OUR LEADERS
Lead Pastor
Jacob Park
Jacob was born in London, Ontario, Canada. Prior to becoming a full-time Pastor in the summer of 2000, Jacob worked as a computer programmer in Vancouver, BC. He has a BSC in Physics (U of Alberta), M.Div. (Gordon Conwell). He is currently ABD in the Ph.D. program at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Dissertation on “Acculturation, Theology, and Intergenerational Conflict in the Korean Diaspora Church”).
Since 1/23/2010 he has been married to his loving (and very patient) wife Flora and is the father of 3 very active young boys (Jedidiah (8), Ezra (6), Lemuel (4)).
Pastor Jacob’s interests include: How Science informs our faith, Reformed Theology, World Missions, Cars, Guitars, and most things sports.
Youth Pastor
Deacons
Chang Byeon
Chang has been at KCCP since his arrival to Pittsburgh in 2006. He has served in various capacities over the years.
“I live a pretty simple life with my lovely wife Jihye and together we raise our daughter Ember.
In my spare time, I enjoy listening to commentary on movies/science/tech and want to pick up carpentry sometime in the future.”
Tim Kim
Tim has attended Korean Central Church of Pittsburgh since his arrival to Pittsburgh in 2004. A son of a PCA pastor, Tim has served in various leadership roles and has been in service as a deacon since 2019.
Tim made his profession of faith in middle school. In 2012, he found reformed theology, which transformed his way of understanding his faith.
Tim is also an Army veteran with two tours to Iraq. He holds Undergraduate and Graduate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.
Currently, he works for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. He has also recently founded a non-profit aimed at helping other veterans find community through grappling martial arts, specifically jiu-jitsu and judo. He is an avid jiu-jitsu and judo practitioner and teaches the youth class as a blue belt in jiu-jitsu. Tim also enjoys various sports, including golf, tennis, football, basketball, ice hockey, and soccer (on occasion).
Brian Jeon
I’ve been a follower of Christ since 2003. I was born in Korea and grew up in a Catholic family until my family moved to suburban Chicago, shortly after which my family became followers of Christ.
I came to Pittsburgh as a graduate student in 2014 and started attending Central. I am currently working as a researcher studying how the brain encodes visual information.
I love watching and following sports and I am an avid fan of the Bulls, Cubs, and Da Bears.
Ross Young
Ross was born in Pittsburgh and raised in the city’s suburbs. He became a Christian during his junior year of high school after being invited by a friend to attend church for the first time.
He and his wife Amanda married in May of 2014 shortly after finishing college and came to Central Church the day after returning from their honeymoon. They live with their guinea pigs who they’ve been rescuing since 2016.
By day Ross is a software a software developer.
Ryan Cho
Ryan moved to Pittsburgh in July 2020 for a job opportunity. He works as a chief of staff at a healthcare company.
Born and raised in a Presbyterian family, he served in various leadership roles in previous churches for over a decade. He enjoys reading, skiing, swimming, and analyzing movies.
Ryan grew up in many cities—Seoul, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, San Francisco, and London. Answering the causal question, ‘Where are you from?’ is challenging for him. He usually says, 'I lived the longest on the West Coast.'
Elders (via Korean Central Church of Pittsburgh)
Elder Kim Kang
Dr. Kim was born and raised in South Korea. He moved to the United States in 1996.
After spending time in State College, PA and Ann Arbor, MI, he landed in Pittsburgh, PA in 2008 and has been here ever since.
At home, he is a husband and father of three daughters; at work, he is a professor; and at church, he is an elder. In all three areas of his life, he strives to be a faithful steward of God.
Elder Joseph Kim