Leadership

Pastor Yoonjung Na
EM Pastor

Pastor Na was raised in South Korea until she came to America to study church music at Southern Baptist Seminary. While she was in school, she served at an American church and Korean churches. She served as a youth pastor since 2005 in Portland, Greensboro, and Charlotte, NC, until she joined Hanmaum Church as a EM pastor. She received her Master of Divinty from Wake Forest Divinty school, Master of Church Music from Southern Baptist Seminary, and the Master in Counseling from UNC-Greensboro.

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Hannah Park
Advisor

Hannah's life verse is John 3:30, "He must become greater, I must become less." She has a passion for building believers up to live passionately for Christ and hopes to serve in a way that encourages Hanmaum EM to gain a love for the Word and sharing Christ with the world. She works as a software consultant at IBM and has way too many hobbies including making music, baking sourdough bread, figure skating, drinking too much coffee, hiking, and collecting stickers in her passport.

Minji Kim
Worship Leader

Minji joined our Hanmaum EM Community in 2020 during her first year at NC State University. While in EM, she has served as a Youth Sunday School Teacher for four years and became a member of the EM Worship Team in 2022. As the worship leader, she desires for our growing EM congregation to deepen in faith, worship, and unity—both inside and outside of the church—so that every time we gather in worship, we seek to glorify God and encounter Him.

David Kim
Multimedia Director

David has been a member of Hanmaum EM since his freshman year at UNC in 2013. Since then he has graduated and is currently working in the RTP area. As the multimedia director, he oversees most tasks that involve systems and design. His objective is to use technology to allow churchgoers to focus on the gospel message and build their relationship with Christ. Through prayer and the endless drive from the dedicated multimedia team, David and his team have completed numerous projects and continue to strive to both simplify and enhance all experiences at Hanmaum.

Maggie Liu
Welcoming Leader

Maggie joined Hanmaum Church in 2008. Hanmaum English Ministry is where she found Christ and a community of loving brothers and sisters who continue to pour into her life and help her grow deeper in her faith. As the Welcoming Team leader, it is her desire to share the same love she’s been so graciously given by serving the members of this body, both new and old, through creating a warm and friendly environment for people to connect and build meaningful, long-lasting relationships in Christ. If you have any questions regarding events, fellowship activities or anything related to our ministry, please feel free to reach out to her!

John An
Rides Coordinator

John became a member of Hanmaum EM during UNC sophomore year in 2013. Since then, he has grown to know the value of having a Christian community and has lived to love God and build up the body of the church. As rides coordinator, he organizes rides to church for students from all campuses in the area for Sunday services, fellowship events, and retreats. His hobbies are playing many sports( volleyball, tennis, and soccer), playing online games; and spending time with friends at cafes. If you are looking for a Christ-centered community and need a ride to church, feel free to reach out to him personally or through the contact page.

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Rev. Jae Cho
Senior Pastor

Pastor Cho began serving Hanmaum Church in 1996 as he was studying for his Master of Divinity at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his Master of Divinity from Southeastern and received his Doctorate of Education from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He enjoys serving the Lord through missions (he has been to Ecuador 22 times and counting!), church planting (planted Hanmaum Churches in Burlington and Wake Forest) and enjoys bringing young people to the Lord (founded the North Carolina Youth Conference in 2008). He is happily married to Mrs. Grace Cho and has three children: Joanna, Daniel, and Joyce. Rev. Cho recently became a grandfather when Joanna and her husband Joshua had their son James.

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Rev. Byungjoon Jeoung
Associate Pastor

Pastor Jeoung received his Bachelor of Arts from Asia United Theological University and received his Master of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has previous experience serving Korean-American churches and is currently the Associate Pastor at Hanmaum. He is skilled in kumdo (Korean martial arts with a sword) and is a hardcore fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers.