CHAN KWAK
Senior Project Manager / Financial Coach / Evangelist / Lead Pastor / Father / Husband
While attending USC, he shared the gospel to more than 1,500 students and discipled hundreds of students to follow Christ. Upon hearing such testimony of Chan Kwak, a God-fearing businessman from East Coast decided to fully support Chan's seminary education and his vision of evangelism and discipleship. Utilizing both of the degrees that God has entrusted to him, he has co-planted the Church of Joy in Koreatown, Los Angeles in September of 2009, pastoring the English congregants to be a committed follower of Jesus Christ until March of 2018. In April of 2018, he planted his second church in South Los Angeles, named One Church with the vision of multi-ethnic and multi-generational worship of God. In December 2019, he joined the staff of the Evangelism Explosion (EE) Korean American Chapter and also serves as a committee member for EE United States and EE International Congress. Furthermore, he has been in the architectural industry as a senior project manager at Grace Partnership, Inc. since October of 2008, managing various residential, commercial, and religious projects.
“ Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.””
Credentials:
Evangelical Church Alliance – Ordained - Feb., 2015
Fuller Theological Seminary – Master of Divinity - Mar., 2014
University of Southern California – Bachelor of Architecture – May, 2009
Profession:
One Church - April 2018 - Present
Lead Pastor
LA Church of Joy – September 2009 – March 2018
Associate Pastor
[Education, Youth Group, English Ministry]
Grace Partnership, Inc. - October 2008 - Present
Senior Project Manager at an architectural firm
[Managing residential & commercial projects]
FAMILY
He loves sports and you are sure to find him at good taco trucks near where he resides in Willowbrook, CA (north of Compton) with an amazing godly wife, three energetic sons, and a beautiful daughter.
VISION
Los Angeles One Church
One God: We Worship and Serve One God.
One Truth: We Remain in and Proclaim One Truth.
One Community: We Unite and Reach One Community at a time.
Be a church that worships one God as one community. We are passionate about proclaiming the truth to the multi-ethnic community of South Los Angeles as we will engage in one service for all ages that resemble worship in heaven from people groups of all nations and tongues by evangelizing and engaging in discipleship that reproduces kingdom communities that are focused on continual church planting and mission.
