Senior Pastor - Ben Lin

Pastor Ben was born into a Christian home, and following Jesus was always very  important to the family. It was in elementary school when Pastor Ben began to  take his faith seriously, and began to sense a call to vocational ministry. Pastor  Ben got his Bachelor in Business Administration from Baruch College in NYC,  and then went to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA  where he got his Master of Divinity. Pastor Ben began his service in Jireh Church  in October 2008 serving as English pastor. Starting in September of 2020, he took  on the responsibility of interim senior pastor and was installed in August of 2022  as the Senior Pastor of Jireh Church. Pastor Ben’s aim in ministry is to love the Lord with all his heart, and lead the  church to love the Lord and to love one another, as Jesus commanded us. The main task for Pastor Ben is to equip brothers and  sisters to be joyful disciples of Jesus Christ, and so enjoy the blessings of shepherding others. Pastor Ben is married to Lisa, and together, they have four grown children: Jeremiah, Bethany, Hannah, and Josiah. Pastor Ben’s non-pastoral interests include music, auto and  home maintenance, and long-distance road trips. If you have any pastoral needs, you may email Ben.Lin@jirehchurch.org, or call at (732) 431-2828. 

林牧師在一個基督教家庭出生，跟隨耶穌對這個家庭來說是非常重要的。在小學時，林牧師就開始認真對待信仰，並 開始有全職事奉的呼召。林牧師在紐約市立大學柏魯克分校(Baruch College)取得工商管理學士學位，然後到麻省的 戈登康威爾神學院(Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)獲得了神學碩士學位。林牧師於2008年10月開始在澤恩堂事 奉，擔任英文部牧師。從2020年9月起，他開始擔任代任主任牧師，並於2022年8月被任命為澤恩堂的主任牧師。 林牧師的目標是全心愛主，帶領教會愛主並彼此相愛，正如耶穌所吩咐的。林牧師的主要工作是裝備弟兄姊妹成為耶 穌基督喜樂的門徒，從而享受牧養他人的祝福。 林牧師與Lisa結婚，共有四名成年子女。Jeremiah、Bethany、Hannah和 Josiah。林牧師的興趣包括音樂、汽車和房屋維修，以及長途公路旅行。 如果您有任何教牧上的需要，您可以寄電郵到Ben.Lin@jirehchurch.org，或至電給：(732) 431-2828。 

Pastor Sum was born in Hong Kong. During his high school years, he studied  in Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School. Through God’s guidance, he attended  fellowship in school. From there, he learned about Christianity and accepted  Jesus as his personal savior. In December 1979, he was baptized into the name of  Christ at the Lutheran Life Church on Christmas Day. In 1989, he graduated from  Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor’s Degree in music composition.  He studied in the United States in 1990, and received Master’s Degrees in music  and computer science from Texas State University in 1992 and 1995. After  graduation, he worked as a computer software engineer and software  development manager. In May 2012, he graduated from Capital Bible Seminary  with a Master of Divinity and served as a Minister at Maryland Chinese Christian Church in Maryland during 2013-2014 and  2017-2020. Minister Wong began serving as a Minister of the Chinese congregation at OCM Jireh Church in September 2020. His prayer is that the members of Jireh Church will firmly follow Christ, diligently study God’s word, joyfully serve God, love  one another, freely share the gospel, and glorify the name of God through their testimonies. In 1992, he married Kerry. They have two daughters together, Celestine and Clara. Apart from listening to classical music and Christian songs, he prefers to do carpentry, home improvement, or car maintenance. He enjoys the outdoors, but not  necessarily yard work. If you have any pastoral needs, you may email Sum.Wong@jirehchurch.org or call (732) 431-2800.  

