Global Staff

Rev. Seth S. Kim

Lead Pastor

Pastor Seth and his family moved to Ann Arbor in the summer of 1996 with the vision of planting a church that would be used by God to "transform lost people into Christ's disciples who will then transform the world." Pastor Seth graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992, and received his call into full-time ministry while serving as a member of a gospel praise band during his undergraduate years.

After college, Pastor Seth attended seminary at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL while also working as a youth pastor at a local church for four years. Pastor Seth completed his Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degree in 1995 and 1997 respectively. Currently he is receiving his doctoral degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

In the summer of 1996, Pastor Seth and his wife, Christina, got married and settled down in Ann Arbor. They now have two sons, Josiah and Elliot, and a daughter, Karissa.

Interview with P. Seth

Pastor Andrew Jun

Lead Site Pastor (Jakarta Site)

Pastor Andrew joined HMCC when he moved to Ann Arbor for graduate school in August 1998 after completing his undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Over the years, he grew a passion for missions and evangelism. He graduated in May 2007 from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a Masters of Divinity degree.

Pastor Andrew met his wife, Nicole Yoo, at HMCC, and they were married in December 2006. Nicole is a middle school teacher in Detroit, and is working toward a Masters degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Pastor Andrew oversees the Global Access international ministry and the campus ministries. His hobbies include birding, reading, watching DVDs, and spending time with Nicole.

Interview with P. Andrew

Pastor Peter Dahlem

Associate Pastor (Ann Arbor Site)

Pastor Pete joined HMCC after receiving Christ through a LIFE Group in January of 2000. Since then, he has led LIFE Groups and ministry teams, as well as serving as a church coordinator and director of programming. Pastor Pete met his wife Gina at HMCC, and they were married in August 2010. They currently oversee the Impact graduate student ministry and Focus single adult ministry.

While serving at HMCC, Pastor Pete has developed a passion for teaching, discipleship, and building a multi-ethnic church. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in philosophy in 2003, and worked for U of M for 5 years as a web developer. Pastor Pete now serves full time at HMCC, and is studying toward a Master of Divinity degree at Asbury Theological Seminary.

Interview with P. Pete

Rev. Benjamin Kim

Lead Site Pastor (Austin Site)

Pastor Ben has been a member of HMCC ever since the church first started. Over the years the Lord has placed within him a passion for teaching believers how to mature in their relationship with Jesus Christ and training them up to be Christ-like servant- leaders.

He moved to Ann Arbor in the fall of 1996 to pursue a Masters degree in Public Health after receiving his undergrad degree in Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. It was as he served as a small group leader and church coordinator at HMCC for four years that he received God's call to go into full-time ministry.

Since then, Pastor Ben received a Masters of Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He married Susan Kim, who had also grown and served as a small group leader and coordinator in HMCC during her undergrad years and beyond. They have two sons, Isaiah and Joshua, and are are now serving full time at HMCC.

Pastor Jimmy Roh

Lead Site Pastor (Chicago Site)

Pastor Jimmy has been a member of HMCC ever since the first year of the church in 1996, when he was a freshman at the University of Michigan. He studied economics and sociology while at the U of M and graduated in 2000. Throughout his time at HMCC of Ann Arbor, he served in many ways and sensed God's call to ministry. Through the years, God has been developing in him a passion for the local church and world missions. He has been serving on our pastoral staff since 2004. He received his Masters of Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Pastor Jimmy now serves HMCC of Chicago with his wife, Grace. Grace is an elementary school teacher in the Chicagoland area.

Jackson & Rachel

Staff (Singapore Site)

Jackson has been growing and serving in HMCC of Ann Arbor since 2004 and has led Global Access (International Ministry). Since he has been back in his home country, Singapore, Jackson has started a gathering of HMCC alumni, local Singaporeans and international students from S.E. Asia in 2008.

Rachel has been a member of HMCC since 1999 and has served in Global Access with Jackson. She has been on staff since 2008 and has participated in HMCC church plants in Austin (2008) and in Jakarta (2009).

Jackson and Rachel got married in the summer of 2010 and will be serving as staff for HMCC of Singapore. Jackson and Rachel have a burden for internationals and plan to continue to participate in world evangelism and missions work. Currently, Jackson is working as an engineer and Rachel is working as an elementary school teacher in Singapore.

Diana Jhin

Staff (Ann Arbor Site)

Diana has been a member of HMCC since her freshman year at the University of Michigan, where she pursued a B.A. in political science and French. During her time at HMCC, God grew in Diana a passion for discipleship and women's issues. She is now serving as a leader with HMCC's campus ministry and women's ministry. She enjoys spending time with friends, biking, finding dance videos on youtube, and perfecting her spiral.