Our Team

Becky handles all the day-to-day operations of the office and church with finesse and humor.  She keeps us all organized and on the right track. If you have a question about our church, Becky can help you.

Pastor Dave graduated from Methodist Theological Seminary in Seoul, South Korea, in 2008. He earned his master’s degree from Methodist Graduate School in Seoul in 2011. In 2011, immediately after completing his graduate studies, Pastor Dave came to the United States to study abroad and obtained his M.Div. (Master of Divinity) degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston in 2015.  Pastor Dave was commissioned as a provisional member in 2020 and fully ordained as an Elder in 2022.           

Pastor Dave served as a student pastor and children minister in Seoul for four years before he came to the United States. He was an assistant pastor at Our Saviour’s UMC in Schaumberg for two years while he was in the seminary. He dedicated five years to ministering at Leland UMC & Ottawa Evangelical UMC at a local pastor and four years to ministering at Savanna First UMC as an Elder. Pastor Dave is deeply passionate about facilitating both the physical and spiritual growth of churches and helping people meet Jesus Christ. 

Learn more about Pastor Dave and his family here.