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  Kang, Soon Gi

  President

  Kang, Soon Gi

  

  President / E-mail

  Pastor Kang Soon-Gi is the president of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

  Pastor Kang Soon-Gi began his ministry in 1990 as an associate pastor at the Sahmyook Central Church. Over the years, he served in various churches and administrative roles, including Hanam Church, Taebaek Central Church, Youth Ministries director of the East Central Korean Conference, Senior Pastor of Mukdong First Church, Ministerial Secretary of the East Central Korean Conference, Sabbath School and Personal Ministries director of the Korean Union Conference, and Pastor of Gyomunri Church.

  In 2020, he was elected President of the East Central Korean Conference and later that same year, became President of the Korean Union Conference. During his term, he promoted global mission expansion through initiatives such as the “10/40 Global Mission Project.” During the 62nd General Conference Session, held in St. Louis, Missouri, from July 3 to 12, Pastor Kang was called to serve as president of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division. Pastor Kang and his wife, Shin JinHee, have two children—Minseok and Minkyung.

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  Choi, Ho Young

  Assistant to the President

  Choi, Ho Young

  

  Assistant to the President / E-mail

  Pastor Ho Young Choi, Youth Director of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD), graduated from Sahmyook University in Korea with a B.A in Theology, and obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Health (M.P.H) from Graduate School of Health Science and Social Welfare Sahmyook Univ.

  He applied for the first batch of 1000 Missionary Movement (1000 MM) and served in the Palawan and Mindanao areas of the Philippines.

  He started his ministry in 1995 at the Middle West Korean Conference (MWKC) in Korea and served several churches. He also served as Middle West Korean Conference(MWKC) Youth Director, then Director of National Service Organization, and Director of Spirit of Prophecy over two sessions from 2007-2011. He continued to serve at the Korean Union Conference (KUC) as Youth Director and Director of National Service Organization for four years. During his tenure, he served as secretary of the Korean Hymnal Compilation Committee, contributing to the reorganization of new hymns in the Korean SDA church.

  He is married Myung Hwa Cho and they have two sons, Yire and Yisaem.

  He is a minister who loves the Word of God and is known for having a long study and deep insight into the Covenant. In particular, he influenced many Adventist youths in Korea through various ministries of the Word such as the Bible Reading Camps that he developed and operated. He currently runs the YouTube ‘Covenant Keepers’ ministry channel, which specializes in the Covenant and Bible reading, and he has a mission and a burning passion to promptly spread the Gospel of the Covenant to not only the North Asia Pacific region, but also young people around the world through various media.

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