Rev. Jason received his Master’s of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and completed his Doctor of Ministry at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He is married to Helen and they have two daughters, Hayle and Karys. Since 2016, he has been passed by session to be the Senior Pastor in shepherding the entire Light Presbyterian Church congregation (both Korean-Ministry and English-Ministry), of which New Hope Fellowship is the English-Ministry.
Elder Yong has been a dedicated member to NHF and was ordained as an elder in July 2014. Yong is married to Kathy who is a high school teacher and they have two wonderful children Lauren and Matthew. Yong is an avid reader and enjoys reading books that challenge his faith, and personal development. Some books that have impacted his life view and helped in his development include Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Knowing God, and Mere Christianity. Being an introvert he finds rest and revitalization by working and resting at home during his spare time, and also enjoys the company of good friends and family in small and intimate settings.
James has been attending LPC/NHF since the early 90’s. In addition to being involved in various ministries, including as Sunday School teacher, Worship Leader and softball coach, he was appointed Deacon in 2009 and has also led Life Groups in recent years. James is married to Erica, with whom they have three children. He enjoys eating, hockey, golf and watching his children play basketball.
Marcelo has been part of New Hope Fellowship since 2010, serving initially at the Downtown campus and later being sent to plant the Uptown campus in 2015. He has been serving in various ministries, such as worship, local and overseas missions, and life groups. He’s passionate about helping people understand and live out the gospel in all aspects of life. Marcelo is married to Anna and have 2 children, Isaac and Olivia. He enjoys travelling, spending time with family and friends, and playing soccer.
Sooah has been attending New Hope Fellowship since the early 2000’s and was one of the original members to plant the Uptown campus in 2015. She was also appointed as a Deacon in the same year and has served in Discipleship, Women’s Ministry, Life Groups and supporting church leadership. Sooah is married to Paul and has 2 wonderful children, Ryan and Natalie. She enjoys travelling, watching any dog-related videos and cooking.
Mississauga Pastoral Staff
Pastor Charles was born in Korea, came to Canada when he was thirteen and has lived in a number of different cities in North America (Vancouver, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, and Boston) before coming to Toronto in 2012.
Having grown up at church, he got baptized when he was in high school and grew in his faith through a campus ministry in college. Though he majored in economics in college, after a clear sense of God’s call into a vocational ministry, he obeyed God’s call to be an ordained minister of the gospel. As a lifelong learner, he studied at Regent College (MCS), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM) and McMaster Divinity College (DPT).
He is grateful to serve as a pastor at New Hope Fellowship where he gets to witness God’s grace at work in people’s lives. He desires to be a genuine follower of Christ who can help others to follow Christ together with him. He envisions our church to be a discipling community that equips the people of God for the mission of God in the world. That we will glorify God by making disciples of all nations, starting within our family and church context, then in our local neighbourhoods, schools, workplaces and to the ends of the earth.
He is blessed to be married to Natalie and be given three children (Daniel, Stephen and Charis).
Joshua Kang joined New Hope Fellowship in March 2026 as the Discipleship Pastor, where he primarily oversees the church’s Life Group ministry and helps cultivate a culture of disciple-making across the congregation.
Joshua grew up in the suburbs of Pennsylvania and felt the Lord’s call to ministry while in college. He later earned his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at Talbot School of Theology. He is passionate about helping people grow in their love for Christ through the beauty of God’s truth, being known and knowing one another in gospel-centered relationships, and serving together as the Spirit leads in every area of life.
Outside of ministry, Joshua enjoys exploring new places with his wife Lillian, taking their dog Lucy to local parks, sharing good food and conversation with friends, and cheering on Philadelphia sports teams. And if there’s good coffee involved, even better.
Majeed has been involved in Christian teaching and ministry since 2020. He currently leads a ministry reaching Afghan Muslims who are exploring the Christian faith and seeking a personal relationship with Jesus.
He is pursuing a Master of Divinity at Grace Mission University in Los Angeles, while also serving as a pastoral intern at New Hope Fellowship. His passion lies in cross-cultural ministry, theological dialogue, and connecting with people from Muslim backgrounds.
Majeed is married and a proud father of two sons. In his free time, he enjoys reading theological and historical books!
Sunny joined the team at New Hope Fellowship's Mississauga campus in the Fall of 2024. Having prayerfully discerned God's calling, she is joyfully serving as our Assistant Director of the Sparks children's ministry. Firmly believing that the Holy Spirit is working in the hearts of our children, Sunny hopes for each child to accept Jesus into his/her heart as they experience God's sovereign grace in their lives! Everything she has is because of Jesus, and this is her testimony to the next generation.
An avid fan of all four seasons, Sunny enjoys gardening, patio dining, and day trips. Perhaps most of all, she loves walking with her husband, David, and their dog, Misu, who has taught her to appreciate every season to the fullest (from muddy spring walks to trudging through knee-deep snow)!
Esther has been happily attending New Hope Fellowship Mississauga for almost three years. She is one of the worship leaders and is part of the worship ministry leadership team. Esther has enjoyed being part of many different church ministries but her greatest love lies with the worship ministry. She has been leading worship for over 30 years and prays for New Hope to grow into unhindered, undignified, passionate worshippers of Christ. Esther is a music teacher at a middle school and has been teaching close to 20 years in the public school arena. She is a firm believer in the call for Christians to bring the good news of the gospel into every part of our society, including our public schools.
