Welcome
Welcome to Renewal Presbyterian Church! If you are new to Renewal, we would love to get to know you. Check out this page for some first steps you can take to getting plugged in. After service, please stop by the welcoming table or say hi to any of the pastors or volunteers!
Announcements
More info, signups, and links at: Announcements
Women’s Retreat:
We will have a one-day Renewal Women’s Retreat on Saturday, May 18th. Our theme is “Women Supporting Women: Navigating Life’s Joys & Trials Together”. Together, we’ll be exploring ways to support one another through life’s various seasons and enrich our community. Julie Lowe, a well-renowned counselor and author, will be joining us as our speaker. There is a fee of $36. We want to make sure everyone who’s interested can join, so please mark your calendars and register by May 2nd.
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Location: Retreat to St. Thomas, 7020 Camp Hill Rd, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Come to the Altar:
Join us on Sunday, May 19th at the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center from 3-6pm. There will be a prayer gathering with other churches in the Philadelphia region to pray for repentance, unity and revival. Come to the Altar will occur rain or shine! Consider coordinating with members of your CG as they recommend carpooling. Register for this free event here.
Christian Education Class:
Save the date for our next Christian Education class on Saturday, May 25th. Kimberlee Johnson will be our speaker.
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: West Philly Campus, 4633 Cedar Ave, 2nd Floor
Marriage Enrichment Day: Married couples, mark your calendars for our next Marriage Enrichment Day on Saturday, June 1st. Counselors, Gerry and Carey Davis, will be our speakers and will focus on the topic of Sexual Intimacy. This will be an interactive workshop, so we highly recommend that you and your spouse attend together. Lunch and childcare will be provided!
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: West Philly Campus, 4633 Cedar Ave, 2nd Floor
Please RSVP here.
North Philly Missions:
We are partnering with 8th Street Community Reformed Church to run Eighth Street Peacemakers (ESPM), a one-week summer camp for youth in the Hunting Park neighborhood. The program will be from July 7th-13th. If you have a heart for summer missions, please fill out the Intake Form. Our first Team Orientation Meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:00-7:30pm at West Philly Renewal. If you would like more details, there is a link to the recorded interest meeting in the intake form! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Esther Kang at esther.kang01@gmail.com.
Young Life Teen Mom’s Camp:
There is a new service opportunity with a Christian organization called YoungLife that works with youth throughout the country. In Philly, there is a program specifically to support teen moms and share the gospel with them. Every year they have an awesome retreat for the moms and ask for volunteers from local churches to provide childcare for the duration of the retreat. Everything is paid for, they just ask that you come and care for the kids (infants to 3 year olds) while the moms can fully enjoy the retreat. There have been many beautiful testimonies and much fruit as a result of this program. The retreat itself is from August 4th-9th. If you’re interested, please email us at office@renewalchurch.org
Renewal Volleyball:
Our volleyball group has been going strong and growing! We would love for this to be an outreach opportunity, especially as many non-Renewal attendees have been joining us.
Location: Crane
Dates/Times: Every Weekend
Saturdays from 3-5pm
Sundays from 4:30-6:30pm
If you are interested, please fill out this form.
Serve With Us
We are looking to recruit more members! If you have a heart for global missions and would like to be a part of supporting and encouraging the missionaries of Renewal, this could be a great fit for you! We are looking for people to join our support groups for our missionaries, to help plan for our annual Missions Conference in November, and to join us for our monthly Missionary Prayer Breakfast. Please fill out this form to let us know what aspects you would be interested to participate in.
Communications Team
Good communication is vital to the health of any church and we’d like to prioritize that more here. If you have a background or interest in marketing or communications, we would love to have you help us evaluate and develop our communication plan. If you’re interested, please contact Pastor Hansoo at hansoojin@renewalchurch.org.
Prayer Ministry:
Prayer Ministry is a newly formed ministry with the mission to meet regularly as a church to seek God in humble dependence to shape our hearts, bless Renewal and Philadelphia, and for Kingdom come in and through our prayers. Wednesday Night Prayer meetings are open from 8-9pm for anyone to come have fellowship and pray; locations change on a weekly basis and will be shared in the weekly newsletter. If you are interested in serving by committing to an intercessory prayer team on behalf of the church and/or to lead, host, or organize prayer meetings, please contact Hannah Jo at CCPrayer@renewalchurch.org. We invite you to share your prayer requests via our website.
Youth Group
We are in need of new Youth Group teachers. This is a great way to come alongside the parents of our church and pour into the next generation and equip them to thrive in their faith. If you have any questions about this ministry or would like to help serve and teach our church’s middle and high schoolers, please reach out to Addison Frank at addisonfrank@renewalchurch.org.
Worship Ministry
If you’re interested in serving on our worship ministry, including sound, please email worship@renewalchurch.org for more information or speak to us after service!
Scripture Reading
We have members of our church read scripture for us each Sunday. Our rotation currently means each volunteer would read 2-3 times per year. If you are interested in reading for us please sign up here!
Multimedia
We are in need of volunteers for the multimedia team. If you’re interested, please email mimiko@renewalchurch.org.
Pray With Us
The Kim Family
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Pray for students across Japan as the new school year begins. Pray for protection from anxiety as it’s a stressful time for many.
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Pray for Christ Bible Institute as we’re about to launch our new online bookstore (previously we could only give away books for free). Pray for this ministry to be a blessing to the church in Japan.
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Pray for our family as we jump into some new ministry roles this season: PTA at our two different schools, after school English class, women’s Bible study, disaster response work.
Coffee Hour
Everyone is invited to come to the Crane Center 1 hour early at 9:30am to enjoy a cup of fresh-brewed coffee, which will be made available outside the gym. Our hope is that this will provide a comfortable, inviting, and informal atmosphere for everyone to not only drink coffee but also interact with one another and form new friendships outside of the Community Group context. You are encouraged, but not required, to bring your own thermos to minimize the number of paper cups that need to be used.
DIACONATE CARE
If you have any felt needs (physical or spiritual), please contact the Renewal Diaconate (care@renewalchurch.org). One of our deacons or deaconesses will schedule a time to meet with you.
- We look to offer the compassion and love of Christ as we meet and pray with you.
- We will walk with you through a process that our Diaconate team has made to see how we can best help you.
- We serve alongside the community of members of Renewal and our leadership team of pastors, elders, and women’s council.
CONNECT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EuniceKo@renewalchurch.org
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
SoojungKim@renewalchurch.org
YOUTH GROUP
youth@renewalchurch.org
COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP
JustinKim@renewalchurch.org
DIACONATE
care@renewalchurch.org
WOMEN’S COUNCIL
womenscouncil@renewalchurch.org
ELDERS
session@renewalchurch.org
ADMINISTRATOR
MimiKo@renewalchurch.org
PASTORS
Rev. Dwight Yoo
DwightYoo@renewalchurch.org
Rev. Kyuboem Lee
KyuboemLee@renewalchurch.org
Rev. Hansoo Jin
HansooJin@renewalchurch.org
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Recognition
* Call to Worship
* Prayer of Adoration
* Songs of Worship
Repentance
Call to Confession
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Grace
Lord’s Prayer
* Song of Response
Response
Announcements
Dismiss Children
Greetings to One Another
Offering & Prayer
Intercessory Prayer
Scripture Reading
Sermon
* Song of Response
* Benediction
* Please stand if you are able
TODAY’S SERMON
Acts 11:19-26;13:1-3
Rev. Dwight Yoo
“The Gospel Church”