“Reuniting with Nathan” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
One Sunday, after the worship service, a foreign young man from came to our newcomers’ area. He explained that he worked as a building manager in a multi-storey building opposite our church. Through the windows, he had often seen the bright, cheerful faces of the young people coming in and out of our church. Seeing […]
“Important principles of relationships” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
To know who God is, you must read His Word, the bible. His character is especially evident in the law that compiles the various regulations He commanded us to observe. In short, it is ‘love’, but from a relational perspective, it can be divided into ‘God’s love’ and ‘to love thy neighbour’. In other words, […]
“Authority is a shield” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
For a long time, God has taught me many things about authority, and those lessons have continued over the years. As our church has been built and shaped, this subject has remained an important part of that journey. Authority is also what connects the two great pillars of the law: loving God and loving our […]
“David’s Engagement Service”-Pastor Young Joo Lee
My relationship with David, who at that time had little faith, began not long after he started attending our church when he sent a text asking for a letter of recommendation for a short-term mission trip. His older sister recommended a training with a Korean mission organisation that she had completed also, and the trip […]
“Why Meditation is Important” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we found ourselves asking serious questions about what truly matters in life. I also spent time thinking deeply about what we should prioritise and prepare for in case we face another pandemic like this in the future. I came to the conclusion that if a pandemic prevents large groups of people […]
“It scares me that God is personal” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Over the past few years, I have learned more and more just how deeply personal God is. Rather than forcing us, He has immense respect for the free will He has given us. He neither slumbers nor sleeps and is always at work for us, yet rather than making Himself conspicuous, He prefers to see […]
“A Prayer for London” – Changshin Kim (from Juyoung Lee Cell)
To introduce myself, my name is Changshin Kim, and I have just completed my undergraduate studies and will soon return to Korea. I was born into a pastor’s family and grew up in the church from birth. However, there was no true salvation in my life, and I attended church largely as a matter of […]
“Are you in charge?” – Pastor Hyungmin Kim
It was the morning of the last day at the retreat. While having a meal, a staff member from the school cafeteria approached and asked. “You are in charge here, right? For a moment, my heart sank. (Perhaps the children caused trouble without me knowing?) but what followed was unexpected. They continued saying “While working […]
“By faith, not by ability” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Healthy, sound faith doesn’t ignore reason, morality, history, or science. However it also doesn’t limit itself to what fits within common sense, morality, and science. In other words, faith respects reason and common sense, but it can go beyond them. What do I mean by that? Faith isn’t unreasonable, it’s beyond reason. It isn’t immoral, […]
“Our Church’s Venue Rental Costs” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
There are three main venues that our church currently rents. For our Wimbledon GVC, we use a Church of England primary school building. On Saturdays, we use it for worship team rehearsals, including rehearsals for the secondary school worship team in preparation for Sunday services. On Sundays, we rent classrooms for our first and second […]
