Each Sunday we gather to worship, to pray, and to open the Word together. Afterward we share a meal and share our lives. That is how this church is being built.
Naru Church is open to everyone. Whether you are skeptical about Christianity, unsure whether God is really there, long gone from church, or still searching for meaning and purpose — you are welcome here. Come exactly as you are.
Come worship with us and share life with us — and let's make the story of Naru a beautiful one, together.
It is where someone who has carried a heavy load all day can finally set it down and catch their breath — and where they board another boat, bound somewhere new. That is what we hope Naru Church can be: a place of encounter, of restoration, and of setting out again.
At the landing we meet God first. He receives us exactly as we are, so you can set down whatever you carried in, breathe out, and talk about the road that brought you here. And we meet one another. People whose stories look nothing alike sit side by side, see each other as they are, respect and welcome one another — and out of that, share life.
Restoration tends to arrive in ordinary places — while we tell our stories, share a meal, and rest a while. Naru is a place where that kind of rest is welcome.
A boat rests at the landing, then sets out again. Our steps are headed toward the kingdom of God, and we hope Naru Church can be both a place to lean on along the way and a companion for the whole road.
The Naru Church we hope to build together.
Christ alone is the head of this church. Prayer and Scripture come before our own planning, and all of us — the ones who planted it, the ones who have served longest, the ones who have given most — look to Him together.
We want the gospel — the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ — at the center of this church. And we hope the joy of Sunday carries into the rest of the week, so that honesty and faithfulness at home and at work become worship too.
In Christ we are all part of one body. Our roles and gifts differ, but no one here matters more than anyone else. Every position exists to serve, and we respect one another and stand side by side.
Our finances and our decisions are open for anyone to see. We report giving regularly and in plain language, we decide important things together, and a set portion of the budget goes to our neighbors and our community.
We gather in the freedom and love of the gospel. We hope this is a place where tired people find rest, and we will look after one another and walk together all the way.
Preaching, pastoral care, teaching — all of it shared. A church where the work and the joy are carried together.
Both pastors are bi-vocational. Just as the apostle Paul made tents to support himself while preaching the gospel, each of them earns a living through his own work. Everything given to the church goes to worship, to our neighbors, and to the kingdom of God.
I met God personally in middle school, and out of gratitude for that grace I gave my life to serving Him as a pastor.
What I hope for most is that each person here would live as light in the world, showing the love and truth of Jesus Christ in ordinary days. I want to give myself through the Word, prayer, and love so that they can carry that light well.
I long for us to be a healthy community that carries hope into the world, walking humbly together for the glory of God's kingdom — and I hope to be a faithful fellow worker who bears good fruit right where life is lived.
He and his wife Kelly Kim have three daughters: Chloe, Taylor, and Hailey.
My family immigrated to San Diego in 1992. Life in a new country was hard on us, financially and emotionally, and for a long stretch I lost my way. It was in the middle of that wandering that I met Jesus. Serving in my church's college group and with a campus ministry, I slowly came to know the One who had taken hold of me.
I worked for several years, wrestling the whole time with what my life was for. At the end of that wrestling came God's call. I moved to Dallas and started seminary. In a pastoral ministry class, a professor said the most valuable thing a seminary graduate can do is plant a church, and that stayed with me. In 2011 I planted Dallas Bible Church, and in 2013 I became senior pastor of Frisco One Way Church, formed when it merged with Frisco Covenant Church.
Looking back, every step of this road was grace. It received me worn out, exactly as I was, and carried me here. My hope is that Naru Church becomes a place where someone else meets that same grace. I am still on that road myself, and I would love for us to walk it together.
He and his wife Yeibon Chang have twin sons: Hasung and Hajin.