The Northern Asia-Pacific Division(President YoHan Kim), has announced the appointment of Pastor HyungJin Lee, former president of SDA Education, as its new associate secretary.
The NSD held a full-house Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, the 14th, and decided on a recommendation from the Nominating Committee. His term begins on January 1, 2024.
HyungJin Lee was born on January 28, 1972, and graduated from Sahmyook University and Andrews University Theological Seminary (M-Div) in the United States.
He began his ministry in 2001 at the SDA Seoul Junior Institute. Since then, he has served as the deputy director of SDALC Philippines, SDA Seoul Junior Institute, Director of Gwanak Camp, and Director of Gwangju Sangmoo Institute, striving to develop the institute.
Since 2013, he has been the director of Yongin Academy, where he has attracted the attention of parents and students with various specialized programs. In January 2019, when SDA Education was facing its biggest crisis since its founding, he was called a “firefighter” to take charge of the management.
During his tenure, he emphasized, “The central mission of our academy is Life Change Education, or education that changes people,” and presented the ‘Global Mission’ as the mission. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, he stabilized the business of Kinderest, an English language school specializing in preschool. He and his wife, HyoSoon Jin, have two sons, JaeYong and GwanYong.