黃柱森牧師生於香港，中學時期就讀元朗基督教信義中學，在神的帶領下參加了學校團契，在當中認識基督教信仰並 接受耶穌為他個人的救主，1979年12月聖誕主日在信義會生命堂接受洗禮歸入基督的名下。1989年畢業於香港浸會大 學音樂系，1990 年赴美留學，1992年和1995年在美國德州州立大學分別取得音樂作曲和電腦碩士學位，畢業後曾任 電腦軟件工程師和軟件部經理，2012年5月在美國華府首都神學院道學碩士畢業，曾於2013-2014和2017-2020期間在 馬利蘭華人基督教會牧會，2020年9月進入中宣會澤恩堂成爲中文部的牧者。祈盼弟兄姊妹一起緊緊地跟隨基督，用 心學習神的話語，歡喜快樂的服事神，彼此相愛，廣傳福音，以他們的見證來榮耀主名。 於1992年與黃廣珍師母成婚，育有二女，長女黃歷恩和幼女黃歷虹。興趣除了聆聽古典音樂和基督教詩歌外,  他較喜歡做點木工, 家居改善事宜, 或汽車維修的工作。喜歡享受外界環境，但不太喜歡院子里的工作。 如果您有任何教牧上的需要，您可以寄電郵到Sum.Wong@jirehchurch.org，或至電給：(732) 431-2800。 

Pastor Edward was born and raised in NYC. He first heard about Jesus at the  Reformed Church of Newtown in Elmhurst, NY. During Chinese School, two  CEF workers would ask if children wanted to hear about Jesus. Pastor Edward  would always raise his hand so he could escape from Chinese school. In 2002, he  attended Newtown’s VBS program, JoyCamp, and it was there where he came to  have true faith in Jesus. Though there were many ups and downs during middle  school, high school, and college, Jesus had never let Pastor Edward go.  In 2010, during his sophomore/junior year of college, Pastor Edward felt the call  to pastoral ministry. After graduating CUNY-Hunter College in 2013, he began  preparing for seminary. In 2015, he began attending Gordon-Conwell  Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, flying down once a month until 2018, when he and his wife moved down so that he  could dedicate his time to full-time studies, receiving his Master of Divinity and Master of Arts, Religion degrees in May  2021. In June 2020, Pastor Edward received a Facebook message from Pastor Ben. They scheduled a phone call to catch up,  and by God’s providence, he was called to be the pastor of Youth and College at Jireh Church in 2021. Pastor Edward primarily serves the youth and college students of Jireh Church. He oversees the Friday night youth group  meetings with the youth student leaders and youth adult leaders. He also regularly visits the youth students to build  relationships outside the church building. He also visits colleges to build relationships with college students, too! He also tries  to meet with members in Jireh Church because relationships are very important for Pastor Edward. Pastor Edward is married to his great wife, Yolanda, and they have a great dog named Nyla. He loves eating sushi, playing  music, and hopes do woodworking in the future. He is also fascinated by vertical farming. He also has many books. Haha! If you have any pastoral needs or questions about youth/college ministry, you may email Edward.Yee@jirehchurch.org, or call  (917)379-1775. 

奚牧師在紐約出生和長大。他第一次聽到耶穌是在紐約皇后區的新城歸正教㑹。在上中文學校期間，兩名CEF兒童事 工人員會問孩子們是否想聽耶穌。奚牧師總是舉手，這樣他就可以逃離中文學校。2002年，他參加了新城教㑹的VBS 暑期聖經學校JoyCamp，在那裡他開始對耶穌有真正的信心。雖然在初中、高中和大學期間經歷了許多起起落落，但 神總不放棄奚牧師。 2010年，在大學二年級/大三時，奚牧師感受到牧養事工的呼召。2013年從紐約市立Hunter大學畢業後，他開始為進 入神學院做準備。2015年，他開始就讀於北卡Gordon-Conwell神學院，每月都有一次飛往北卡上課。2018年，他和妻 子搬到了夏洛特全時間進修。他於2021年5月獲得了神學碩士學位和宗教文學碩士學位2020年6月，奚牧師收到了林牧 師的書臉消息。他們約了一個時間通電話,在神的旨意下，他於2021年被呼召成為澤恩堂的青少年和大學生的牧師。 奚牧師主要服侍澤恩堂的青少年和大學生。他和幾位青少年領袖和成人助理負責每週五晚上的青少年團契.他定期探 望青少年學生，在教堂外建立關係。他還訪問大學校園與大學生建立關係！他也與澤恩堂的成員會面，因為關係對奚 牧師來說是非常重要的。 奚牧師娶了他出色的妻子張文彦師母，他們有一隻名叫Nyla的好狗。奚牧師喜歡吃壽司，演奏音樂，他希望將來可以 做些木工。他還對垂直農業著迷。他也擁有太多的書。哈哈！ 如果您有任何教牧上的需要或對青少年/大學事工有任何疑問，您可以寄電郵到 Edward.Yee@jirehchurch.org，或至電 給（917）379-1775 。  

