Eric is one of the Ruling Elders of Christ Central. He was ordained by the North America Presbytery of the KAPC in 2019. He received his A.B. from Dartmouth College. He is a practicing gastroenterologist and holds a faculty position at the UC Riverside School of Medicine. He is happily married to his wife, Debbie, for over 10 years, and they have two children, Noah and Selah. He enjoys teaching, traveling and photography, and his favorite area in serving the church is leading small group.
Dennis is a Southern California native who grew up in Cerritos. After high school, he attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and later Loyola Law School. He works now as a civil litigator for a public agency. He is married happily to his wife, Jenie, and they have two beautiful children. When there's no soccer practice, dance, birthday parties, amusement parks, museums, play dates, or "honey do's", Dennis enjoys time outdoors doing outdoor things...alone. Dennis serves as one of the Ruling Elders at Christ Central and was ordained by the North America Presbytery of the KAPC in 2019.
Young loved his days serving as former Chief of Staff at Christ Central and is now one of the Ruling Elders. He was ordained by the North America Presbytery of the KAPC in 2019. He has seen many lives changed over the years and finds each gospel memory a tremendous and eternal blessing. Young is gratefully married to Hong and they have 3 children, Lilien, Joshua and Isaiah. He works in the technology field and went to University of California, Berkeley. Outside of his passion to see lives changed for Christ, he loves watching sports and spending quality time with beloved friends.
Born and raised in Southern California, Sam started attending Christ Central in 2014. He is married to Connie and a proud father of four kids – London, Grant, Dylan, and Parker. He is currently serving as one of the Ruling Elders, ordained by the North America Presbytery of the KAPC in 2019. He graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Design from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and is currently working as a Senior Industrial Designer. He is encouraged, inspired, and truly grateful to be running the race with genuine like-minded brothers and sisters at Christ Central.
Steve serves as a Ruling Elder at Christ Central and was ordained by the North America Presbytery of the KAPC in 2019. He received his B.A. from UC Irvine, M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary and his Ed.D. from USC. He is married to his best friend Lailah and father to Olive and Katelyn. He currently works as a high school administrator. Steve enjoys building community over a good meal and hearing people share their story of Christ's grace.
Jimmy serves as the Pastor for Family Ministry and Small Groups at Christ Central. He graduated from Talbot Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity. He also served as the Director of Korean-American Campus Mission (KCM) and has been serving in the Korean-American church since 1990. He is married to Jennifer and they have two children, Joshua and Elizabeth. His passion and vision is to see the ministry of Discipleship flourish in the life of the church.
Andrew serves as the Education and Young Adults Pastor at Christ Central. He grew up in Southern California, graduated from University of California, Irvine in 2013, received his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Westminster Seminary California in 2017, and was ordained in the KAPC in 2019. He is married to Michelle and they have a daughter, Mia. He loves playing sports, grabbing boba, and chatting over a good cup of coffee. His greatest passion is to see disciples made for Christ who will then go out to do the same.
Dan was born and raised in the San Fernando valley before heading over to the East Coast for college. He graduated from Cornell University, received his M.Div from Westminster Seminary California (2022), and was ordained in the KAPC (2023). He enjoys learning about various topics, listening to music, and sharing meals with good company.
Priscilla serves as the Elementary Director at Christ Central. She graduated from California State University of Long Beach in Fashion Merchandising in 2011. She has over 10 years experience in children’s ministry. She is married to Young Min and has two children, Micah and Eden. She enjoys cooking and eating good food with friends and family. She hopes the children at Christ Central will come to know God’s deep love for them.
Michelle serves as the Preschool Director at Christ Central. She was an experienced ABA Behavioral Therapist working with children with autism and their families for 10 years. She is married to her hunky husband, Matt, and they have two sweet, sweet daughters, Mabel and Caris, and one adorable son, Taylor. She enjoys fun and playing with her family and friends all day, every day. She prays that Christ Central's Children’s Ministry will be a warm and safe place to plant the seed of God’s love in our young children.
Jenie was born in Illinois and moved to Southern California as a child. After high school, she moved to the East Coast to attend Dartmouth College and NYU Law School, and began working as a finance attorney in NYC. She eventually moved back to the West Coast where she continues to work as a finance attorney in Los Angeles and also serves as the Executive Director of Operations at Christ Central. She is married to Dennis and they have two children. In her free time, she loves to watch reality TV shows and travel (without her children).
Harry serves as the Worship Director at Christ Central. He was born in Seoul, South Korea but he grew up in Hong Kong and moved back to Seoul in 2004. He now lives in Southern California and he received a B.M. in Worship Arts with Guitar Emphasis from Biola University in 2021. He has been involved in Worship/Music Ministries for the past 11 years, and he senses such inner joy when serving the body of Christ, leading people in genuine/authentic worship, singing, and declaring His Truth. As a huge foodie, he enjoys eating good food and trying new food. He also loves sightseeing, creating/playing music, and experientially knowing more about God, and His word.
Gary serves as the Technical Lead at Christ Central. He first discovered his love for audio while serving as a volunteer on the Worship Operations team at Christ Central. Gary enjoys watching the Angels, the Lakers, and his first love, the Dallas Cowboys. But what he enjoys most is trying his best to love his neighbor like Jesus did.
Sara is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego (2005) and worked 7 years in commercial lending before running her own small business. She is now part-time staff at Christ Central and full-time mom. She is married to Daniel (aka Dju) and has three children, Jordan, Bryant, and Leah. Once a Braves fan, she has now converted, thanks to her children, and will remain a Dodger fan for the rest of her life.
Patricia was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but raised in sunny Southern California. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside and works full-time as an administrative professional with the Los Angeles County Department of Auditor-Controller, while also joyfully serving part-time administratively at Christ Central. She is married to David, her Tennessee-raised husband, and they have a young daughter named Audrey.
Outside of church Diana is a nurse. She is married to her wonderful husband Sam and has two cute and crazy boys, Elijah and Joseph. She loves eating good food, donuts, and chocolate chip cookies. Her dream job is to be a meat griller at a kbbq restaurant or to be a baker. She also goes by the name Dcho.
Sam serves as the Lead Videographer at Christ Central. In 2022, he graduated from California State University of Long Beach with a degree in Film and Television (B.A.). Sam’s love for films began at an early age, but it was only four years ago that he decided to pursue filmmaking. He hopes that the content he creates would glorify Christ. His hobbies include snowboarding, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, playing the guitar, and eating cheap food.
Daniel serves as the Creative & Communications Director at Christ Central. He is married to his beautiful wife Sarah and has two boys, Clayton and Justin. He enjoys coaching his boy's baseball team and slicing tee shots at his local golf courses.
Hong serves as the Special Needs Ministry Coordinator at Christ Central.
Isaac serves as the Lead Audio Technician and Assistant Worship Leader. He is fully Korean, but was born and raised in Taiwan as a missionary kid, through his parents’ obedience to serve His nation in that country. Isaac then moved to California to pursue his B.A. in Worship Arts with Drum Emphasis at Biola University and graduated in 2023. Outside of church, he works full-time teaching music in Irvine. Isaac enjoy traveling, exploring restaurants, and playing soccer.