Rev. Seth S. Kim
Lead Pastor
Pastor Seth and his family moved to Ann Arbor in the
summer of 1996 with the vision of planting a church
that would be used by God to "transform lost people
into Christ's disciples who will then transform the
world." Pastor Seth graduated from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992, and received
his call into full-time ministry while serving as a
member of a gospel praise band during his
undergraduate years.
After college, Pastor Seth attended seminary at
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL
while also working as a youth pastor at a local
church for four years. Pastor Seth completed his
Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degree in 1995
and 1997 respectively. Currently he is receiving his
doctoral degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary.
In the summer of 1996, Pastor Seth and his wife,
Christina, got married and settled down in Ann Arbor.
They now have two sons, Josiah and Elliot, and a
daughter, Karissa.
Interview with P. Seth
Pastor Andrew Jun
Lead Site Pastor (Jakarta Site)
Pastor Andrew joined HMCC when he moved to Ann Arbor
for graduate school in August 1998 after completing
his undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Over the years, he grew a passion for missions and
evangelism. He graduated in May 2007 from Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School with a Masters of
Divinity degree.
Pastor Andrew met his wife, Nicole Yoo, at HMCC, and
they were married in December 2006. Nicole is a
middle school teacher in Detroit, and is working
toward a Masters degree in TESOL (Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages).
Pastor Andrew oversees the Global Access
international ministry and the campus ministries. His
hobbies include birding, reading, watching DVDs, and
spending time with Nicole.
Interview with P.
Andrew
Pastor Peter Dahlem
Associate Pastor (Ann Arbor Site)
Pastor Pete joined HMCC after receiving Christ
through a small group in January of 2000. Since then,
he has led small groups and ministry teams, as well
as serving as a church coordinator and director of
programming. He currently oversees the Impact
graduate student ministry.
While serving at HMCC, Pastor Pete has developed a
passion for discipleship and building a multi-ethnic
church. He studied philosophy at the University of
Michigan and graduated in 2003.
In addition to serving as an associate pastor at
HMCC, Pastor Pete works for the U of M Health System
as a web developer, and is studying part-time toward
his Master of Divinity degree.
Interview with P. Pete
Rev. Benjamin Kim
Lead Site Pastor (Austin Site)
Pastor Ben has been a member of HMCC ever since the
church first started. Over the years the Lord has
placed within him a passion for teaching believers
how to mature in their relationship with Jesus Christ
and training them up to be Christ-like servant-
leaders.
He moved to Ann Arbor in the fall of 1996 to pursue a
Masters degree in Public Health after receiving his
undergrad degree in Biology at Washington University
in St. Louis. It was as he served as a small group
leader and church coordinator at HMCC for four years
that he received God's call to go into full-time
ministry.
Since then, Pastor Ben received a Masters of Divinity
at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He married
Susan Kim, who had also grown and served as a small
group leader and coordinator in HMCC during her
undergrad years and beyond. They have two sons,
Isaiah and Joshua, and are are now serving full time at HMCC.
Pastor Jimmy Roh
Lead Site Pastor (Chicago Site)
Pastor Jimmy has been a member of HMCC ever since the first year of the church in 1996, when he was a freshman at the University of Michigan. He studied economics and sociology while at the U of M and graduated in 2000. Throughout his time at HMCC of Ann Arbor, he served in many ways and sensed God's call to ministry. Through the years, God has been developing in him a passion for the local church and world missions. He has been serving on our pastoral staff since 2004. He received his Masters of Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Pastor Jimmy now serves HMCC of Chicago with his wife, Grace. Grace is an elementary school teacher in the Chicagoland area.
Jackson & Rachel
Staff (Singapore Site)
Jackson has been growing and serving in HMCC of Ann
Arbor since 2004 and has led Global Access
(International Ministry). Since he has been back in
his home country, Singapore, Jackson has started a
gathering of HMCC alumni, local Singaporeans and
international students from S.E. Asia in 2008.
Rachel has been a member of HMCC since 1999 and has
served in Global Access with Jackson. She has been
on staff since 2008 and has participated in HMCC
church plants in Austin (2008) and in Jakarta (2009).
Jackson and Rachel got married in the summer of 2010
and will be serving as staff for HMCC of Singapore.
Jackson and Rachel have a burden for internationals
and plan to continue to participate in world
evangelism and missions work. Currently, Jackson is
working as an engineer and Rachel is working as an
elementary school teacher in Singapore.
David Jsa
Staff (Ann Arbor Site)
David Jsa is a recent graduate of the U of M, receiving his B.S and his M. Eng in Civil Engineering. During his college years, he felt a call from God to serve in the area of media, and has since been seeking God's direction in this calling. God opened a door for him in multimedia ministry with Harvest Mission Community Church in 2008, where he now serves alongside his other part-time job at an Ann-Arbor-based consulting firm. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, he enjoys good conversation, good reads, and eating new foods, and is an avid videogamer (or would be if he had a bit more free time).
Diana Jhin
Staff (Ann Arbor Site)
Diana has been a member of HMCC since her freshman year at the University of Michigan, where she pursued a B.A. in political science and French. During her time at HMCC, God grew in Diana a passion for discipleship and women's issues. She is now serving as a leader with HMCC's campus ministry and women's ministry. She enjoys spending time with friends, biking, finding dance videos on youtube, and perfecting her spiral.
