{"id":5,"date":"2012-08-14T02:17:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T06:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worthylife.org\/new\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:30:22","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worthylife.org\/new\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Worthy Life Baptist Church focuses its ministry on Asian-American college and graduate students at Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland, as well as young adults in the Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas. Our Bible studies and Worship Services present relevant messages about life from God\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n

Here at Worthy Life, our vision is to be like the first-century church described in the Bible, here in the twenty-first century. We believe our faith should permeate all areas of our lives, from home to school to work. We are a church that loves to study the Bible together, pray together, sing together, eat together, share lives together, and even carrying life\u2019s burdens together. Simply put, we strive to carry out Jesus\u2019 Great Commandments\u2014to love God and love one another, and his Great Commission\u2014to make disciples of all nations, starting in the context of our daily lives, but going to the ends of the earth.<\/p>\n

Please come by and visit us. Maybe you want to start by coming to a Sunday worship service<\/a>, or maybe to one of our weekly Bible studies<\/a>. Either way, you\u2019re welcome, so we hope to see you soon!<\/p>\n

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Our History<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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Worthy Life Baptist Church traces its spiritual roots to Berkland Baptist Church (BBC), which Pastor Paul Kim and his wife Rebekah founded in 1981 in northern California. They established BBC with the desire to live out God\u2019s Greatest Commandments\u2014to love Him and one another; and to join in His Great Commission\u2014to make disciples of all nations.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the unthinkable events of September 11, 2001, God gave BBC the vision to plant a church in our nation\u2019s capital to bring healing through the light and hope of the Gospel. Pastor Peter Lee and his wife Eunice, who both grew up in the DC-Baltimore area, obeyed God\u2019s call to return from the mission field and started BBC\u2013Washington DC on April 21, 2002. BBC\u2013Washington DC was later renamed Worthy Life Baptist Church to reflect the rich spiritual heritage of a \u201cworthy life\u201d following Christ, passed down from BBC.\u00a0In 2008, we began the Baltimore\u00a0chapel\u00a0near Johns Hopkins University. In 2017, we expanded the reach of our DC chapel to serve students and young adults in the greater DC metropolitan area, including Georgetown University and the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n

Pastor James Lee and his wife Donna,\u00a0along with Pastor James Kim and his wife Grace,<\/u>\u00a0now serve as the shepherds for Worthy Life, continuing the church\u2019s commitment to raise leaders for the 21st\u00a0century in the DC-Baltimore area. At Worthy Life, we seek to embody the truths of the Bible and serve as living evidence that God is real and relevant. Together, we strive to be the kind of church described in the New Testament, with Spirit-filled teaching, genuine worship, honest friendships, fervent prayer, and compassionate care for those in need. We invite you to come and see what we\u2019re all about at one of our worship services, Bible studies, or special events!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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