Fullerton Presbyterian Church, at 511 S. Brookhurst Rd. in Fullerton, California, is a Korean Presbyterian congregation with an English ministry and two Fullerton campuses. Founded in 1974, it is known for bringing worship, education, practical care, and missions together in one congregational life, with ministries for preschoolers through seniors and mission partners in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Two Fullerton Campuses
The church's story begins in November 1974, when 12 people established a Presbyterian church in Santa Ana under Rev. Young-Bin Choi. It integrated with Wilshire Presbyterian Church in 1976, joined the Southern California Presbytery of the Korean Presbyterian Church in America in 1979, and adopted the Fullerton Presbyterian Church name in 1989. After an interim office on South Brookhurst, the church bought 1818 West Ave. in 1991 and dedicated its new sanctuary in 2000. The 1815 West Ave. property, acquired in 1997 for education and ministry, serves as Campus 2. Fullerton Presbyterian Church also acquired a church cemetery at Rose Hills in 1993.
Campus 1 is the primary worship and education center at 511 S. Brookhurst Rd., with worship rooms, children's and youth areas, a library, fellowship rooms, and other gathering spaces. Honors Academy is based nearby at 1818 West Ave. Campus 2 is at 1815 West Ave., with the EM Worship Hall, a multipurpose room, and a library used for Bible study and small groups. English worship is held at Campus 2, while childcare for that gathering is provided across the street at Campus 1.
The church office is at 511 S. Brookhurst Rd. Its phone number is (714) 446-9010 and its general email is fpchurch9010@gmail.com. Directions to the Brookhurst location are also available.
Sunday Worship in Korean and English
Sunday worship at Campus 1 is held in Korean at 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM. University worship is also held at 9:30 AM. The English Ministry has a separate Sunday morning gathering at the EM Worship Hall, 1815 West Ave., centered on worship, the Word of God, and service.
Families attending the English gathering can use childcare from 9:20 to 10:45 AM in the childcare room at Campus 1, directly across the street; an usher can show them the way. The English Ministry centers on a family rooted in Christ, cultivating whole relationships to impact the world. Its mission is to elevate God, edify one another, and expand his kingdom.
Worship combines praise and Bible teaching with a hymn choir that presents Korean and English arrangements. The Sunday first and second services and the Wednesday service are livestreamed, and online Sunday sermons include sign-language interpretation. The church also maintains sermon videos and short teaching highlights.
Prayer That Starts Before the Day
Early prayer meets from 5:30 to 6:00 AM Tuesday through Friday, with another gathering at 6:00 AM on Saturday. These early services are a regular part of the church's rhythm and provide a dedicated time for prayer before the day's activities begin.
Wednesday worship begins at 7:30 PM and includes a sermon. A Thursday prayer gathering is held at 10:00 AM. The church also produces morning QT Bible teaching, and its 90-day reading plan follows the Korean Revised Version's complete reading of the Bible.
From Preschool to College, and the Korean Language School
The preschool ministry welcomes the church's youngest children, including nursery care begun for children from 1 to 2 and a half years old. Its mission is to love each child, plant God's Word in the child's heart, and nurture a faith that can produce good fruit. The preschool seeks to teach who God and Jesus are, what sin is, and what Jesus has done for humanity. Large group Bible teaching, small groups, active worship, strong teacher relationships, and safety are its core values. Preschool worship meets at 9:20 and 11:00 AM on Sunday.
Children's Ministry for grades 1 through 6 meets Sunday from 11:00 AM to noon for worship, Bible teaching, and small groups. Its Wednesday gathering runs from 7:30 to 8:15 PM with varied activities. The ministry's three priorities are Belong, Believe, and Become: children are valued and welcomed, they discover biblical truth and a personal relationship with God, and they are encouraged toward obedience, service, and sharing the gospel. Youth Ministry serves grades 7 through 12 with Sunday worship, Bible teaching, and lunch from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, plus a Wednesday gathering from 7:30 to 8:30 PM.
University worship is part of the Sunday morning schedule, while FPC Soli Deo gathers young adults for Bible study on the second and fourth Sundays at 1:00 PM in Room 203 at Campus 1. The church also maintains a new-family registration process for families joining its life.
The Korean language school holds two semesters, from September through December and January through June. It serves children of Korean diaspora families and other Korean language learners with instruction in listening, reading, speaking, and writing at each learner's level. Its educational goals include remembering God as Creator, understanding Korean and Korean culture, developing a healthy Korean American identity, and learning to contribute to a society lived together with people of other backgrounds.
Education as a Missionary Strategy
Honors Academy opened in 2020 as part of Fullerton Presbyterian Church's education mission and is based at 1818 West Ave. Its programs include middle school studies for grades 6 through 8, high school studies beginning with grade 9, summer school, and test preparation. Experienced teachers guide students in core subjects, advanced courses, and preparation for SAT and SSAT examinations. The academy also emphasizes reading, extracurricular activities, service, and the development of strong study habits.
The church describes education mission in three connected terms: preparing the next generation, serving the local community, and giving shape to future world mission. Honors Academy therefore functions as more than a collection of classes. It is part of the congregation's conviction that education can form people who serve their communities and carry a Christian influence into wider society.
