Sarang Community Church of Southern California — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. ChangSoo Roh

Founded Not published

Denomination KAPC

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sarangsc.org

Pastor Credentials KAPC ordination (Westminster Standards subscription required)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

KAPC subscribes to the Westminster Standards — orthodox Trinitarian and Chalcedonian Christology.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession ch. 1 affirms plenary verbal inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Strong Korean Presbyterian male-elder culture; men's fellowships and family worship emphasized.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Westminster Standards — monergistic regeneration, sola fide, sola gratia, sola Scriptura, perseverance of the saints.

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Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

KAPC restricts the offices of teaching elder, ruling elder, and deacon to qualified men only — male-only ordained officers.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of male elders (session) under presbyterian polity with accountability to presbytery and General Assembly.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Korean Presbyterian expository tradition; bilingual ministry.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

KAPC is active in domestic and global missions, especially throughout Asia.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

KAPC was founded in 1978 at Westminster Seminary as a conservative Korean Presbyterian alternative — strongly resistant to mainline drift.

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Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Korean American Presbyterian Church — founded 1978 on the campus of Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia; the largest overseas Korean Presbyterian denomination.

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Assessment

Sarang Community Church of Southern California in Anaheim, pastored by Rev. ChangSoo Roh (formerly of Korean Central Presbyterian), is a large congregation of the Korean American Presbyterian Church (KAPC). KAPC was founded in 1978 on the campus of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and subscribes to the Westminster Standards.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Added from KAPC research.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarang_Community_Church_of_Southern…
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_American_Presbyterian_Church

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