Grace & Truth Ministries – NYC (GTMNYC)
About Us
Who We Are
- Grace & Truth Ministries – NYC (“GTMNYC“) is the English Ministry (“EM” for adults) & the Youth Ministry (“YM“) of First Korean Church of Brooklyn (“FKCB“), which was planted in 1976 in Brooklyn, NYC.
- GTMNYC is under the ecclesiastical leadership of senior pastor Joshua Lee & the elders of FKCB.
- We are a Protestant Reformed Evangelical Church of Christ serving the Gravesend neighborhood in Brooklyn, NYC.
- GTMNYC YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@gracetruthministriesnyc/featured
- GTMNYC Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/pastorallenyoo?igsh=YWZ0NHdlYTVjbGZ1&utm_source=qr
Serving Leaders
- Allen Yoo (“Pallen“) – EM/YM Pastor & Co-Leader
- BBA in Finance – Temple University
- Master of Divinity – Liberty University School of Divinity
- Ph.D. in Biblical Exposition (in-progress) – Liberty University School of Divinity
- Email: pastorallenyoo@gmail.com
- Cell: 646-400-1486
- Abraham (“Abe”) Nam – Co-Leader
- BS in Information Technology – Western Governors University
- Timmy Lee – Praise Worship Leader
- Nigel Simmons – Assistant Praise Worship / Assistant Evangelist
- Dary Cody – Welcoming Committee Leader
- Joseph Lee – Media Leader / Leader (YM Boys)
- Juliana Chan / Gifty Legesse – Co-Leaders (YM Girls)
GTMNYC Confession of Faith
- We are evangelically confessional by holding our confessional faith firmly to:
- The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646 completed / 1647 published)
- The Westminster Larger Catechism (1647 completed / 1648 adopted)
- The Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647 completed / 1648 adopted)
- The Athanasian Creed (6th Century AD)
- The Nicene Creed (325 AD)
Church Mission
- Theologically – Protestant, Reformed, & Calvinism
- Doctrinally – Evangelically Gospel-Centered
- Ministerially – Kingdom Mission for Discipleship of Christ
- Ministry Dictum – “Serving one more lost/broken soul in Christ!”
Worship Services
Lord’s Day Worship
- Morning Service: 10:30 AM / (WH2)
- Afternoon Service: 1:30 PM / (Main Sanctuary)
Lord’s Day Worship Order – Sun (3/15/26)
- Opening Prayer
- Praise Worship
- Congregational Prayer
- The Nicene Creed / The Athanasian Creed
- Confessional & Theological Teaching – Westminster Confession of Faith & Westminster Catechisms (by Co-Leader Abe Nam)
- WCF – 22.1
- LC – Q.14
- Thanksgiving Prayer
- Preaching – Scripture Reading & Sermon (by Pastor Allen)
- 10:30AM Service
- Sermon: “Christ the Deliverer, Better than Moses!”
- Main Scripture: Exodus 2-3:14
- 1:30PM Service
- Sermon: “And the People Complained in the Hearing of YHWH…”
- Main Scripture: Numbers 11
- 10:30AM Service
- Closing Prayer
- Participatory Worship / Congregational Prayers / Public Street Evangelizing
Wednesday Evening Bible Study (In-Person or via our YouTube Channel)
- Weekly Studies of the Book of Psalms – Wed @8:00 PM
- Wed (3/18) – Psalm 14
- Please visit our YouTube Channel for previous studies
Weekly Group Bible Studies (Zoom-only)
- Weekly Studies of the Book of “Job”
- Weekly Zoom Bible Session – Every Fridays (9PM) over Zoom
- Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7273269634
Meeting ID: 727 326 9634
Announcements
- The Scripture of the Month – Mar-2026
- Deuteronomy 8:3 – And He humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
- Daily Bread – Daily Meditation on the Word of God
- All Team Leaders & Members – To share personal meditation on the Word & testimony on the Lord’s Day worship service.
- Sunday School for YM – Small group studies on “Creation to Babel” by Ken Ham @2-3PM
- 1-1 with Pallen on the Week of 3/29
- Special YM/EM Choir – Hymn: “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” (Easter Week Combined Worship Service)
- Our next Math Tutoring over Zoom – Thu (3/19) @8PM
- Zoom Meeting ID: TBD
- Individual Street Evangelizing & Street Preaching – Wed (3/11) & Sat (3?14) @14th Street Union Square & @Avenue-U Station of N-Subway Line
- Next Congregational Participatory Worship – Sun (3/29)@4PM (Main)
- Next Outdoor Praise-Worship-Pray (“PWP”) Worship – Sun (3/15) at 4PM
- 2026 Special Outdoor Praise-Worship-Pray (PWP) – Sat (4/4)
- Celebration of the Easter
- 2026 Special Conference – Sat (6/27)
- Discussion Topic: “Artificial Intelligence & Christian Faith in Today’s Word of Tech”
- 2026 Summer Special Class (6 Weeks) – (i) Hebrews Studies & (ii) Art Class
- Sight & Sound Lancaster PA Bible Show (Joshua) – Friday (7/3)
- 2026 Summer Retreat – Sun (7/26) – Mon (7/27)
- Discussion Topic: TBD
- 2026 Summer Picnic – For all KM/CM/YM/EM – Sun (7/25) – Mon (7/27)
- 6-Flags Trip – Wed (8/29)
Location
We are located near two Avenue-U subway stations – the F-Line and the N-Line.
- Main Sanctuary: 14 Gravesend Neck Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11223
- Sub-Building (aka “WH2” which is located right next to the Main Sanctuary): Whitehouse building next door – 2nd floor