Harmony Hills Community Church of Global Mission Church

Our Staff

Name: James Byun
Position: Lead Pastor
Family: Heather (wife) & Karis, Kara, and Joshua (children)
Education: University of California at Davis (B.S. Managerial Economics), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. with Biblical Languages), Dallas Baptist University (Ph.D. in Leadership expected in 2009).
Fun Facts: He was a double bronze medalist (100m and 4x100m) in the National Junior Olympics in Track and Field. You can often find him at a local coffee house sipping his favorite cup of Java, the “Americano with Room.” He loves playing all sports and especially loves the 49ers.

Name: Joonsoo Park
Position: Associate Pastor
Family: Sharon (wife) & Elaina (child)
Education: University of Michigan (B.S. Microbiology), New York Medical College (M.S. Basic Medical Sciences), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. with Biblical Languages).
Fun Facts: He is a laid back person who likes to take his time in getting to know people and enjoying the small details in life. He is always interested in learning new things, so it is not uncommon to find him reading books and articles about a wide range of topics. He enjoys many different sports, with football and basketball being his favorite. He is an avid Cowboys fan, but Pastor James is trying to convert him to the 49ers.

Name: Han Oh
Position: Assistant Pastor/Worship Pastor
Education: Emory University (B.A. History, Minor: Music), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. with concentration in Apologetics), Dallas Baptist University (Ph.D. in Ministry Leadership expected in 2012).
Fun Facts: Han has written songs and sung/performed with various groups, performing at venues such as Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Atlanta Fest at Six Flags (Atlanta), and JAMA 2005 in Dallas. In the summer of 2006, Han released an acoustic album entitled “The Beautiful Life Acoustic Sessions,” and has since released his 2nd album entitled “Benefit of the Doubt” in January 2008 with jazz artist Sam Witt (available on iTunes and Amazon.com). He is a fan of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers, but Pastor James is trying to convert him to the 49ers.

Name: Jinwoo Chung
Position: Summer Ministry Intern
Education: University of Maryland-Baltimore County (B.A. Psychology), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. with Biblical Counseling expected in 2011).
Fun Facts: He loves spending his free time with good company over a meal, in a pick up game of basketball, playing scrabble and joking around about nothing to deeper conversation. Jinwoo loves the home team Wizards and Redskins, but Pastor James is trying to convert him to the 49ers.

Name: Austin Cho
Position: High School Pastor (GMC & HHCC)
Education: St. Mary's College of Maryland (B.A. Economics and Sociology), Biblical Seminary (M.Div.).
Fun Facts: In his spare time he snowboards, read Barnes and Noble bestsellers, and waits for Benetton to go on sale. He can't go on a day without his iPod and a good indy flick.

Name: James Choi (starting in August)
Position: Junior High School Pastor (GMC & HHCC)
Education: University of Florida, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.).

Name: Jeri Song
Position: Children's Pastor (GMC & HHCC)
Education: University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

Harmony Hills Community Church
13421 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20906

Phone: (301) 460-1656 ext. 242
Fax: (301) 460-7925
E-mail: admin[@]harmonyhills.org

Harmony Hills Community Church is the English-speaking congregation of Global Mission Church