Grace Covenant Church Staff

pastoryoung@gracecovenant.net

After receiving his initial calling into ministry as a Bio-Engineer at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, he finished his Master of Divinity at Biblical Theological Seminary (1989-1992). He also finished his master’s in Urban Missions at Westminster Theological Seminary (1995-1996). In 1996, he planted Grace Covenant Church with a vision to be a multi-ethnic church that will raise kingdom workers for the harvest of the world to the glory of God. God has blessed Pastor Young and his wife Annette with His precious gifts in Sarah, Daniel, and Isaiah. “My prayer is that the Holy Spirit may empower me to love Jesus with all my heart, mind, strength and soul and to love others with the love of God.”

jallie20@gmail.com

Alice was born and raised in Northern NJ. She graduated Rutgers in 2003 with degrees in Psychology and Sociology. During her sophomore year in college, she decided to serve in children’s ministry and has experience serving and working with children for 14 years. She attended The Remnant Presbyterian Church in New York and served as Children’s director for 3 years, and through Remnant Church she was introduced to GCC. She is married to Joe Park and is a stay at home parent to her kids, Seth and Autumn.  Additionally, she serves on the board of Every Good Gift, a ministry that helps single mothers and their children. She loves anything sweet, animals with short legs and spending time with family.

chrischen@gracecovenant.net

Chris was born in Queens, New York and grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles. He served four years in the army as a paratrooper and two years working for a private defense company. Chris then went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where he started attending GCC, and obtained a BA in Religious Studies. Upon graduation, Chris joined the staff at GCC and is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity from Cairn University. He has a heart for gospel transformation in all aspects of life–personally, in our relationships, and in our communities. He loves hip hop and R&B, LA sports, and studying the intersection of faith & culture.

gccmainline@gmail.com

MiJin grew up in Chicago, attending both undergrad and law school in Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign studying English Literature and Speech Communication and went on to study at the Northern Illinois University College of Law for her JD. She is married to John Kang, who hails from the Greater Tri-State area of NY (North Jersey) and has trained their 3 daughters, Eden, Bethany and Lydia to be dedicated NY Mets fans- amidst living in enemy territory. After practicing law in NY for 6 years, MiJin transitioned to be a full time stay at home mother focusing on raising her children. She has been a volunteer with the children’s ministry for the past few years and will now be serving as co-Director alongside Alice Park. Serving in children’s ministry has reignited a childlike joy and she is excited to continue this fun-filled adventure as they work to raise up GCC’s littlest Kingdom workers.