Kalihi Union Church (KUC) is a multi-ethnic body of
believers, whose vision is to love God and love people, reaching
everyone to be a believer, every believer a disciple; every disciple a
servant; every servant a minister. This vision is affirmed in KUC’s
mission statement. [click
here for 2007 update regarding our mission statement/vision]
“To whole-heartedly love and magnify the Lord,
evangelizing this generation, drawing them into membership, growing them
to maturity, equipping them for ministry and mission to the world.”
Since its inception in 1913, KUC governance has
been basically congregational in form and philosophy. However, in
recent years, there has been a gradual movement towards elder leadership
by the Council of Elders and delegation of the day to day
responsibilities to the pastoral staff. Under the leadership of the
Council of Elders, the Church’s vision and mission are realized and
implemented by five (5) ministry design teams. The five (5) ministry
design teams are: Magnification (worship); Mission (outreach and the
world mission); Membership (fellowship); Maturity (discipleship,
education, youth); and Ministry (service). Each ministry design team
consists of an elder and/or pastor and lay leaders.
KUC is a member of the Evangelical Free Church of
America (EFCA) and subscribes to the EFCA doctrinal position, which is
summarized in the EFCA
Statement of Faith.
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The KUC campus is situated on 4.5 acres of land
located in the residential and light industry district of Kalihi on the
west edge of the City of Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. The campus
facilities include a sanctuary with a seating capacity of approximately
450, multipurpose chapel with seating capacity of approximately 100,
administration building, two class room buildings, welcome center,
gymnasium, maintenance storage building and two (2) houses. There are
long range plans to renovate and expand the sanctuary and the welcome
center.
The
pastoral staff includes the Senior Pastor, Minister of Worship & Prayer,
Minister of Growth & Connecting, Minister of Missions & Outreach,
and Japanese Fellowship Pastor. The office/faculty staff includes an
Office Manager, Bookkeeper (Part time), Receptionist I (Part
time), Receptionist II (Part time), Custodian/Security and Maintenance Person. The KUC Preschool Staff includes a preschool
Administrator, two (2) Teachers, an Assistant Teacher, Custodian (Part
time), and two (2) Teacher Aides (Part time).
The total average attendance for the two (2)
Sunday Services is approximately 450. Of which approximately 50% of the
church attendees are over 50 years old; 35% of the church attendees are
between the ages of 31 to 50 years; 15% of the church attendees are less
than 30 years old.
As with most churches in America, females outnumber
males by a ratio of 1.6 to 1. The church attendees are predominately
while-collar workers or retirees, who commute from areas outside the
district of Kalihi. The major ethnic groups include Japanese, Okinawan,
Chinese, Caucasian, and Filipino. The annual church budget is
approximately $1.5 million dollars. KUC planted the Mililani Community
Church and Christ Church at Kapolei on the island of Oahu in the 1980’s
and the late 1990’s respectively.
KUC is best described as a bible teaching, family
oriented church. KUC has a widely known reputation of being a friendly
church.