Eric Chow was born in Hong Kong. He accepted Christ at Brooklyn Alliance Church in 1990, was baptized in 1991, and began to participate in various services at the church. He met his wife, Agnes Chow, in the church and they have two daughters, Kristen and Kaitlyn. In 2012, he started attending meetings and serving in Jireh Church. Obtained a Master's Degree in Biblical Literature (New Testament) from Alliance Theological Seminary in 2020 and a Master's Degree in Christian Vocation from Hong Kong Alliance Bible Seminary in 2021. He is studying for the Master of Divinity degree at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. This is his second term as an ECC in the Christian Education Department, responsible for Sunday school and other spiritual growth training courses in Chinese and English congregations. His hobbies are reading and traveling. If you have any needs or suggestions in the Christian Education department, you may email ChristianEd@jirehchurch.org. 

鄒國豪弟兄於香港出生。1990年在布碌崙宣道會信主，1991年受洗並在該教會開始參與各樣事奉。他在教會中認識妻子何頴儀姊妹並育有兩位女兒，鄒頌恩和鄒迦希。在2012年開始參加澤恩堂的聚會及參與事奉。於2020年在宣道神學院取得聖經文學(新約)碩士學位，2021年取得香港建道神學院召命人生碩士學位，現於中西浸信會神學院就讀道學碩士課程。這是他第二任作基督教教育部同工，負責中英文堂的主日學和其他靈命成長的培訓課程。他的喜好是看書和旅遊。如你有任何關於基督教教育部的需要或建議，請電郵 ChristianEd@jirehchurch.org。  

Growing up in Hong Kong, Edmund attended a Christian elementary school and  a Catholic high school, and was exposed to Christianity in his religion classes.  His eldest brother and two sisters, who became Christians, also influenced my  faith. However, it was not until he applied for a student visa and had gotten  rejected that he learned how God listens to and answers prayers. It was by God’s  miracle that his visa was approved the second time. In college, Edmund regularly  attended a Bible study group. After ten months, he professed his faith in Jesus  and was baptized. In 1997, he and his family moved from Woodridge, NJ to  Colonia, NJ. They began searching for a new church family to belong to. Having  gone to Chinese Evangelical Mission Church in Pearl River, NY, a pastor friend  recommended that they reach out to Rev. Samuel Chiang. They attended OCM Jireh Church for the first time in Matawan.  With much consideration and prayers, they decided to make Jireh Church their home church. Edmund serves as the General Affairs ECC member, class of ‘26. He is responsible for building maintenance and logistics,  lunch operation group, and Sunday church clean-up, among other things. He also serves as the coordinator for the audio and  video team for Jireh’s Chinese services. This team provides live streaming and audio/video services for church events  throughout the year. Additionally, he serves as a staff member for the Mei Ying fellowship. He is married to his wonderful wife, Nancy, and they have two children together, Irene and Ivan. In his spare time, he enjoys  performing car maintenance on his vehicles. He likes to exercise on his bicycle trainer. He loves photography and taking  pictures of his family, and any other occasions—vacations, family/church parties and events. If you have any needs in the General Affairs department, you may email GeneralAffair@jirehchurch.org. 

