From the Pastor (Nov 2018)

by | Oct 29, 2018 | Pastor’s Corner

Give Thanks to God! Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. — Colossians 3:17 Let me share a story from a devotional, Our Daily Bread: Every autumn we throw a scrumptious Thanksgiving...

From the Pastor (October 2018)

by | Oct 13, 2018 | Pastor’s Corner

October is a very busy month. A sermon series, Find Your Way Back to God – Awakening to Longing, Regret, Help, Love and Life, will continue to be preached in October. Stewardship campaign will be launched on the last Sunday of October. World Communion Sunday will be...

From the Pastor (Sept 2018)

by | Aug 23, 2018 | Pastor’s Corner

Thank you so much for the amazing love you have showered Jung and me with. We are so blessed to serve you and Aldersgate Church. Thanks be to God. You all have made this summer very special. But it has gone way too quickly. It reminds me of a poem: Lord: it’s...

From the Pastor (July/August 2018)

by | Jun 27, 2018 | Pastor’s Corner

It took 38 years for me to accept an invitation from Rochester. It goes back to 1980. I went to college in Korea and I wanted to pursue  advanced studies in the United States. I sent applications to several universities for graduate studies in chemical engineering. I...

From the Pastor (June 2018)

by | May 24, 2018 | Pastor’s Corner

My time at Aldersgate is rapidly drawing to a close. I want to thank you for letting me be in ministry with you these past 17 years. It’s been such a blessing to know you, to share with you in both times of joy and sorrow, and to work with you as we served Christ...

From the Pastor (May 2018)

by | Apr 27, 2018 | Pastor’s Corner

I am writing this on a morning when I woke up to a heavy frost. I want to live each day to the fullest, but I confess I am looking forward to warmer days in May. One of my favorite days in the Christian year occurs on May 20—Pentecost. Pentecost comes 50 days after...