Meet our pastors

Lead Pastor 

Pastor Paul Chung

Pastor Paul Chung is the lead pastor of Nanume Church English Congregation. It was in his early college years at Stony Brook that God spoke through a single Bible verse in Habakkuk that began his journey into ministry: “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” Driven by this conviction, Paul enrolled into seminary, while also pursuing his original plans of studying dentistry, eventually completing his Masters of Divinity degree in 2002 from Biblical Theological Seminary. Working as a bivocational pastor, Pastor Paul served in ministry and practiced dentistry for 17 years, eventually going into full-time ministry when New Heart Mission Church was first founded. Called to serve the Greater New York region, Pastor Paul planted New Heart Mission Church in the February of 2009 with two God-given visions for the church: “Preparing the Next Generation and Building the Families.” Among many things, Pastor Paul seeks to raise up people who love God wholeheartedly, whether it be the first generation immigrant parents or the second generation children. Pastor Paul has completed and received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Biblical Theological Seminary in June 2018. Pastor Paul is happily married to his wife Ellen and is blessed with three children: Timothy, Daniel, and Elizabeth.

Pastor Paul Chung's office hours are Thursdays, 10 am - 2 pm, at Mission Center, 1401 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790. 

Intern Pastor 

Pastor Timothy Chung

Pastor Timothy Chung is an intern pastor at Nanume Church English Congregation. He also serves the young adult ministry at New Heart Mission Church and practices as a full-time pharmacist. He also serves as the leader for the praise ministry at New Heart Mission Church. Timothy graduated with a Pharm.D. from St. John’s University and is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Biblical Seminary. He has a great passion for world missions, and serves to make disciples. Timothy is happily married to his wife, Jessica.

Intern Pastor 

Pastor June Park

Pastor Paul Park is an intern pastor at Nanume Church English Congregation. He also serves the youth group ministry at New Heart Mission Church. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Queens College and is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Biblical Seminary. With the hope of seeing Christ honored and godly young men and women raised, Paul is excited about serving in youth group ministry. Paul is happily married to his wife, Sarah.

Intern Pastor 

Pastor June Hong

Pastor June Hong is an intern pastor at Nanume Church English Congregation. He also serves for the children’s ministry at New Heart Mission Church and is currently attending seminary at Columbia Biblical Seminary. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts and is currently freelancing as a Graphic Designer/Animator. One of his greatest joys is serving the children’s ministry as a pastor and teaching the Word. He is eager for world-missions, and dreams to one day help plant churches and equip and train young leaders for ministry in their respective countries. He is happily married to his wife, Christina.