朱家龍弟兄在香港長大，分別在基督教小學和天主教中學就讀，在宗教課上接觸到基督教。他的哥哥和兩個姊妹都成 為了基督徒，也影響了他的信仰。然而，直到他申請學生簽證被拒後，他才知道神是聽禱告和回應祈禱的。正是由於 神的奇蹟，他的簽證第二次得到了批批准。在大學裡，朱弟兄定期參加查經班。10個月後，他信主並受洗。1997年， 他和家人從新澤西州的Woodridge搬到Colonia。他們開始另覓教會參與聚會。透過一位在紐約Pearl River華人教會的牧 師朋友介紹去找姜武城牧師。他們在Matawan第一次參加中宣會的聚會。經過深思熟慮和禱告，他們決定讓澤恩堂成 為他們屬靈的家。 朱弟兄擔任總務部執行同工至2026年。他負責建築物維護及後勤工作、午餐安排、和主日的教堂清潔等工作。他還擔 任中文堂崇拜的音響影視團隊的負責人。這個團隊全年為教會活動提供現場直播和影音服侍。此外，他還擔任美音團 契的職員。 朱家龍娶了他出色的妻子洪菁菁，他們育有兩個孩子，朱恩恩和朱啟恩。在工餘時間，他喜歡為自己的車輛進行維修 、在電動單車上運動、攝影、為家人拍照，和參與旅行、家庭和教會的聚會和活動。 如果您對總務部有任何需求，可以寄電郵到 GeneralAffair@jirehchurch.org。 

Drew grew up at OCM Jireh Church and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior at  an OCM conference when he was in middle school, along with several of his  closest Christian brothers. For many years, he has served and continues to love  serving as a congregational worship leader and musician as well as a children’s  ministry singspiration leader. Drew serves as the Mission ECC member, class of ’24, as well as being a  member of the English Ministry Leadership Team (EMLT). The purpose of the  Mission Department is to fulfill the great commission and to glorify God by  sending, praying for, and supporting faithful servants, near and far. He is married  to his wife, Kate, and they have two daughters together, Caroline and Magnolia, both of whom are in the children’s ministry. His favorite things in this world are sports, working out, music, games, finance, and statistics. He would love to hear your ideas  on how the brothers and sisters of Jireh Church can better spread the Gospel to our local communities and to the nations.  If you have any needs in the Mission department, you may email Mission@jirehchurch.org.  

在中宣會澤恩堂長大的劉凱輝弟兄，他初中時和幾個至親的主內弟兄都在一個中宣會的夏令營決志。多年來他一直參 與在崇拜中主領音樂的敬拜，同時也有在兒童主日學帶領兒童唱歌敬拜神。他現在是宣道部的執行同工，任期到2024 年，他也是英文堂的核心領導成員之一。 宣道部的目的是要實施大使命，藉著差派，禱告和金錢支持近處和遠方忠心的主僕來榮耀神。他與太太吳宇靜姊妹育 有兩個女兒，Caroline和Magnolia，他們都參加兒童事工。 在這個世界上他最喜歡的事情是運動、健身、音樂、遊 戲、金融和統計。關於教會的弟兄姊妹如何更有效地將福音傳播到我們的社區和遠處的國家中，他期望能聽聽你的想 法。 如果您在宣部門有任何需要，您可以發送電子郵件: Mission@jirehchurch.org。  

