Our Leadership

ANC Journey Staff

LEAD PASTOR: Young-Won Choi

Our Pastor preaching to our congregation

Pastor Young-Won Choi is the lead pastor for ANC Journey. He joined Journey in 2007 and took on the role of lead pastor in 2008. Pastor Young-Won brings a level of passion and servanthood to our congregation that has been a blessing to ANC Journey.

His vision is to serve a multi-ethnic congregation that will become a model for sharing the word of GOD through the gospel of Jesus Christ. His educational background includes degrees from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena along with his law degree from Loyola Law School and a B.A. from UCLA. Pastor Young-Won has a wife, Jane and daughter, Jilly.





IMPACT PASTOR: Timothy Lin

Pastor Timothy Lin and Family

Timothy Lin is a pastor with a unique background of experiencing the supernatural, life-transforming power of God. While he was deeply into Buddhism and various forms of idol worship, God brought him to his knees through the prayer of his wife and friends. Since accepting Christ in his heart, he dedicated his life for the Lord's work.

After wrapping up his successful business, he chose a new career and started to attend Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. He has completed a degree in World Missions and is currently a bi-vocational pastor. He is also a graduate of USC. Tim, his wife, Esther and son, Danny lives in Arcadia, CA.




PRAISE MINISTRY DIRECTOR: Sean Kim

Kani Kim and Family

Sean Kim is serving as the praise leader on ANC Journey's praise team. His musical background includes studying song writing at Berklee College of Music in Boston,producing tracks for major Korean artists, and driving the praise team crazy with his last minute arrangements of praise songs.

Currently he is enjoying his time as a new husband and father. Sean’s life has been busy with starting a new company, devoting his time to his wife Jessica and changing his beautiful baby daughter Rylin’s diapers.