She is married to William Jun and they recently celebrated their 24th anniversary. They are proud parents of three wonderful children, Caleb, Sarah, Joshua and doting parents of their cat, Oli. Esther loves to spend time with her family and friends, especially with good food, a good TV show and a good dessert.
Michelle has grown up at Light Presbyterian Church for as long as she can remember, where she began to grow as a disciple of Christ. Throughout her university years, she re-committed in her heart before God to love and serve her New Hope community as he revealed to her the importance of covenanting to faithfully commit and care for God’s church. Thus far, Michelle has been joyfully serving in various ministries at New Hope such as Life Group, College & Young Adults Ministry, and Overseas Missions Team to be used by God for his Kingdom work.
With a background in nursing, Michelle firmly believes that wherever God calls, she shall go. In faith, she has entered into this season of life and ministry bi-vocationally, to commit her time to serve in the ministry context.
Michelle believes that God is relational and he calls us to be in relationship with people. With her love for others and desire to journey alongside them, Michelle is moved by deep connections that give opportunity to point others to Christ, so that they may hear the good news of Jesus and live out their lives in obedience to his commands in every sphere of their life. Connect with her over a cup of coffee (better yet, ask her to make you a cup of coffee), she’d be thrilled!
Stephanie joined New Hope Fellowship Mississauga in July 2025 as the Ministry Coordinator for the Young Adults and Careers (YAC) ministry. She grew up at Light Presbyterian Church, where she began serving from a young age under the mentorship of many faithful pastors and leaders.
Through various ministry experiences, God has shown His power through her weakness, continually leading her to serve in new ways. She trusts the Holy Spirit will continue to guide her in this season of leadership.
Grateful for the loving and supportive community around her, Stephanie hopes the YAC ministry will grow as a welcoming space for all who come and join.
Mississauga Deacons
Randy has been a serving member of New Hope since 2008 and became a deacon in 2013. He’s provided leadership in the ministries that involve connecting people to one another from welcoming and fellowship on Sundays to intercessory prayer. He can be seen on Sundays stationed by the doors either greeting people as they enter the sanctuary or taking care of details “behind the scenes.” He is a supportive life-partner and husband to Frances and a devoted dad to Timothy and Amelia. For leisure, you can usually catch Randy on the golf course or in front of his computer.
Downtown Pastoral Staff
Pastor John was born in Korea and raised in the U.S. and Canada. He has lived in various cities, including Los Angeles, Iowa, Chicago, and Edmonton, before moving to Toronto in 2020 with his wife, Grace, and their daughter, Anna. Since then, their family has grown with the additions of Ian and Ina. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Alberta and an M.Div. and Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Raised in a devout Christian family, Pastor John’s faith became personal when he wrestled with life’s ultimate truth, which he found in Jesus Christ. Surrendering his life to the Lord, he was called into pastoral ministry. He is grateful to be part of the New Hope Fellowship family and desires to share the gospel, walk alongside the church community, and grow together as a vibrant and missional body of Christ.
Pastor Joshua is a graduate of Tyndale Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity in Global Missions and Intercultural Studies. He and his wife, Sharon, together with their two children, Donovan and Dominique, have recently returned to Toronto after ten years of ministry and residence in Alberta.
Coming from a long lineage of pastors, Pastor Joshua continues to faithfully uphold his family’s pastoral calling. He is grateful for the opportunity to serve at New Hope Fellowship, where he is dedicated to fostering meaningful relationships and furthering the Kingdom of God within the Toronto community.
Joyce is an author and artist who's medium of choice is parables. The Jesus she met in her Sunday School still walks with her today, and she remembers what it felt like to join His family. No matter what country she was moved to from childhood to adulthood, Jesus was waiting for her in all sub cultures and ways of life.
She carries a deep tenderness for people hurt by the church & merely cultural christianity and works to lobby against the idolization of anything other than a personal relationship with Jesus.
A fan of themed events and costume making, her place is overrun by sculpted food, scissor wings, exploding robots, and too much cardboard. She met her best friend and husband, Sunny, at New Hope Fellowship and he helps her overflow in a more sustainable way. They had a baby boy and now there are two party animals Sunny needs to remind to go to sleep.
Joyce makes friends in the strangest places by finding Jesus in the arts and dancing for the Lord in a way only His grace could call good. And she can't wait to meet you too.
Downtown Deacons
Uptown Pastoral Staff
Pastor Minjae Yi graduated from Tyndale Seminary with an MDiv in Pastoral Ministry. He has served New Hope Fellowship Downtown Campus for 5 years from 2021-2025 in various roles including the Children’s Ministry, Youth Group, and as a discipleship teaching pastor. His passions are in biblical studies, apologetics, mystery puzzle games, and pho (buy him a bowl and he will be your best friend for life). Starting from January 2026, he is serving as the Teaching Pastor of New Hope Fellowship Uptown Campus.
minjae.yi@newhopefellowship.ca
Uptown Deacons
Past Leaders
Elder John Im has been faithfully attending New Hope Fellowship since 1999 and was ordained as its first elder in July 2009. Over the years, he has served as a member of Leadership Team. He has been actively involved with missions work and direction, with vision to see New Hope mobilizing young adults to be ambassadors of Christ around the globe and equipping many spiritual leaders of the next generation. John is married to Eunseong and they have two sons, Stephen and Austin. He enjoys snacks, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and you will find him dozing off trying to watch movies during his downtime.