Bible Study That Trains People to Share the Gospel
Sunday Bible study meets every Sunday from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in the multipurpose room at Campus 2. Its purpose is to train people to stand as disciples before God, the church, and the world. Small Shepherd Life, another Sunday group, meets at the same time in a library meeting room at Campus 2. It follows the life of Jesus through the Gospel of Matthew and welcomes anyone interested in learning Scripture and serving as a small shepherd.
Coffee Break meets Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:30 AM in the Campus 2 multipurpose room, Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the same room, and Friday from 10:00 to 11:30 AM and 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the library. It is designed as a Bible study in which participants read, reflect, discuss, and answer questions rather than simply receive a lecture.
The evangelism school runs for ten weeks during spring and fall semesters. Its sessions cover sharing testimony, asking diagnostic questions, understanding grace, God, Jesus Christ, and faith, inviting new believers, making disciples, and helping new believers grow. The QT school offers four week sessions in spring and fall focused on reading, meditating on, applying, and sharing Scripture.
These studies connect with 18 zone groups divided among three pastors. The zones are intended to share life, encourage mature faith and spiritual care, and strengthen Christian witness. Separate age based mission groups range from members in their forties to those in their seventies and beyond.
Silver Academy for Learning and Service
Silver Academy is a learning community for people aged 60 and above. It welcomes congregants, including members of the fourth mission group, as well as nonmembers who need spiritual help. During the spring semester from March through May and the fall semester from September through November, classes meet every Tuesday. A 9:30 AM devotional is followed by an education class from 10:00 to 11:00, morning and afternoon hobby sessions, and lunch.
Its hobby groups include singing, calligraphy, piano, guitar, yoga, table tennis, golf, art, photography, musical theater, smartphone use, and choir. Students also share their gifts through service to neighbors who are difficult to reach. The program includes one day outing during each semester and is organized under Pastor Hwang In-cheol as principal and a team of elders, teachers, and ministry leaders.
Meals, Shelter Care, and Neighbor Outreach
4 Better World is a church ministry that began in June 2022 with meals, worship, and prayer for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. On the fourth Saturday of each month, the ministry serves Korean homeless neighbors at the House of Sharing from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. On the second Saturday, it serves a multiethnic homeless community at Father's Table from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. These gatherings include people affected by alcohol or drug addiction and people with intellectual disabilities. The ministry also distributes clothing, shoes, socks, blankets, and other necessities, participates in community environmental work, and supports evangelistic outreach with Spanish and English booklets.
The Marta ministry prepares and delivers meals to elderly, disabled, and other church members who need food and companionship. Volunteers meet in the kitchen at 7:30 AM on the third Saturday of each month to prepare the food before delivery. The ministry's purpose is to communicate comfort and love through the care taken in preparing a meal.
Senior care teams visit Rose Wood in Fullerton, Tustin Care Center, and nursing homes in Garden Grove, French Park, and Royal. Their visits include singing, a message, games, quizzes, and other activities intended to bring comfort and encouragement to older adults.
Street evangelism takes place on the second Sunday of each month at 5:00 PM, following a 4:00 PM gathering in the library. Teams minister in areas including the Source Mall in Orange County and Los Angeles homeless neighborhoods. They distribute gospel materials in Korean, English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
Mission Partnerships Across Korea and the World
Fullerton Presbyterian Church supports missionaries and ministry partners in Cambodia, Guatemala, the Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru, Mexico, Timor, Malawi, Zambia, Thailand, Japan, and Niger. Its domestic partnerships include ministries addressing homelessness, relief connected with Ukraine, ministry among people with disabilities, broadcast work, and legal service through a Pacific legal association. Age based mission groups help support many of these partnerships.
One prominent educational partnership is Grace Academy in Niger, which was established in October 2017 with the help of people sent to serve. It provides academic education and vocational training for girls while preparing female leaders for the future. Roughly 100 children and students now take part in education and vocational work. Missionary Jeong Hye-rim began the ministry after caring for seven girls at risk of entering situations that would rob them of hope, and the network of support grew as more helpers joined.
Grace Academy is supported through GEM for Niger. Its work embodies the connection between education and mission that also shapes Honors Academy: academic opportunity, practical training, spiritual formation, and service are directed toward the lives of children and young people.
Upward, Inward, and Outward
Fullerton Presbyterian Church holds that the gospel saves people, renews them, and changes them. Its vision is to form people of God through the Word and worship so they can serve their neighbors and the world. The children's and youth ministries express that purpose in more specific terms: discovering the Bible's foundational truths, coming to faith in Jesus Christ, knowing God personally, growing in obedience, serving others, and sharing the gospel.
- Upward: a worship community open to God, marked by joy and gratitude.
- Inward: a caring community that loves and serves one another.
- Outward: a mission community that loves people and serves the world.
Fullerton Presbyterian Church organizes much of its life around this movement: people hearing the Word, gathering in worship, learning to live as disciples, caring for neighbors in concrete ways, and carrying that commitment into homes, schools, communities, and mission fields.