Rev. Greg Woo has officially lived in New York City longer than his birthplace of New Orleans. He has been serving at Faith Bible Church for 18 years, pastoring for the last 12 years in English-speaking ministries. It was at this church that he met his calling and his beautiful wife Linda. Together, they created a family with a rambunctious three year old. As a family, they surround themselves around three great F’s: Family, Friends, and Food. His one great desire is to unite churches to work together to demonstrate an authentic hope in Christ by raising next generation leaders to meet the needs of the next generation.
Rev. Howard Chan is a native New Yorker. He has been serving in ministry since 1984 when he accepted a position as campus minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Prior to joining InterVarsity, Howard worked in the business world for thirteen years. In 1988, Howard left InterVarsity and entered seminary where he graduated with a Master of Divinity in June of 1991. Upon graduation, he accepted a position as English Ministry (EM) Pastor at Queens Herald Church (QHC). Howard faithfully served QHC until Dec, 2000. In Jan, 2001 Howard agreed to serve as the full-time Executive Director of PaLM. Upon taking on the role of Executive Director of PaLM, Howard broadened PaLM’s mission to include and incorporate Korean EM pastors and their congregations since many of their problems and issues were similar to the EM issues of the Chinese church. In 2022, Howard stepped down as the Executive Director of PaLM to become an Administrative Assistant. Howard is married to Fay. They have three lovely daughters named Samantha, Pamela and Tamaria.
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Arnold is a native New Yorker. He formerly attended Grace Faith Church (GFC) and came to know the Lord as a teen through the ministry of the Eastern Chinese Bible Conference (E.C.B.C.). While attending GFC from 1964 through 1992, he served in various lay leadership positions and was the Treasurer on the Board of Deacons for many years. In the past, he has also worked on various E.C.B.C. and Family E.C.B.C. Committees. He is currently attending Gateway Cathedral and serves in the Ushering Ministry, is the Treasurer on the Board of Trustees, and member of the Gateway Academy Board. Gateway Cathedral is an evangelical interdenominational English-speaking church on Staten Island with approximately 1,500 congregants. For twenty-one years, Arnold worked at the First Chinese Presbyterian Community Affairs Home Attendant Program providing home care to 1,000 indigent elderly and disabled individuals in Manhattan with a focus on serving the Chinese speaking community. In addition to serving at his local church, he has served on various community and association boards such as the Advisory Committee for the Henry St. Settlement, Vladeck Cares Program (NORC Program), the NY County Task Force on Elder Abuse, the Home Care Council of New York City and the 1199 SEIU Home Care Pension Board. For the past eight years, Arnold has been employed by the NYC HRA as the Contracts Director of the Home Care Services Program that provides home care services to approximately 50,000 patients through contracts with 60 vendors. He is married and has three grown children.
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