The Church of All Nations is not limited to one race, one class, or one culture. In 2004, a group of a hundred mostly Korean Americans asked themselves, Do we minister only to people like ourselves? They answered by opening their doors to all, and today, 250 people of 25 nationalities, and many religious denominations, are members. Pastoral staff members number well over a dozen, led by this senior group and Pastor Jin S. Kim (second from left).
Welcoming all nations Photographed by Tom Wallace
The Church of All Nations considers itself to be a "high-risk, low-anxiety" church. Members navigate the diversity of a congregation that is 32% Asian, 37% white, 20% black, and 10% Latino with joy, hope, and genuine love for one another. Pastoral staff members hail from Korea, Kenya, Sudan, Brazil, Japan, and the United States—all of whom have a heart for ministry and have found a way to connect their unique talents with their desire to serve God in a life-giving way.
The church has even more denominational diversity than ethnic diversity, with members who are Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Baptist, and Evangelical Free—with "high church," "low church," traditional, and contemporary variations. In a fractured world, the Church of All Nations helps people to come together to see God as bigger than ecclesiastical background. Their common vision is to promote unity among all Christian denominations and bring renewal to all nations.
