The Church of All Nations is a multicultural, multigenerational, ecumenical congregation located in the Twin Cities (Columbia Heights), Minnesota. Pastor Jin S. Kim leads this vibrant, risk-taking, visionary congregation with a wonderful staff, session and deacons. Visit www.cando.org for more information.

Our Mission:

...to be a house of prayer for all nations -Mark 11:17 ...to make disciples of all nations -Matthew 28:19 ...to bring healing to all nations -Revelation 22:2 ...to be a witness to all nations -Acts 1:8 ...to be a light to all nations -Isaiah 42:6 ...to be a blessing to all nations -Genesis 22:18 ...to bring renewal to all nations -Colossians 3:10-11

...that we may be a church for others, a church of all nations

Our History:

The Church of All Nations emerged from the Korean Presbyterian Church of Minnesota (KPCM) and was chartered on January 4, 2004. KPCM itself was established in 1991, but its roots can be traced back to 1955 when 42 Korean graduate students at the University of Minnesota organized a Bible study group at Bethany Presbyterian Church (today, Stadium Village Church). This group steadily grew and became a community that not only provided for spiritual needs, but also functioned at times as the center of Korean cultural activity in the Twin Cities.

An effort to start a makeshift English Ministry was led by English speaking leaders of the Korean Presbyterian Church of the Twin Cities. Starting in 1983, the Sunday School and worship services were both conducted in English.

On January 1, 1991, the two local Korean Presbyterian congregations merged to form KPCM. It was rather unprecedented that two well-established Korean congregations in the United States would merge, given the schismatic tendencies of the Korean church. In October 1991, the property in Brooklyn Center was purchased from a Baptist congregation.

On June 1, 1999, Pastor Jin S. Kim of the Korean Community Presbyterian Church of Atlanta was called as KPCM's Associate Pastor for English Ministry. The growing cultural diversity of the English Ministry led our congregation to wonder about the rationale for continuing as a Korean immigrant based church. Pastor Jin's leadership provided the deep theological foundation upon which the vision of our new church rests.

On January 4, 2004, the Church of All Nations was chartered as a new, multicultural congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) with the blessing of KPCM and the support of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area. Jin S. Kim was installed as the founding pastor. In 2005 our congregation was awarded the PCUSA Walton Award for "outstanding new church development."

In January of 2006, we relocated to Columbia Heights and started a new chapter in our history. Grace Church (formerly Shiloh Bethany Presbyterian Church) invited us to rent their space. By May, both congregations agreed to merge their worship services. In July, Grace decided to formally dissolve as a particular congregation after continuous witness since 1884. On August 6, 2006 all Grace Church members became members of Church of All Nations, their pastor Ken Ribe became CAN's Parish Associate, and they handed ownership of the building to CAN.

We are so thankful to God that this merger has been a source of many blessings and deep gratitude for God's grace overflowing in our life together. We are all amazed at how smoothly this major transition occurred, and the harmony and trust we experience daily. Interestingly, 1884 marks not only the birth of Grace Church, but also the birth of the Presbyterian Church in Korea through American missionaries. Surely it is the providence of God that our histories would merge in this wonderfully mysterious way. We love the fact that our church is free to take risks for the kingdom, even the risk of losing our own institutional life for the sake of the gospel. Our dynamic, ecumenical, multicultural congregation is led by a visionary staff, discerning elders and faithful deacons. We strive to live into our calling - to do the ministry of reconciliation - by God's grace.