Pastor Eun-Hye Choi

Reverend Eun-Hye Choi is an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church and the pastor of Morgan Park United Methodist Church, which is a racially and culturally diverse Christian faith community. She is one of a few ethnic women pastors who serve multi-racial churches in the U.S. She believes that God is calling people of all languages, skin colors, and cultural backgrounds to worship God together in spirit and truth. Pastor Choi believes that God called her to teach all people God’s works of salvation witnessed in the Bible and in their daily experiences. She believes that the teaching and preaching ministry of church bridges the daily lives of people and their Christian beliefs to create God-given meanings in the midst of human despair and to sustain the hope of resurrection in the face of suffering. She also deeply cares for children and youth to nurture them in Christian love and faith through worship, education, and fellowship. She is married to Chris Walters, and they have a son, Timothy. Before she came to Morgan Park she served as associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Palatine and pastor of First United Methodist Church of Dundee. She earned her Bachelor of Political Science degree from Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul and her Master of Political Science degree from Sogang Graduate University in Seoul, Korea. After she came to the U.S. she earned the Master of Christian Education and the Master of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. She earned her Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Religious Education from Claremont School of Theology

Youth Pastor Micah Briggs

After many ups and downs along the journey, Micah began to walk in his calling as a minister of the gospel where he started using his gifts of public speaking, reciting poetry, and rapping to glorify his Heavenly Father. Now Micah has a bachelors degree in education and a master of science in youth and family ministry. Micah has been teaching on the high school level, coaching high school athletics, community outreach with local area non-profits, collaborating with social advocacy groups and working hands on in youth ministry since 1999. This proud father of two writes poetry and speaks to youth across the country encouraging them to choose Jesus Christ as the true advocate of ultimate justice, who can and will change the cycles of single parent homes, fatherless children, violence, poverty, sub par education, and addictions that plague our communities