Korean Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

I’ve been so crazy blessed every time I go to this church. The people are so nice and welcoming. This review is for the college ministry Pneuma. This church loves God so much. I’ve been to this church for a long time and I love going there. All the retreats at this church are such a blessing

A large Korean church with a lot of resources. I have been here since I was a baby except when I moved away for 2 yrs to Illinois. Of all the churches that fit those criteria it is the best in the bay.
It ain’t the same church I started at… I’d say it’s gone through 3 major periods of change over the past decade not necessarily changes I liked… none the less KEPC is still an amazing community of God. They have so many pastors and leaders which can be both good and bad but mostly it is positive.
It is very important to be involved in this church. Although the church is welcoming to a certain degree if you are not willing to give the people here a chance to get to know you and hang out with you then you stand no chance at staying here very long. Get involved and be open hearted and you will become family in no time.
God has truly blessed me over the years here and I continue to thank God for these people.

Kind of weird/​cool to me that churches are on Unilocal too… Anyway, I LOVE KEPC! I’ve been a member of this church for the past 8 years and this year is my last of four in the Youth Ministry, and I’ve got to say that God is really working in this church =D
First time reviewing one… so I’ll write through the perspective of the high school student I am and will try to write a super short one. Students here are extremely outgoing, fun, welcoming, friendly, and truly moving towards Christ! Pastors and small group leaders are also all of the above + much more and are each great role models and blessings to all of us students =D Both weekly and special activities/​events really get the students involved. Church overall feels like family, and I speak for many newcomers as well!
If you are a high school student, also join us at REST (Retreat Every SaTurday) on Saturday nights to sing praise, meet new friends, participate in fun activities, EAT, and study God’s word =D

so I was here when there was a praise night/​jam session and I was completely blown away. I must say during my years at the church youth group for CCIC SV. that was the best day ever

I’m already psyched about Winter Retreat 2011! :DD

I decided to check out the church, on the behest of my mother (korean, who has bunch of friends attending). I went to the English ministry since my Korean is awful. Lot of people, but I thought the sermons were a little drab. I know. it shouldn’t matter as long as the word of god is being passed along.
And it’s true the pastor for the English ministry does a nice job, but its hard to pay attention. he has the passion. but (see below) Sorry, can’t give 5-​stars.
If you don’t care about how word of god is being passed then it shouldn’t matter; nice facility and people… a large church; I like when pastors mix their sermons up with other things. the pastor does have passion but is a bit monotonous (his voice). I couldn’t stay awake; was like being back in school. I think out of 3 churches (smaller churches) i attended my life time… this is the only church where I thought I would zzzz.
Update: No, I don’t want disco lights and music playing all the time.
And also to the churchgoer who messaged me about this review (criticism):.didn’t like your message. but eh. But to that person – Yes, it would be better if it had Memphis BBQ. dry rib style. Thanks for the laughs. And thanks (lol) for taking your time reading my reviews and my profile so you can have details to criticize me; love how people try to be nice, but really aren’t.
Can’t blame one bad seed (or scum), so I’ll still maintain the 4 stars for this church… rather than a one… or something.

For my 200^th review, I decided to Unilocal my current church since I Unilocaled my former church for my 100^th review. Hopefully… I’ll be still at this church by my 300^th review but I guess that’s not up to me to decide…=)
I will give 5 stars. I know you may say I’m biased because I’m the actual youth and Pneuma (EM College) pastor of the church. I may be…=)
My reasons for 5 stars:
1) The current youth and EM college pastor lacks so many things (yup.that’s me): this means that God has to pour out more grace upon the church… and He has been!!! More of him and less of me. 5 stars.
2) This church is under one of the best senior pastors I’ve ever encountered. He is so gentle, loving and caring. He embodies Christ as he ministers. His character alone is worth learning from at this church and his ministry vision and direction really impacts our church in such a positive way.
3) Amazing people. Really.
4) Parking space is awesome… I never had a problem parking.
5) Food is $ 2 for Sunday lunch. How can you eat Korean food for $ 2 dollars? You kidding me. It’s so cheap and «pretty» good… hehehe
What could make you lower the rating:
1) too crowded… we are doing our best to still bring out a small church atmosphere through small groups and adding more staffs
2) the pastor is too young… well, I can’t do anything about that. There are some things money can’t buy… for everything else… there is masterGod (if you didn’t get it, it’s ok… hehe)
3) It’s going through a lot of changes under the new leadership. Hopefully, these changes will be a postitive impact in the long run!
Some important info:
Our youth service is at 10AM (junior and senior high-​combined service) though we will be splitting the group in January. Small group is from 11:10 — 11:40AM. The youth group has over 25 staffs and finally, we just hired another pastor to really care for over 250 students (i’ve been doing it alone this year and I must say it’s been pretty tough). Friday high school meetings are from 7 – 9:30PM.
We started our EM college group in June of 2010 and it’s been a wonderful journey. We meet from 1 – 2:30PM in the youth room and we see pretty much anyone in the age group of 17 – 25. We also meet for bible study/​small groups on Tuesdays from 7 – 9:30pm.
all in all, this church is worth visiting once. if you don’t like it, i can’t give you money back or store credit since it’s not a restaurant but i’ll take you out (on me) and would love to talk about anything with you! =)

Pneuma (College/​English) Service starts 1:00pm Sunday in Youth Room :)

korean ministry services at 8:20, 10, 11:45 and 1.
english ministry service at 10.