Rev. Jean Kim
A Legacy of Serving the Homeless
Awards & Recognitions
DATES | ORGANIZATION | TITLE OF THE AWARD |
2/15/1981 | Seattle Chapter of U.N. Association of U.S.A. | Human Rights Award |
5/26/1993 | International Examiner (News Paper), Seattle, WA. | Community Voice Award |
3/5/1994 | Seattle Women for Interntional Women's Day | Int'l Women's Day Award |
4/29/1995 | American Business Women's Association | Community Service Award |
10/3/1997 | Alaska NW Synod of Presbyterian Church (USA) | Peacemaking Award |
6/15/1997 | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Woman of Faith Award |
5/20/1997 | Washington Women '97 Conference | Power of One Award |
2/21/1997 | Korean-American Professional Society-Seattle, WA. | Community Service Award |
3/18/1998 | Soroptimist's International Seattle South | Woman of Distinction Award |
3/6/1998 | Presbyterian Counseling Service, Seattle, WA. | Neal Kuyper Award for Community Service |
3/20/1998 | Atlantic Street Center, Seattle, WA. | Community Service Award |
1/10/1999 | Korean Government, SOUTH KOREA | Korea National Medal of Honor |
5/30/2000 | Ewha Girls High School, Seoul, KOREA. | Ewha High School Award for Social Service |
6/30/2001 | New York Theological Seminary, New York, NY. | Achievement in Women's Ministry |
3/5/2005 | Soroptimist’s International - Snohomish | Making a Difference for Women Award |
7/6/2005 | National Korean Presbyterian Council | Social Service Award |
6/24/2008 | National Presbyterian Network to End Homelessness | Jean-ie Award for Homeless Service |
11/24/2009 | Operation Night Watch, Seattle | 2009 Hero of the Homeless Award |
10/30/2010 | Church of Mary Magdalene | Women of Hope Award |
3/31/2013 | Korean Community Counseling Service | Appreciation for co-founding the program |
5/15/2013 | East Presbytery of PROK – Korea | Contribution for UCC-PROK partnership |
5/16/2016 | Central Korean Newspaper, Seattle, WA. | Community Service Award |
10/21/2017 | Northwest Asian Weekly Newspaper | Life-Time Achievement Award |
12/2/2017 | Seattle Washington State Koream Association | Community Service Award |
12/8/2019 | Snohomish County Human Rigjts Commission | 2019 Human Rights Award |
Reverend Jean Kim was born in North Korea in 1935 and took refuge in South Korea with her family at age 11. She immigrated to the US in 1970, earned a Masters in Social Work in 1977 and a Doctorate in Ministry in 2006. She has served in the Presbyterian ministry over the last 10 years and has been a tireless servant to the homeless community for over 50 years. She has founded or co-founded over 10 humanitarian organizations, received 25 Community Service Awards and authored over a dozen books.