International Community Church

ICC Basic Information

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCH

 

International Community Church (ICC) is an interdenominational evangelical church serving the Busan / Gyeong-sang-nam-do Area. We are an independent church doing ministry that reaches the international community of Busan.

Our purpose is to build a community of Christ-followers from all nations.

 

ICC Spiritual Leadership Team

 

James A. Howard    howard1985@gmail.com               010-8326-1985

Matthew Ambrosia   calledheavenward@hotmail.com 010-7740-0076

Joon Cho                  joony0688@hotmail.com               010-7940-0688                    

 

Church email: iccpusan@gmail.com            Web: http://iccpusan.typepad.com

ICC 2009 Fall Retreat

ICC Fall Retreat

Make War

October 2^nd and 3^rd

Friday and Saturday

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTpABY4g-Rc&feature=email

Fun in the valley!

A small group of us went to a valley up past Yangsan...

We had fun!

New Church Card...

A simple redesign of our card...

Peoria Baptist Mission Team

The Peoria Baptist Mission Team was in Busan for about 12 days and they were a busy 12 days. Not only did they manage to watch two Lotte Giants games, they also ran an English camp at PUFS for college students, volunteered at World Vision, and ran two workshops at ICC: a leadership workshop and a faith journey workshop.

The Ordination of Pastor James A. Howard

On Sunday, July 5^th, Pastors Joe Gardner and Chris Wright of the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) ordained Pastor James Howard. They performed the ceremony after an ordination message from Pastor Chris Wright.

 

 

Php 1:21 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

Growing Community: Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary!

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Spring 2009 at ICC

There are a lot of things happening at ICC this spring. If you want more information about any of the Bible Studies, Fellowship Groups and so on, then just email the church at iccpusan@gmail.com.

Children’s Sunday School Class:

Beginning sometime in March, ICC will be offering a Sunday School Class for children. Pastor Joon’s wife has volunteered to help and we are looking for other volunteers (on a rotating basis) to help teach and run this new and important ministry. This is not teaching English, but a Sunday School class. We have most of the material.

  Fellowship Groups:

These groups are designed to foster deeper relationships among members who live in similar geographical areas. These groups only meet once or twice a month usually on a Saturday night. These groups have now been formed. please contact the leader who lives in your area to find out when your group will meet. In general, these groups will meet once a month on a Saturday late afternoon / early evening.

 

NORTH SIDE: (Dongnae, PNU area, Yangsan, Sajik-dong)

Leader: James and So-eun Howard

SOUTH SIDE: (Busan Station Area, Nampo-dong, Yeong-do, Daeshin-dong, Daeti Tunnel area, Hadan)

Leader: Peter Kupisz

EAST SIDE: (Haeundae, Centum City, Gi-jang, Dae-yun, Gwang-an, Kyungsung Univ. area)

Leader: Eric and Liz Berget:

CENTRAL / WEST SIDE: (Hwa-myeong-dong, Seomyeon, Gaegeum, Ju-rae, Sa-ssang)

Leaders: Bryan and Jessie Judge

 Bible Studies:

Bible studies are designed to take believers deeper into the Word of God with strong encouragement to apply the Word to our daily lives. There are currently two women’s Bible studies. One is on Wednesday evenings and one on Saturday mornings. There will be at least one guys group to be started in the evenings.  

 

Women’s Bible Study: Saturday Mornings: 11am in the PNU area (Oikos Coffee Shop).

Krysta Ketcheson:

Women’s Bible Study: Wednesday Evenings: 8:00pm at Hollys Coffee in Seomyeon

Jessie Judge

Becky Cox

Korean Women’s Bible Study to be announced soon!

Contact:

Bella Yoon (Yoon Ji-yun)

 Outreach Groups:

These groups are designed to reach out to college students. This spring we are trying a different approach than in the past. If you volunteer, you get to pick the topic and book that you want to teach. The goal is to present the gospel to college students. You can do a book like ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ or ‘Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe’ and so on. The focus will be developing relationships through which you can share your faith and your experience with college students. If you are interested, please email Joon.

Pastor Joon Cho

 

ICC’s 2^nd Anniversary:

It’s hard to believe but ICC will turn 2 on Sunday, April 5^th. We will have a special message and tentatively a cookout and if possible a sports day (if we can reserve the soccer field). 

 

Easter:

This year Easter is Sunday, April 12^th. We would like to have a special service on this Sunday. To do that, we need your help. If your church has done something special, a drama, skit, special music and so forth, please let us know.

 

  

Sexual Redemption: God's Message of Hope!

On Sunday, February 1^st ICC had a special guest speaker, Jason Thompson, the executive director of Portland Fellowship. 

Portland Fellowship is a Christ-Centered ministry that helps people find freedom from unwanted same-sex attractions. You can check out their website at www.portlandfellowship.com and another great help can be http://reachtruth.com/main.html. Jason spoke to the hope for all those struggling with all sexual sin and pain. With that in mind, the message focused on "Sexual Redemption: God's message of Hope". The hope and restoration that God gives to those who seek Him. He shared his personal story as well. ICC was blessed to have Jason speak!

ICC Christmas Events!

Christmas Lunch: Saturday, December 20^th at 1:00 pm in Minerva Hall. Turkey and mashed potatoes and stuffing will be catered by the Seamen’s Club. We are asking everyone to bring a dish: salads, desserts, or a local dish. If you cannot bring any food, we ask that you contribute 5,000 won to help cover the cost. This will be a time of celebration and community. Plan to spend the evening eating, talking, laughing, taking pictures and so on!

 

SUNSET LOUNGE CHRISTMAS CHARITY SILENT AUCTION

Organized by Jen Galinsky (010-4048-0104)

ALL proceeds will go to the Ayawon Orphanage in Songdo, Busan. Dinner will be at 8pm, bidding will begin at 9pm and will close at 11:30pm, winners announced around midnight. PLEASE RSVP for the dinner with Mike on facebook or on his wall (text msg 010-7128-2959). *PLEASE RSVP for the dinner with Mike on facebook or on his wall (text msg 010-7128-2959). TO GET IN THE DOOR, you MUST bring a gift-wrapped present for a child, aged 4-18, to be delivered to the orphans on Christmas Day by the Busan EZ Riders.

 

Come help spread the holiday cheer by donating your:

- artwork, - photography, - books, - bags, - clothes, - jewelry, - household stuff, - bike, - computer, - CDs, other.

 

To DONATE your stuff, simply drop it off at the Sunset Lounge anytime BEFORE 4PM on Saturday, December 20th (the day of the event).

 

·         What do you have to do?

1) RSVP
2) invite all your friends
3) gather your loot to donate
4) drop it off at the Sunset Lounge
4) buy and wrap a Christmas gift for an orphan, and then
5) come, eat, bid, and party with holiday cheer!

 

Christmas Eve All Night Event! Wednesday, December 24^th ICC will rent either a condo or youth hostel room. This literally goes all night and was a ton of fun last year! You can sleep over if you want. Please plan to purchase a 10,000 won neutral present for the gift exchange and 5,000 won to help pay for pizza and chicken. Last year we had a gift exchange, played games, talked and laughed and celebrated the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Lord as Savior Jesus Christ, as a church family. Please mark your calendars!