Two organizations that have been working to serve the next generation of the Korean immigrant church have merged together. Pastors from Southern California, New York, and other regions, of both first and second generation Korean Americans, attended the merger ceremony on May 13 to congratulate G2G (Generation to Generation Christian Education Center) and KODIA (Korean Diaspora Christian Education Institute) on becoming one organization.
G2G was established by Dr. Hak Joon Lee in 2007 in New York, and KODIA, which is currently led by Sung Hwan No, was established in 2009 in Toronto. However, the two organizations have been collaborating in publishing spiritual resources for Korean American youth since 2012, making the first-ever publications of the kind in the Korean immigrant church. Currently, resources have been published for 10th grade (called "Living Between') and 11th grade (called "Living Together'), and the study materials for 12th grade youth are almost completed.
The new organization is now called G2G-KODIA, of which Lee and No will be co-presidents and Rev. Hee Min Park will be the chairman of the board.
The presidents expressed that researching the field, training teachers, innovating curricula, mentoring Korean American seminary students and pastors, hosting seminars for Korean American parents, hosting workshops for pastors, and training youth and young adults, are part of their vision for the new organization.
