Visiting with Light of Grace, Federal Way

FEDERAL WAY
The Rev. Hang Mo Son will be ordained as a Lutheran pastor by Bishop Robert D. Hofstad at the assembly of the Southwestern Washington Synod on May 13 and 14 in Chehalis.
For the past seven years, he has served as pastor of Light of Grace Church in Federal Way, conducting services totally in Korean.
I prayed today with the congregation that is now among this synod's new worshiping communities. I found worshipers to be full of the Holy Spirit, and they welcomed me in every way you can imagine. They gave me cuts in the communion line, and even sent me on my way with a plate of sushi and tea.
The church has been through tough times, having lost more than half its worshipers after the sexuality vote.
Today, it's divided into two parts. The first generation of mainly older people speak little English. The second generation, as Pastor Hang Mo Son calls them, are the younger people who meet for worship and activities Friday evenings.
It is on this second generation that Hang Mo Son is planning the future of the church, expanding it to embrace other ethnic groups beyond Koreans.
Hang Mo Son was born and raised in Seoul and knew from the time he was a junior in high school he was going to be a pastor. Pictured is Hang Mo Son this morning, and my bulletin.
— RP