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1953년 추수감사절 주일 Boston University Robinson Chapel에서 당시 유학생이던
박대선목사의 인도로 창립예배를 드림. 이때부터 약 10년간 매달
1번씩 주일예배를 드림. 초기 출석 교인수는 약 40명이었음.
1955년 The First(Congregational) Church in Cambridge로 옮김
1957년 Copley Methodist Church로 옮김.
1958년 Boston University Robinson Chapel로 다시 옮김.
1963년 매달 두 번 주일예배 드리기 시작함.
1964년 매주 예배 시작 및 교회헌장 채택함.
1966년 Massachusetts 주정부에 Non-Profit Organization으로 등록함.
1967년 9월 17일. 당시 The First Presbyterian Church in Brookline으로 옮겨옴.
1971년 이해부터 권진태 담임목사 Full Time 시무 시작함.
1978년 공고한 청빙서에 의해 홍근수 담임목사로 시무함.
1980년 교회규칙(Bylaw)을 개정하고, 장로, 권사, 집사 제도 채택함
1985년 10월 28일 초교파 교회에서 미국장로교 Boston 노회에 23번째
교회로 가입. 교회명칭은 한국어로 ‘미국장로교 보스톤 한인교회’
영어로는 ‘The Korean Church of Boston, P.C.USA'라 하고
미국장로교의 체제를 갖춤.
1985년 11월 23일 창립32주년에 미국장로교 가입후 처음 장로 9명.
권사 1명, 집사 24명을 안수하고 임직 시킴.
1986년 공고한 청빙서에 의해 채위 담임목사로 시무함.
1989년 3월 5일 16명으로 영어예배부 창립. 김종대목사가 담당함.
1994년 5월 N.E. 지역 한인교회에서는 처음으로 담임목사(채위 목사) 은퇴예배 드림.
1995년 6월 현 이영길 담임목사 시무 시작함.
1997년 6월 1일 주일예배를 1부와 2부로 드리기 시작함.
1997년 9월 21일 Brookline 제일 장로교회로부터 현교회 건물소유권 인수 받음.
1997년 11월 23일 창립 44주년 기념 및 성전 봉헌예배 드림.
2000년 중국 연변 희망촌 지원 시작함.
2000-2002년 3년간 8월중 페루 단기 선교 다녀옴.
2002년 5월 이웃초청 한국문화제 시작함.
2003년 8월 니카라과 단기선교 시작함.
2003년 9월 28일 베다니영어 예배부가 베다니장로교회로 독립됨.
2003년 11월 23일 교회 창립50주년 첫희년 기념 예배 드림. 첫희년 신앙고백서 채택.
2004년 11월 21일 교회 창립 51주년 기념예배 드림. 제2의 희년을 향한 비전 선언 채택.
2005년 11월 12일 제4회 한국문화축제, 유대인들과의 문화 교류를 통하여 인종 화합을 위한 노력을 처음 시도함.
 
 
 
1953 Founding year of KCB.? The Rev. Tae-Sun Park, a then graduate student in Boston University, School of Theology, organized the church as a non-denominational church, and became the first Pastor of KCB.? The first worship service was held on Thanksgiving Sunday in 1953 at Robinson Chapel in Boston University.? About 40 worshippers attended the Sunday worship services held only once a month for the first 10 years.
1955
    KCB relocated to the First Congregational Church in Cambridge.
1957
    KCB moved again to the Copley Methodist Church in Boston.
1958
    KCB moved back to B.U. Robinson Chapel for worship services.
1963
    Sunday services held twice a month.
1964 Started regular weekly Sunday services. New church by-laws adopted.
1966 KCB chartered as a non-profit, religious organization in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
1967 KCB moved to the current location, the First Presbyterian Church in Brookline, on September 17.
1971 The first full-time Pastor, Rev. Jin-Tae Kwon, was installed (1971 - 1974).
1978 Rev. Kap-Dong Kim served as the Pastor of KCB (1974 - 1978).
1980 Rev. Keun-Soo Hong was called and installed as the Pastor of KCB (1978 - 1986).
1985 KCB by-laws amended to adopt a system of Elders, Deacons and Kwon-Sa’s as church officers.
1985 KCB by-laws amended to adopt the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) polity. The official name of the church changed to: The Korean Church of Boston, P. C. (U.S.A.).
1986 On October 28, 1985, KCB was received into the Presbytery of Boston as its 23rd member.
1989 On November 23, during the 32nd anniversary worship service, 9 Elders, 1 Kwon-Sa and 24 Deacons were ordained and installed for the first time.
1994 Rev. Wie Chai was called and installed as the Pastor of KCB (1986 - 1994).
1995 On March 5, 1989, the KCB English Ministry (E.M.) was initiated with 16 persons. Rev. Jong-Dae Kim was appointed as the Pastor of the EM group.
1997 Rev. W. Chai, after 8 years of service, honorably retired in May, and became the first Korean Pastor to retire among all Korean churches in New England.
1997 Rev. Young-Ghil Lee was called and installed as the Pastor of KCB in June 1995.
1997 Two worship services held in Korean on Sundays (9:00 a.m. & 12:00 noon), starting June 1, 1996.
2000 On September 21, 1997, the stewardship and deeds for the current church building and its facilities were transferred to KCB from the First Presbyterian Church in Brookline and the Presbytery of Boston.
2000-2002 On November 23, 1997, during the 44th anniversary service, the KCB church building was
re-dedicated.
2002 The first overseas mission support was initiated to help create the “Hope Village” in Yanbian, China. The “Hope Village” was created to help those Koreans who escaped the North Korea.
2003 Short-term overseas mission teams sent to Peru during August for 3 years (2000 - 2002).
2003 The first Korean cultural festival offered to the local (Brookline) residents in May.
2003 Short-term overseas mission team, in partnership with two other member churches of the Presbytery of Boston, sent to Nicaragua during August 2003.
2004 On September 8, 2003, the KCB E.M. group was chartered as an independent church, Bethany Presbyterian Church, P.C. (U.S.A.), and became a member of the Presbytery of Boston.
2005 The first Jubilee year of KCB. On November 23, 2003, KCB celebrates the 50th anniversary with a special Jubilee worship service. [Total KCB church officers: 148 (18 Elders, 17 Kwon-sa’s, 67 Ordained Deacons and 38 Suh-Ree Deacons); Average Sunday Attendance (2 services): 600]