SR 133 — Commending Korean Central Presbyterian Church.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23105040D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

133 IE Offered February 15, 2023 N Commending Korean Central Presbyterian Church.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Barker,Agreed Favolato andby Howellthe RSenate, ––––––––––February 16, 2023 WHEREAS, for 50 years, Korean Central Presbyterian Church has provided opportunities for joyful O worship and generous outreach to the members of the Centreville community;

andrtunitiesand forL joyful WHEREAS, Korean Central Presbyterian Church was founded on November 4, 1973, by the DL ReverendRevWHEREAS, Myungthe HoKorean YoonCentral withPresbyterian 20Church Korean-Americanheld familiesits asfirst theservice originalin congregation;a private home and later E moved to a 12-acre campus in Vienna;

andin UJuly WHEREAS,2010, theit Koreanrelocated Centralto Presbyterian Church held its firstcurrent servicelocation, inan a80-acre private home andClater moved to a 12-acre campus in Vienna;Centreville;

inand JulyD 2010, it relocated to its current location, an 80-acre camWHEREAS, over the course of its history, the Korean Central Presbyterian Church has grown toE include approximately 10,000 members with an average of 4,600 attendees per week;

and WHEREAS, one of the pastors at Korean Central Presbyterian Church, the Reverend Eung Yul David Ryoo, has offered the opening prayer for the United States Congress and the invocation for the Virginia General Assembly on multiple occasions;

andnited States Congress and the invocation for the WHEREAS, Korean Central Presbyterian Church created a senior center to offer meals, recreation, S educational opportunities, and computer skills training for its senior members;

now independently,independently 1 operated and known as Korean Central Senior Center under the direction of Heisung Lee, the center has been3 recognized by both the Commonwealth and the Republic of Korea as an outstanding volunteer S organization;

andy both the Commonwealth and 1the Republic of Korea as an outstanding volunteer R WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Korean Central Presbyterian Church provided groceries3groceries and other household necessities to families in need and raised money to support other local churches and busWHEREAS, in January 2021, Korean Central Presbyterian Church opened a satellite location in Arlington to better serve residents of the Washington, D.C., area;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Korean Central Presbyterian Church hereby be commended on the occasion of its 50th anniversary;

and, be ititesbyterian Church hereby be RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Korean Central Presbyterian Church as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the church's contributions to the community.