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Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Korean Community Presbyterian Church (KCPC) in Columbia, with an anniversary celebration scheduled for July 20, 2025

Recognizes the church's founding in 1975 by twenty people, led by Elders Cho Ui-hyeok and Choi Young-ho, initially meeting at the Campus Presbyterian Church Student Center at the University of South Carolina

Honors Pastor Kim Jong-Hyun, who began serving as pastor in March 2022 and holds degrees from Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Duke Divinity School, and Columbia Theological Seminary

Acknowledges the church's role as a spiritual and cultural hub for the Korean community, offering services in Korean and English and hosting events including the South Carolina Korean Festival since 2005

Commends the congregation for establishing community services including a Korean school (1980), an infirmary with church doctors and nurses (1982), and the Korean Service Society (1987)