Maggie first came to Jireh Church in 1998, having accepted an invitation from a  friend and neighbor. Experienced God’s love more and more, and walking with  Him more and more, she repented and was baptized, in 1999 at Jireh hurch. When  she compares her testimony to others, the story is so simple and ordinary. She  believes that the universe was created, so there must have been a creator. She is  also so thankful that she got to know God at a time of peace rather than in a time  of need. But it was His grace in her life. In fact, that actually makes her testimony  feel precious and extraordinary! Thank God that her life was forever changed. Maggie serves as the Treasury ECC, class of ‘24. Even though she felt  underqualified, she knew she could rely on the Lord to empower her to do His  will. She is responsible for the church's finances, which includes management of all donations and expenses as well as funding  for missions. In this position, she serves, remembering that the brothers and sisters of Jireh contribute with love and faith, so  every penny is to be valued and be thoughtfully spent. She is thankful and motivated by how humble and wholeheartedly they  serve God and their dedication and love for our Lord, our church. If you have any needs in the Treasury department, you may email Treasury@jirehchurch.org. 

鄭月竹姊妹初次踏足澤恩堂是在1998年，是接受她們的隣居朋友邀請而來的。在1999年她由慕道到信耶穌，並在澤恩 堂受洗。她常覺得她的得救見証是簡單的，因為她深信宇宙萬物一定有一位創造者，後來神使她在無風無浪時認識祂 ，這都是恩典。但這信仰絕對不簡單、而是寶貴的！感謝神讓她生命改變了。 她是財政部的執行同工，任期到2024年。她深知她的不足，但能為主所用，只能依靠主了。她是負責教會的財務，包 括有大家的奉獻、教會的支出和支持教會各樣聖工。在這崗位上，她時刻記住：“每一分奉獻都是包含著弟兄姊妹的 愛心和汗水的，要珍惜和好好運用。”而教會内弟兄姊妹愛神愛人的心、對主委身、謙卑合一，是感恩也是她事奉的 動力。 歡迎您隨時與她聯絡：Treasury@jirehchurch.org.  

In 2002, Jason came to faith in Jesus Christ while he was attending Bergen Christian Testimony Church in New Jersey. He was first invited to Jireh Church  in 2015 by Shawn Wang, and he joined the Mandarin-speaking Song Yin  Fellowship soon after. Jason is an IT professional. He loves most outdoor  activities, singing, boating, and traveling on cruises with friends. Jason is married to his lovely wife, Stacy, and they have three children  together: Edmond, Max, and  Tiffany. Jason serves as the Fellowship ECC member, class of ‘25. The fellowship  department supports the various fellowship groups at Jireh Church to carry out  the ministry of fellowship. He helps plan and coordinate the annual fellowship activities, e.g. the church picnic, the  Thanksgiving love feast, the summer retreat, and the Christmas celebration. If you have any needs in the fellowship department, you may email Fellowship@jirehchurch.org. 

2002 年，鈕佳明弟兄在參加新澤西州的卑爾根基督教見證教會時開始相信耶穌基督。 2015年，他第一次被Shawn  Wang邀請到澤恩堂，不久就加入了頌音團契。 鈕弟兄是一名 IT 專業人員。 他最喜歡戶外活動，唱歌、划船、和 朋友一起乘遊輪旅行。 鈕弟兄與他的愛妻周春結婚，他們育有三個孩子：Edmond、Max 和 Tiffany。 鈕弟兄是 2025年班團契部執行同工。 支持教會各團契的開展和事工。他幫助計劃和協調年度團契活動，例如教會夏令會、教堂野餐、感恩節愛宴、和聖誕節慶祝活動等。 如你有任何有關團契部的問題，請電郵 Fellowship@jirehchurch.org。  

Wai was born and grew up in a very poor area in Hong Kong. He had bad experience with religion but God had put him into a Christian high school. He was a problematic teenager in the first few years of high school and failed academically. This had not changed him. Wai attended a summer conference in 1976 and accepted Christ as his Savior after listening to the gospel message from Pastor David Ng. In September 27, 1977, Wai was baptized into the name of Peace Evangelical Center and God changed him completely. Not only he started serving in church, he studied hard and was accepted into the Engineering School of the Hong Kong University. God found that it is not good that Wai should be alone, so He made Yvonne as his helper in 1986. Wai and Yvonne moved to US in 1992 and had been attending and serving in Jireh Church. They have a daughter (Stephanie) and a son (Justin), both working and living out of state. God also provided a job to Wai that he loves, he is in charge of strengthening the Anti-

