Chan Kwak / Lead Pastor
While attending USC, he shared the gospel with more than 1,500 students and discipled hundreds of students to follow Christ. Upon hearing such testimony of Chan Kwak, a God-fearing businessman from the East Coast, he decided to fully support Chan's seminary education and his vision of evangelism and discipleship. Utilizing both of the degrees that God has entrusted to him, he has co-planted the Church of Joy in Koreatown, Los Angeles, in September of 2009, pastoring the English congregants to be committed followers of Jesus Christ until March of 2018. In April of 2018, he led and planted his second church in South Los Angeles, named One Church, with the vision of multi-ethnic and multi-generational worship of God. In December 2019, he joined the staff of the Evangelism Explosion (EE) Korean American Chapter and also served as a committee member for EE United States and EE International Congress. Furthermore, he has been in the architectural industry as a senior project manager at Grace Partnership, Inc. since October of 2008, managing various residential, commercial, and religious projects.