Our History
1970s
July 27, 1974
LAFGC initially begins with the instruction of Pastor Choi, Ja Shil.
January 19, 1975
LAFGC's first worship service begins with Sr. Pastor Joshua Park at 1250 Belleve Ave. Los Angeles, CA with 35 constituents as Full Gospel Bethel Church.
May 19, 1975
LAFGC's name changes from Full Gospel Bethel Church to Full Gospel Los Angeles Church.
March 2, 1976
Elder session begins with Pastor Yong Gi Cho as the interim moderator.
November 4, 1979
LAFGC moves to 101 N. Vermont Los Angeles CA 90004.
1980s
January 3, 1982
LAFGC begins two services: first service starting at 10 am, and second service starting at 12 pm.
February 24, 1985
LAFGC celebrates its 10th anniversary. Pastor Sung Su Kim is installed as the Sr. Pastor.
October 12, 1986
Week-long memorial service is held at the new Prayer Retreat Center.
June 9, 1989
The church acquired 126 acres of land for the Prayer Retreat Center.
1990s
January 15, 1990
Church begins 100 days of prayer for a new church building.
August 19, 1990
Congregation votes to acquire 1750 N. Edgemont St. Los Angeles, CA 90027.
September 8, 1990
Church moves and has installation service for the new church building.
February 26, 1995
LAFGC celebrates its 20th anniversary.
June 1, 1995
James Kim JDSN becomes the English Ministry Pastor.
September 30, 1995
James Kim JDSN resigns as the English Ministry Pastor.
2000s
October 7, 2001
Sr. Pastor resigns, and Sr. pastor Tae Kun Lee begins.
August 24, 2003
Pastor Charles Choi becomes the EM pastor.
February 27, 2005
LAFGC celebrates its 30th anniversary.
May 8, 2005
Sr. Pastor Tae Kun Lee resigns.
July 17, 2005
Sr. Pastor Young Hoon Lee becomes the new Sr. Pastor.
November 30, 2006
Sr. Pastor Young Hoon Lee becomes the new Sr. Pastor at Yoido Full Gospel Church.
March 11, 2007
Sr. Pastor Yu Chul Chin becomes the new Sr. Pastor.
Summer of 2008
LAFGC's English Ministry (EM) sends out four teams for short-term missions in Nepal, North Korea, India, and the Philippines.
2010s
January 2010
Pastor Charles Choi resigns from CRC.
May 2010
Pastor Henry Lee becomes the CRC head pastor.
Summer 2010
CRC joins the EM youth on the mission trip to Arizona.
Summer 2011
CRC sends out two mission teams to Bolivia and India.
april 2018
Pastor Henry Lee resigns from CRC.
MARCH 2019
Pastor Charlie Cho resigns from CRC.
Summer 2012-2019
CRC sends out a mission team to Thailand from 2012-2018.
CRC sends out two mission teams in 2019, one to Thailand and the other to Guinea, West Africa.