Steve Hwang
LEAD PASTOR
Rev. Steve Hwang was born in Seoul, Korea and came to US when he was 13 years old. He received his BA in Philosophy & Theology from St. John’s University and graduated from Drew Theological School in 1994 with a Master of Divinity. For the last 20 years, he has been ministering to the 2nd Gen. Korean Americans. Currently, he has taken on a head leadership for Crystal Church of NY where he leads both the Korean Ministry and English Ministry. He is married to Annie (wife), has two children: Joyce (daughter) and Jubilee (daughter), and is living for Jesus!
Aaron Kim
Associate pastor (INTERGENERATIONAL English ministry)
Rev. Aaron began (in ‘04) to serve in NYC through para-church ministries. He holds a BA from Nyack College (Biblical & Theological Studies), M.Div from Drew University, and MSW from Columbia University (International Social Welfare). Joining the pastoral team at Crystal Church in 2009, he served in ministries for young adults, children, and missions. He married Kristen in 2015, and they now reside in NY with their son and daughter. Currently, he pastors the Intergenerational English Ministry, serves on the Board of No Longer Strangers Refugee Ministry, and coordinates a Social Justice Research Lab at Columbia University.
Dong Sung “Jimmy” Kim
ASSOCIATE PASTOR (KOREAN MINISTRY + CHILDREN’S MINISTRY)
Rev. Dong Sung joined Crystal Church of New York in 2011, and he currently serves in KM administrative ministries. Prior to coming to Crystal, he had served in mission organizations and local churches in the area of youth and worship ministry. He holds a B.A. in economics, M.Div. and Ph.D. from Drew University (where he met his wife, Rev. Wenshuang). Besides church ministries, he is a busy father of two daughters and one son, and an adjunct instructor at Drew Theological School. He loves to learn, serve, check facebook, drink coffee, ... and drink more coffee.
WenShuang Lu
Associate pastor (CHINESE MINISTRY)
Rev. WenShuang started serving as the Chinese Ministry pastor at Crystal Church since 2011. She received her bachelor's degree in Russian language from Changchun University in China and Master of Divinity from Drew University. She enjoys making crafts out of wood, clay or paper in her leisure time.
