Meet Pastor Jerry cho
Pastor Jerry Cho
Dear SUMC members and friends,
I am delighted to be invited to serve as your new pastor. I pray to God that something good will come out of this new union between the pastor and the congregation.
Let me briefly introduce myself to you. I have lived in two different cultures. I lived the first 31 years of my life in South Korea and my second 26 years in the United States. I went to a Methodist college, graduate school of theology and served the Korean Army as a chaplain in South Korea before coming to study at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas for my Master of Divinity. I worked for Yuma Regional Medical Center as a chaplain resident in Yuma, AZ. I studied Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute in New York, NY and at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, CA.
Since 1999, I have served churches (Prairie Farm- Ridgeland-Dallas, Eau Clarie Lake Street, Bonduel, Red River, Oconto Falls) in Wisconsin Conference. My last pastorate at Bonduel and Red River churches lasted eleven long years. For the past three years, I had a great opportunity to work outside church for the first time in my life during my Personal Leave of Absence from ministry.
I feel as if God, in His infinite wisdom, had led me to a cheese factory to teach me what I needed to learn about life, ministry, and myself. As someone said, “Life before fifty is just a rehearsal,” I like to believe that my life up until now has been a preparation for serving SUMC congregation.
As Jesus said, “I came not to be served, but to serve,” I have come to serve you as your minister. I promise that I will give you my very best. And yet, I need your prayers and support to be a good servant for you.
I pray that you and I together follow our Lord, Jesus Christ, loving God and loving people and that with God’s help, we make our church a haven of Christian faith and love.
Your servant in Christ,
Pastor Jerry Cho
I am delighted to be invited to serve as your new pastor. I pray to God that something good will come out of this new union between the pastor and the congregation.
Let me briefly introduce myself to you. I have lived in two different cultures. I lived the first 31 years of my life in South Korea and my second 26 years in the United States. I went to a Methodist college, graduate school of theology and served the Korean Army as a chaplain in South Korea before coming to study at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas for my Master of Divinity. I worked for Yuma Regional Medical Center as a chaplain resident in Yuma, AZ. I studied Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute in New York, NY and at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, CA.
Since 1999, I have served churches (Prairie Farm- Ridgeland-Dallas, Eau Clarie Lake Street, Bonduel, Red River, Oconto Falls) in Wisconsin Conference. My last pastorate at Bonduel and Red River churches lasted eleven long years. For the past three years, I had a great opportunity to work outside church for the first time in my life during my Personal Leave of Absence from ministry.
I feel as if God, in His infinite wisdom, had led me to a cheese factory to teach me what I needed to learn about life, ministry, and myself. As someone said, “Life before fifty is just a rehearsal,” I like to believe that my life up until now has been a preparation for serving SUMC congregation.
As Jesus said, “I came not to be served, but to serve,” I have come to serve you as your minister. I promise that I will give you my very best. And yet, I need your prayers and support to be a good servant for you.
I pray that you and I together follow our Lord, Jesus Christ, loving God and loving people and that with God’s help, we make our church a haven of Christian faith and love.
Your servant in Christ,
Pastor Jerry Cho
Cindy and Jerry Cho
