Elders of Christ Life Church
Christ Life Church is blessed to have a leadership team made up of elders who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Christ Life Church is an independent church and managed by the board of elders, who constitute the primary leadership team, providing both spiritual and organizational leadership. Please meet our elders.
Sam Hwang
Pastor
Pastor Sam is founding and senior pastor of Christ Life Church since 2006. Prior to that, he served as pastor of another church plant in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
The attributes that best describe Pastor Sam are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He is very clear-viewed as to the purposes for which God allowed Christ Life Church to be founded.
Pastor Sam is someone who is passionate about both the local church and the universal church of Christ. He is holds clear and uncompromised biblical views. Christ Life Church is also a community with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Sam takes worship and preaching very seriously and takes the view that the LORD's Day is a Biblical Sabbath.
Pastor Sam is a "tent-maker," serving as a devoted volunteer pastor from inception to date. He is an accomplished business and corporate lawyer since 1984, continuously owning and managing a law firm in the region. In 1985 God led Pastor Sam to a global marketplace ministry, called CBMC, where he has served as a Board Member and Board Chair of CBMC, Inc. and a Board Member of CBMC International, Inc. In CBMC, he became a life-long life-on-life disciple-maker. He continues to disciple a number of people in the church, at home and in the marketplace.
He graduated from Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, Pennsylvania (later changed the name to Missio Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in 2005 with a Master of Divinity Degree, Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (now part of Penn State University) 1984 with a Juris Doctor Degree, and Dickinson College in 1980 with a degree in Economics.
Pastor Sam has been happily married for more than 40 years to his wife, Fay. They have 3 children and 6 grandchildren with the 7th on the way soon.
David I. Chung
Elder
Elder David is a medical doctor by profession and a member of the Session or the Elder Board of Christ Life Church. He and his wife faithfully serve Christ Life Church, particularly with teaching Bible and in the church orchestra.
Stephen Cho
Elder
Elder Stephen is a businessman by profession and a member of the Session or the Elder Board of Christ Life Church. He and his wife faithfully serve Christ Life Church, particularly in the areas of small groups and praise team.