Recognition
KCPC was selected as one of thirteen churches identified as a "good-to-great church." The study, conducted by the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, examined 52,333 churches and the results were published in Breakout Churches by Thom S. Rainer (Zondervan Publishing Co., 2005).
The Korean Senior Center of KCPC received grant totaling $20,000 in 2006 from the SkillSource Group Inc., the nonprofit entity of the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board which was awarded grant by the United States Department of Labor. The grant designed to strengthen and build stronger faith and community based organizations to provide a variety of direct services to meet citizen needs. It also received the Presidential Award from the Republic of Korea in 2002 and the Governor's Award of Volunteerism in Faith Organization in 2001.
KCPC was recognized by the United States Congress and its merits recorded in the Congressional Record for the 108th Congress in 2003.
KCPC's Meals on Wheels program received a National Foundation grant in 2000 and 2001.
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