Our Story
Open Church is the English Ministry of Yulin Church located in the Kipling area of Toronto, Canada.
Originally established as "Hana Church" in 2008 for the Korean immigrant population, Open Church has faithfully served God and His people for years in the Greater Toronto Area. In 2014, Senior Pastor Deog won Kim took up his post and the name was changed to Yulin Church, as we know it today.
In 2015, the Korean Ministry (click here) established an English Ministry which began with only 3 members, and has since become known as Open Church Toronto.
Open Church is apart of the Korean American Presbyterian Church (KAPC), a conservative Presbyterian denomination in North America. For more info on KAPC: click here
Our Mission Statement
Open Church seeks to be a community overflowing with disciples who are saved and transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and driven by a passionate commitment to reach the lost with the same Gospel.
Our Beliefs
We wholeheartedly embrace the good news of Christian faith: that, in the life, death, and the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, God has acted to redeem and renew the entire cosmos he has created.
We believe this good news is true, compelling and transformative for our daily lives! Open Church Toronto is committed to the historic Christ faith as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, and Athanasian Creed.
We find our theological heritage in the Protestant Reformation. We are members of the Korean American Presbyterian Church, a group of churches whose unifying beliefs are summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms.
While we actively partner with churches of many denominations or no denomination, we believe working within a denomination brings us a healthier level of structure, accountability, and support.
Theological beliefs can be confusing and tricky. Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions about our beliefs! Often beliefs are best expressed face to face!
Our Values
A Commitment To the Bible
We are a church committed to the Bible as the only standard for what we believe and how we live. We desire to live and obey all of it’s teachings in word, though, and deed.
A Commitment To the Church
Although we are a small church, our desire is to cultivate an authentic community that journeys together through all of life’s joys, hardships and everything inbetween.
A Commitment To Missions
The gospel is a too good to keep to ourselves. We desire to obey Jesus' command to make disciples of all nations in a city that reflects the diversity in the world we are in.
A Commitment To Mercy
The gospel is not only transformative in our lives, but we believe that the gospel transforms the world around us. There is much brokenness in our city. We seek to bring gospel change here.
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:7-8