
May 30, 2004 Inauguration as serving elders: Jeon Sang-ho, Yang Gyeong-seok
June 10, 2004 Small group leader training begins
July 4, 2004 Jimmy Jo appointed as Evangelist (Lighthouse Ministries)
September 5, 2004 1st service prayer ordained deacon in charge
September 19, 2004 Start small group meeting
October 10, 2004 Eunjin Kang appointed as kindergarten evangelist
October 24, 2004 Ordained deacons: Lee In-son, Lee Soon-jae
December 05, 2004 Appointment of Associate Pastor Youngdo Yoon (resigned on June 22, 2008)
January 18, 2005 Dawn prayer meeting resumes (Tuesday-Saturday, 6am)
March 6, 2005 Kim Tae-hong Praise, appointed as youth ministry pastor (transferred to associate pastor on December 31, 2008)
May 22, 2005 Small group teacher and servant retreat
July 18, 2005 Short-term mission trip to Mexico for middle and high school students (10 people)
August 21, 2005 LM Honduras short-term missionary work (3 people)
September 4, 2005 Wednesday Praise Team changed to Haneulsori Praise Team
September 25, 2005 Change of worship name
September 25, 2005 Part 1 Adult Worship (8:30 a.m.)
September 25, 2005 English worship service for middle and high school students (10 a.m.)
September 25, 2005 Part 2 Adult Worship (11:30 a.m.)
September 25, 2005 Lighthouse Ministries English Service (1:30 p.m.)
October 2, 2005 Approved by the Board of Ordained Deacons
October 23, 2005 New church email address established
October 30, 2005 Elders: Yu Yu-yeol, Oh Young-geun, Park Seong-won
October 30, 2005 Ordained deacons: Go Jong-guk, Shim Ik-bo
October 30, 2005 Deacon inauguration: Shin Sook-ja, Han Jeong-gyu, Noh Hong-ok
November 6, 2005 Age adjustment and reorganization of the Men and Women Missionary Society
November 6, 2005 Age adjustment and reorganization of the Men and Women Missionary Society
November 6, 2005 (Men’s Mission: Peter, Paul, Timothy)
November 6, 2005 (Women’s Mission: Lydia, Hannah, Mary, Esther)
November 6, 2005 (Saranghoe, John Missionary Church)
November 20, 2005 Establishment of department head meetings and praise band operation regulations
January 15, 2006 Bible reading retreat (1st)
June 14, 2006 Bible Quiz Contest by Diocese (1st)
September 1, 2006 Sarah Shim appointed as youth evangelist
October 3, 2006 Nassau Church Dedication Ceremony in Ecuador
November 5, 2006 District reorganization and subdivision
May 6, 2007 Baek In-seop appointed as educational evangelist
August 27, 2007 All-church student union retreat hosted by the Ministry of Education
October 6, 2007 Youth Orchestra launched
October 6, 2007 AWANA (childhood education program) begins
October 21, 2007 Elders: Song Gwang-deuk, Han Seong-seop, Lee Soon-jae
October 21, 2007 Ordained deacons: Park Geon-woo, Hwang Seong-woo, Jeon Woo-hwak
October 21, 2007 Deacon inauguration: Park Young-sook
January 6, 2008 Use of the Revised Version of the Bible and the New Edition of Songs
January 27, 2008 Hospice seminar held
February 7, 2008 Philippi Missionary School opened
February 7, 2008 Youth group Vancouver Island short-term mission
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