Our Pastor

During high school, Pastor Hyunjoon had wrestled with the meaning of life. He couldn’t help but question the importance of his existence and wondered if there was anything in this world worth living for. However, while meditating on Matthew 10:29-31, Pastor Hyunjoon realized his precious identity and purpose as a child of God and committed his life to serving God and His people. After graduating from Yonsei University with a Bachelor's and Masters's degree in Theology, Pastor Hyunjoon moved with his family to Boston. There he met Pastor Paul and Becky JDSN, founder of Berkland Baptist Church (BBC), under whose dedication and love Pastor Hyunjoon answered the call to become a minister. Following his Master of Divinity from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Pastor Hyunjoon was ordained as a pastor at Boston BBC in 2000 and sent to lead the Korean Department at BBC’s church in Los Angeles. In 2002, he answered God’s call to serve at the New York Branch of BBC, known as Compass Fellowship Church today, to begin the Korean Department ministry. And finally, following BBC’s history of church planting, the Korean Department took a step of faith in 2013 to be planted as a new church—Faithful Korean Baptist Church—where Pastor Hyunjoon serves today.

Yonglim Park studied vocal performance at New England Conservatory, Boston.  Though she is passionate about music, she serves alongside Pastor Hyunjoon to primarily teach God’s word. As much as singing is a great joy to her, Yonglim confesses that there is no greater joy than witnessing the miracle of salvation and the transformations that arise because of God’s word.