Leadership & Staff

Pastors

rev. john bae | lead pastor | pastorjbae@nyncf.org

Born in Philadelphia, PA, Pastor John grew up in Charlotte, NC. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Biology. He then received his Masters of Divinity at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and later a Masters of Theology at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Pastor John is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He is happily married to his beautiful wife, Sarah with whom he has five children.

rev. charles lee | assistant pastor | pastorclee@nyncf.org

Pastor Charles was born and raised in Southern California. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a BS in Sociology and minor in Psychology. He got his Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and is ordained by the Korean Association of Independent Churches and Mission. He has spent time serving in ministry in California, South Korea and now in New York. He is married to his wife Jayoung and have two sons, Ryan and Brandon.

Rev. Edward Cho | Family / Christian Education Pastor | pastorecho@nyncf.org

Pastor Eddie was born in Chicago, IL, but raised in Wichita, KS. He then moved to Cherry Hill, NJ as he entered 9th grade. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He served as a missionary to Eritrea, Africa, where he met his wife, Stephanie. They later attended Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia together, where he received his Masters of Divinity. He served as a youth pastor and Christian Education pastor for a few years before being sent to China as a missionary to partner with the local Chinese house churches to pass the gospel to the younger generation. He and Stephanie have two children together, a son, Edison (lit. "Eddie's son", also named after Thomas Edison, the inventor of the lightbulb, so he can shine light into this world of darkness), and a daughter, Evangeline (from the root word evangelion, which means "bearer of good news").

Staff

sherrie cho | ADMINISTRATOR | admin@nyncf.org

Sherrie Cho was born and raised in New York. She worked as an elementary school teacher for ten years in New York City Public and Charter Schools before becoming a stay-at-home mom to her three young children, Sofia, Cory, and Madeline. She graduated from CUNY Queens College with a B.S. in Childhood Education and Sociology, then received her Masters of Arts from Teachers College, Columbia University. Sherrie is married to Daniel who is a high school special education teacher. In her free time, she enjoys discovering good food and good children’s books.

will kim | pastoral intern | will.kim@nyncf.org

Will Kim was born and raised in New York, and graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Psychology and Sociology. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. In his free time, Will enjoys frequenting coffeeshops, watching MCU films and psychological thrillers, and rooting for Michigan sports. Go Blue!