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!
CENTER CITY LOCATION CHANGE
We’re excited to announce that renovations at our Center City campus are complete! Starting Sunday, November 10, 2024, our Center City services will be held on the 2nd floor of the Crane Chinatown Building (1001 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19107) at 10:30 AM. Please note the new time! Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the 10th and Ridge parking lot. Be sure to place this parking placard on your dashboard. We look forward to worshiping with you at our Center City campus!
Announcements
Communion Reminder:
Next Sunday we will be taking the Lord’s Supper together. Please prepare your hearts to partake and remember the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Alpha Care:
As a Christian ministry, AlphaCare provides free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds and walks with women through pregnancy and postpartum, so they have the support they need to choose life for their babies. The nurses are the front line of care for the patients. AlphaCare is looking for pregnant mothers who are willing to volunteer as ultrasound models for their new nurse to complete her training before seeing patients. If you are interested, please click here for more information.
Bethesda Project:
Bethesda Project is a nonprofit safe haven in Philadelphia that provides emergency shelter, housing, and support services to the homeless community. Specifically, Renewal Center City partners with Bethesda Project’s safe haven for men, My Brothers’ House. We are looking for volunteers to prepare a meal to serve and eat together with our brothers at Bethesda. We typically meet every last Saturday of the month, but we will be meeting on the 23rd this month as the following week is Thanksgiving weekend. Our desire is to share Christ’s love as we fellowship and break bread together.
Day: November 23, 2024
Time: 11:30am-2pm
Place: My Brothers’ House (609 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146)
Please sign up here! If you have any questions, please reach out to Jun Shin or Sue Park!
Questions: Jun Shin (junyoung.shin1@gmail.com), Sue Park (susannapark53@gmail.com)
Congregational Meeting:
Please save the date for our next Congregational Meeting on Sunday, December 8th at 1:30pm at the West Philly building. Please RSVP here by December 1st.
Prayer Ministry:
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. We also invite you to share your prayer requests via our website. If you are interested in hosting prayer meeting from your home, please contact Hannah Jo at CCPrayer@renewalchurch.org.
Community Groups:
Community Groups (CG) are smaller gatherings within our church that offer a fantastic way to get connected, grow spiritually, and find mutual support. If you are looking to get plugged into a Community Group, please fill out this form.
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 Chinatown (1001 Vine St)
Dates/Times: Every Weekend, Saturday 3-5pm and Sunday 4:30-6:30pm
If you are interested, please fill out this form.
Serve With Us
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 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.
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.
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.
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@renewalchurch.org
YOUTH GROUP
youth@renewalchurch.org
COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP
JustinKim@renewalchurch.org
RCF INTERN
JoyYang@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
Addison Frank
AddisonFrank@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
Greetings to One Another
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
Deuteronomy 8:1-20
Rev. Hansoo Jin
“Lessons from the Wilderness”