Pastor Mark grew up on the sunny shores of Honolulu, Hawaii before heading out east for college and ministry. He graduated with a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.Div from Yale Divinity School. He spent four years as a youth pastor at Hartford Korean United Methodist Church in Connecticut before moving to full-time adult ministry at our church. He and his wife Christina have twin boys named Caleb and Joshua. They love life in NYC and love to cook in their free time.

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Peter Choe graduated from New York University ('07) with a Bachelor's in Music. Peter recently started his own business in offering rental studio space up in East Harlem. In his spare time, he enjoys playing music and watching movies. 

Pianist Young Park is a Steinway Artist. Ms. Park came to New York in 1994 when she was accepted by the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School. She has gone on to receive her Bachelor and Master’s degree at Juilliard under tutelage of Herbert Stessin. She won the first prize at The Bradshaw and Bueno International Piano Competition, American Protégé International for Piano and Strings, Great Neck Young Artist Competition, and Fried Nordman Full Scholarship Competition at Juilliard. She is an avid chamber musician and collaborates actively with Trio Venia, Duo Venia and Oren Duo in New York City. She is a director and founder of “Young Park & Friends” monthly visit at James Lenox House Association and also a correspondent for PIANO magazine in Korea. Ms. Park received Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University past May.

Contrary to popular belief, June was not born in June. She calls Colorado Springs, Colorado her home, where the most beauuutiful mountains, bluest skies, and the yummiest tap water ever can be found. It was through Morningside Sunday School that she developed an ever-growing love for children. In May 2011, she graduated from NYU with a BA in Psychology and Economics. Fun fact: June has stitches from doing cartwheels in her bedroom and smashing into a glass bookcase!

Christina was born and raised in Queens, New York. That being said, she still often feels like a tourist when walking the streets of NYC.  She studied international relations in college and international educational development for graduate school. Currently teaching high school students on the weekdays, she enjoys being a part of Morningside’s community—especially interacting with the Sunday school students, who are loveably bright and ridiculous.