Elected Officials and Community Leaders Join KCCD to Celebrate its 2010 Holiday Celebration and Pastor Appreciation Night! Over 200 Pastors and Church Leaders Turned Out for the Event!

KCCD Hosts 2010 Holiday Celebration

& Pastor Appreciation Night!

Los Angeles, CA - On December 13, 2010 KCCD hosted a Holiday Celebration & Pastor Appreciation Night at the Glory Church of Jesus Christ to give thanks to the many pastors and churches we work with for all their hard work and dedication in serving and advancing the community.

Over 200 people joined the evening celebration, which included speeches from local and national elected officials, as well as church and community leaders, including U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Elmonte), L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel, L.A. County Assessor John Noguez, L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and L.A. City Councilmember Bernard Parks, who all sent greetings and congratulations to KCCD, as well as to the many pastors and churches for their outstanding service to the community.

Pastor Seung Hoon Shin, Glory Church of Jesus Christ, gave the opening prayer, and Won Chang La, First Secretary of the Korean Embassy, D.C., discussed the potential benefits of the South Korea - United States Free Trade Agreement -- which is still being debated in Congress -- and how it would benefit local communities in Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Also attending was Jim Tolle, Senior Pastor of La Iglesia En El Camino (Church on the Way), which represents a congregation of over 18,000 members. Pastor Tolle shared an inspirational message on the role of Korean churches in the community.

Pastor Jeong Ki Min, President, Council of Korean Churches in Southern California and Pastor Peter Hyowoo Park, President of Southern California Korean Ministers Association sent their greetings to KCCD and discussed their work in the community.

Janny Kim, Regional Executive, Ethnic Markets Business Solutions, and Janetta Harris, Public Affairs Region Manager for Southern California Edison provided a special offer for churches to save 40 percent on their electricity bill.

The evening was also blessed with a performance from the Pastor and Elder Couples Praise Choir, and dozens of raffle prizes were given away, including a Philips 40-inch high definition television, 3 HP laptops and 100 Wi Spa gift certificates.

See below for pictures!

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KCCD would like to thank Walmart for its

help and generosity in making this night possible!

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Thank you to all our other sponsoring organizations!

Community Redevelopment Agency

Southern California Edison

Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles

PAETEC

Southern California Korean Ministers Association,

Council of Korean Churches in Southern California

Glory Church of Jesus Christ.

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Thank you to our raffle prize donors!

Bethel Presbyterian Church, Rev. Young Ik Byoen

CGV Cinemas - L.A.

Hornblower Cruises & Events

Jaseng Center for Alternative Medicine

Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation of America, President Hak Bong Yang

Little Bean Cafe

Play Joe

Rev. Jae Hak Jeon

Tina Kim, Recording Artist

The Sterling Foundation, Inc

U.S. Army

U.S. Army National Guard

Virus Zero USA (www.VirusZeroUSA.com)

Wilshire Christian Church, Rev. Kyu Su Um

Front Row: (L-R) Jimmy Lee, KCCD Board Member; Pastor Peter Hyowoo Park, President, Southern California Korean Ministers Association; Aaron Rios, Senior Manager for Public Affairs & Government Relations, Walmart; Hyepin Im, President & CEO of KCCD; Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles City Controller; U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D- El Monte); John Noguez, Los Angeles County Assessor; Pastor Jeong Ki Min, President Council of Korean Churches in Southern California; Pastor Young Ik Byun, Vice President, Council of Korean Churches in Southern California; Pastor Young Dai Kim, Choir Director, The Pastor and Elder Couples Praise Choir.

Back Row: (L-R) Bennett Kim, KCCD Board Chair; Pastor; Pastor John Park, KCCD Advisor; Pastor Seung Hoon Shin, Glory Church of Jesus Christ; Pastor Song Young Il, Secretary, Southern California Korean Ministers Association; Pastor Yohan Chung, Vice President, Southern California Korean Ministers Association.

(L-R) Pastor Jeong Ki Min, President, Council of Korean Churches in Southern California; Jim Tolle, Senior Pastor, La Iglesia En El Camino (Church on the Way); Hyepin Im, President & CEO of KCCD; Pastor Seung Hoon Shin, Glory Church of Jesus Christ; Pastor Peter Hyowoo Park, President of Southern California Korean Ministers Association.

Pastor John Park, KCCD Advisor (left) joins Hyepin Im, President & CEO of KCCD, (3rd from left), Ryan Lee, KCCD Program Manager (4th from left) and Aaron Rios, Senior Manager, Public Affairs & Government Relations for Walmart congratulate a participant for winning the grand prize raffle - a 40-inch high definition television.

KCCD Program Managers Ryan Lee (left) and Andrew Kim (right) guide participants through the raffle games. KCCD raffled off dozens of prizes including a Philips 40-inch high definition television, 3 HP laptops and 100 Wi Spa gift certificates

Mark Ridley Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor, extended his greetings to KCCD, and best wishes for the new year.

Pastor Seung Hoon Shin, Glory Church of Jesus Christ, checks his answer on the jumbo screen. The evening was filled with activities that quizzed guests with questions about KCCD and the Korean-American community.

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Special thanks to our pastors and their families!

KCCD is the largest and most experienced Asian-American organization involved in church and community development, having assisted thousands of homeowners in dozens of states. To date, KCCD has saved over $82 million in mortgages from foreclosure, and our loan modification success rate is double the national average. The KCCD Housing Counseling Agency is a HUD-approved and NeighborWorks-certified agency, providing loan modification services free of charge.

About Korean Churches for Community Development

The mission of KCCD is to strengthen all communities by maximizing the resources of Korean and other Asian-American faith-based and partner organizations involved in economic development and neighborhood revitalization through educational and economic development programs, strategic public and private partnerships and building the capacity for Asian-American faith communities and community non-profits.