Sunday, September 27 was a remarkable day for Lighthouse Korean United Methodist Church, as it welcomed more than 330 people to its grand opening worship celebration.

With the opening of Lighthouse Korean, the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference now has five Korean ethnic churches.  Lighthouse Korean is one of four new church starts for 2009.  According to its pastor, Rev. Byung Woo Cho, the Glenside area is ideal for opening a new church to minister with the growing Korean population.  He and his wife, EunMi, recently moved to eastern Pennsylvania from New York, and he began his new appointment on July 1.