Some organizations are built from strategy. CrossCulture Community was built from a life.
In the summer of 1982, a 21-year-old from Oklahoma stepped off a plane at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea. He had no Korean language, no local contacts, and no map. He sat on his suitcase and waited. That young man was Bill Ray Majors — and what he was waiting for, without knowing it, was the rest of his life.
More than forty years later, Bill is still in Korea. He became fluent in the language and culture. He married a Korean woman named Ja-kyung — Niki — on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in October 1987 that happened to be Halloween in the West, though nobody in Korea noticed. He raised two daughters. He earned a doctorate. He received honorary citizenship from the city of Seoul. He became a Korean citizen. And somewhere in all of that living, he co-founded a movement.
What is CrossCulture Community?
It is not a program. It is not a building. It is not an institution — at least, not yet. CrossCulture Community is what happens when the Gospel of Jesus Christ meets real life across cultural boundaries.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the foundation. His death, burial, resurrection, and the witness of His followers is the message we carry.
We do not retreat from culture. We enter it fully and faithfully as the Holy Spirit transforms us from within, launching the Kingdom of God.
Jesus did not say go and build organizations. He said go and make disciples. Disciples become communities — love and unity visible in the world.
Where We Are Today
CrossCulture Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit registered in Texas, USA — providing the formal structure for tax-deductible giving that supports the on-the-ground work in Asia. EIN: 84-2974290.
In 2026, 크로스컬처 커뮤니티 (CrossCulture Community) was formally established in Seoul as an Unincorporated Non-Profit Association (UNA) — giving the Korea ministry its own legal standing for the first time.
Bill & Niki Majors
Bill Ray Majors, D.Min. has served as a missionary and pastor in Seoul, Korea since 1982. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Biola University, a Master of Arts from Dallas Theological Seminary, and completed Clinical Pastoral Education at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Republic of Korea, and was awarded Honorary Citizenship of Seoul by Mayor Lee Myung-bak in 2005.
Niki (Ja-kyung Lyu) Majors serves alongside Bill as Treasurer of CrossCulture Community Foundation and co-officer of the Korea UNA.
The Dream Ahead: Museum of the Bible in Seoul
Every movement has a horizon it is walking toward. For CrossCulture Community, that horizon is the Museum of the Bible in Seoul — a landmark cultural institution that brings the living Word of God to the heart of Asia through education, art, exhibition, and community engagement.
Korea stands at a remarkable crossroads — geographically, culturally, and spiritually. A Museum of the Bible in Seoul would serve not only Korea but all of Asia as a witness to the transforming power of Scripture.
It is a long-term vision. But then again, so was a 21-year-old sitting on a suitcase at Gimpo Airport in 1982.
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