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The Rev. Changhyun Kim, pastor of Bonfire United Methodist Church and chef at The Table Korean Cuisine in Olathe, Kan., talks with customers as he delivers a takeout meal to a table during Friday dinner service. Kim has turned his passion for his native cuisine into a successful outreach ministry for Bonfire, a new congregation supported by the Great Plains Conference’s church development ministry. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Church sets the table to connect beyond its walls

A Korean pastor and chef has turned his passion for his native cuisine into a successful outreach ministry for a church start-up.

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