New Life Presbyterian Church of Orange County — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Andrew Kim (Senior Pastor)

Founded Founded as a Westminster Seminary California-rooted Korean campus mission church plant

Denomination PCA

Service Times See website for current Sunday gathering times

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website newlifepres.org

Pastor Credentials Certificate in Biblical Counseling, Christian Counseling Education Foundation 2013-2014; PCA-ordained TE

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA confessional adherence to Westminster Standards — orthodox Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Standard PCA local-church practice.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed soteriology per Westminster Confession.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian polity per Book of Church Order — male teaching/ruling elders.

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Andrew Kim (male) Senior Pastor; David Kim (male) Discipleship Pastor; Matthew Park (male) Youth Pastor; ruling elders Andy Lee, Chi Chung, Daniel Song, Dong Kim, James Sohn, Jonathan Lee, Johnny Ju, Tom Kim (all male).

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformed expository preaching tradition.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Korean Southwest Orange County Presbytery; congregation has hosted KALI initiatives.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Pastor matches a red-direction signature list (Warhurst/AMR/Lament/Revoice/CBE) WITH state/presbytery corroboration — cultural drift marker per drift-watch protocol. Auto-applied YELLOW + cultural=red downgrade. RED — current senior pastor (Andrew Kim) AND a current ruling elder (Alexander Jun, first Asian-American PCA GA Moderator) BOTH signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. Jun has publicly identified as a 'Critical Race Theorist' in interviews, warranting discernment of the church's broader cultural posture.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

PCA — Korean Southwest Orange County Presbytery.

Strong

Assessment

New Life Presbyterian Church of Orange County is a Korean-American PCA congregation in Fullerton with a Westminster Seminary California heritage. Two of its leaders signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest: Senior Pastor Andrew Kim (TE) and Ruling Elder Alexander Jun (RE) — Jun is also founding executive director of KALI and was the first Asian-American moderator of PCA General Assembly. The dual-signature carries notable cultural weight; the church remains PCA-confessional but warrants discernment.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Soft-progressive signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Warhurst Protest (2020)

Andrew Kim, Alexander Jun

Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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 newlifepres.org/our-leadership
[2] Live source kalipca.org/about
[3] Live source warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…
[4] Live source byfaithonline.com/alexander-jun-elected-moderator-of-45th…

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