Money Laundering program for a foreign bank. Outside work, Wai loves to travel and all kinds of sports. Wai is also very handy and can fix everything in the house, the only thing he doesn’t know how to do is laundry. Wai will start serving as the Worship ECC member in 2024. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email worship@jirehchurch.org.  

吳偉權弟兄出生和成長於香港一個貧困的木屋區。自幼對宗教很抗拒但神卻安排他入讀一間基督教中學。淪為邊緣青年的他甚至要留班，但這一切沒有改變他。七六年的暑假跟朋友去夏令會透過吳主光牧師的褔音信息決志信了耶穌，並於七七年九月廿七日受浸加入平安福音堂。靠著耶穌的改變他不單熱心在教會事奉，還考進了香港大學的工程學院。神看這人獨居不好，八六年為他預備了瑞芳姊妹與他同行。九二年移居美國後一直在澤恩堂聚會和事奉。神賜給他們一對子女，綽恩和卓深都是在外州工作和居住。神亦為他安排一份喜愛的工作，在一家外資銀行負責強化反洗黑錢的工作。工作和教會以外偉權弟兄熱愛旅遊和運動。偉權弟兄各方面的手藝究都很精湛，除了洗衣服。偉權弟兄 2024 年起會負責教會的崇拜部，如果你有任何關於崇拜部的查詢或建議，請以電郵聯絡：worship@jirehchurch.org

In 2000, Michael started going to Ling Liang Church in the Lower East Side  section of Manhattan in New York City. He was brought there by his then girlfriend, now-wife, Eva. When the English congregation disbanded, they started  attending Trust In God Baptist Church located in New York City’s Chinatown.  After much thought and realization that he couldn’t handle things on his own,  Michael accepted Jesus Christ into his heart and was baptized in 2003. All of this  was made possible by various seeds that were planted by his wife and other  brothers and sisters in Christ. They eventually moved to East Brunswick, NJ in  2006. After many years of commuting to New York to attend worship services,  God led them to Jireh Church in 2018. Michael is married to Eva and they have two children: Kayla  and Matthew. He currently serves as Secretary ECC member, class of ‘25. He is responsible for keeping official church records and  documents, preparation for and attending essential meetings, administering the ECC nomination and election process,  maintenance of the library, handling general advertisements, maintaining the church directory, and overseeing the website. He enjoys gardening, volunteering, and occasionally putting together a Lego set. If you have any needs in the Secretary department, you may email Secretary@jirehchurch.org. 

在他當時的女朋友（現在的妻子）梅綺華邀請下，翁一凡弟兄在2000年開始參加在紐約下城的靈糧堂。不久那邊的英 文堂解散了，他們就轉到在唐人街的賴神浸信會。經過許多思考和認知自己不能處理所有事情，他決意接受主耶穌來 住在他心中，在2003年受了洗。這都是因他妻子和主內弟兄姊妹所播下褔音的種子。後來在2006年他們搬到新澤西州 的East Brunswick。在2018經過多年開車到紐約聚會，神帶領他們一家到了澤恩堂。 他與梅綺華姊妹有兩個孩子、Kayla和Matthew,都有參加青少年和兒童團契。他現在是文書部的執行同工，任期到 2025年。他負責保存教會的正式記錄和文件，準備和參加重要的會議，管理執行同工提名和選舉過程，管理圖書館， 處理一般廣告，維護教會目錄並監督教會網站。 他喜歡園藝，樂於擔任義工,偶爾還會玩Lego模型。 如你有任何關於文書部的需要和建議，請電郵 Secretary@jirehchurch.org。