Welcome

Renewal Presbyterian Church 
Center City

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!

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Announcements

Bethesda Christmas Gift Card Drive:
We are collecting Christmas gift cards for the brothers at My Brother’s House. Click here to sign up. Please bring your gift card enclosed in a Christmas card by Sunday, December 14, 2025. A collection box will be available at the Welcoming Table each week until December 14th. We are also looking for volunteers to join us for lunch with the brothers on Saturday, December 20th. If you have any questions, please contact one of the Bethesda leads (Jay Garcia, Joel Choe, Sue Park, or Jun Shin) at bethesda@renewalcc.org.

Congregational Meeting:
Be sure to join us for our next congregational meeting on Sunday, December 7th at the Four Points by Sheraton near 12th and Race St. We’ll share a pizza lunch at 12:15pm  and the meeting will begin at 1pm (childcare provided). 

Premarital Seminar:
If you are engaged or seriously dating and considering marriage, we encourage you to take our upcoming Premarital Seminar on Saturday, January 10th, which is designed to help couples build a Christ-centered foundation for marriage. Time and location details will be provided upon registration. Please sign up here.

Community Groups:
Community Groups are a great way to get plugged in here at Renewal Center City. If you are not yet part of a Community Group, we’d love for you to join. Sign up here! You can also stop by the Welcoming Table for more information or help getting connected.

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. If you’d like to join us, please sign up using this form.

  • Location: Crane Chinatown (1001 Vine St)
  • Schedule:
    • First Saturday of each month • 3:00–5:00 PM
    • First Sunday of each month • 6:00–8:00 PM
    • All other Sundays • 4:30–6:30 PM

Serve With Us

Welcoming Team:
We are looking for more people to join our Welcoming Team! Our desire is to cultivate a warm and an inviting atmosphere, to make each person feel seen as they walk in through the doors. Please join us in sharing Christ’s love in this way and to welcome people into our church family. Please email us at renewalccwelcomingcommittee@gmail.com and/or reach out to David Lim, if you are interested or if you have any questions!

Missions Committee:
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 email missions@renewalcc.org for more information!

Praise Ministry
If you’re interested in serving on our praise ministry team, including sound, please email praise@renewalcc.org for more information or speak to us after service!

Multimedia
We are in need of volunteers for the multimedia team. If you’re interested, please email mimiko@renewalcc.org.

Bethesda Project:
Renewal has been partnering with Bethesda My Brothers House, a nonprofit organization that provides a Safe Haven, emergency shelter, housing, and support services to the homeless community. We are currently seeking volunteers to serve lunch and share a meal alongside the residents at My Brother’s House. This opportunity takes place monthly, typically on the last Saturday of each month, from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM. If you have any questions, please reach out to Joel Choe or Jay Garcia at Bethesda@renewalcc.org. Sign up here!

Pray With Us

PEACE

  • Pray for peace in the world amid ongoing wars and violence, especially in Ukraine, in Israel and the Palestinian territories, and in places like Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti, and throughout regions facing armed conflict and instability.
  • Pray for peace for those troubled by upheaval in society, broken relationships, and the weight of anxiety, need, and sorrow.

DIACONATE CARE

If you have any felt needs (physical or spiritual), please contact the Renewal Diaconate (care@renewalcc.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.

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.  

CONNECT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EuniceKo@renewalchurch.org
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
SoojungKim@renewalcc.org
DIACONATE
diaconate@renewalcc.org
WOMEN’S COUNCIL
womenscouncil@renewalcc.org
ELDERS
session@renewalcc.org
ADMINISTRATOR
MimiKo@renewalcc.org

 

PASTOR

Rev. Addison Frank
AddisonFrank@renewalcc.org

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Recognition
* Call to Worship
* Prayer of Adoration
* Songs of Worship

Repentance
* Confession of Faith
* Corporate Confession of Sin
* Personal Confession of Sin
* Assurance of Grace
* Lord’s Prayer
* Song of Response

Response
Pass the Peace of Christ
Announcements
Dismiss Children
Offering & Prayer
Intercessory Prayer
Scripture Reading
Sermon
* Song of Response
The Lord’s Supper
* Closing Song
* Benediction

* Please stand if you are able

TODAY’S SERMON

Genesis 12:1–3
Addison Frank
“Advent: The Promise to Abraham”