OUR STAFF
our pastors:
English
William Pak
English Congregation Lead Pastor
wpak.coramdeo@gmail.com
Pastor William joined the community at Lakeview Covenant Church on March 1st of 2016 as the English Congregation Lead Pastor.
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, he received his education at the University of Toronto (Hon. B.A. 1996), Tyndale Seminary (M.Div. 1999), and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (ThM. 2002, PhD 2012). In his passion of preaching and teaching God’s Word, his desire is to be used by God to raise up passionate, Spirit-filled, missional leaders for Christ. Pastor William enjoys cooking, discussing theology, tiling floors and walls, and spending time with the family. He is happily married to his wife Julie, and they have three children, David, Charis, and Elianah.
Marie Choe
Kidsland 1 Director
seungmi.choelee@googlemail.com
Marie has been a part of Lakeview Covenant Church since 2021 and recently joined the staff as the Director of Children's Ministry. She earned a bachelor's degree in Music Therapy from Heidelberg SRH, Germany. Marie has consistently been involved in worship teams and children's ministry within the context of Christian communities in the US, Germany, and South Korea. She has a deep passion for helping children intimately know God and become followers of Christ Jesus. Marie has been happily married to her amazing husband, Stephan, since 2008, and they stay busy with their wonderful children, Sophia and Sean.
Junho Oh
Youth Group Pastor
pastor.junho.oh@gmail.com
Pastor Oh joined Lakeview Covenant Church in May 2026 as the Youth Group Pastor. Born and raised in Cheongju, South Korea, he earned degrees from North Carolina State University (B.S., 2005), Ajou University (M.E., 2010), Korea University (Ph.D. ABD, 2012), Chongshin Theological Seminary (M.Div., 2016), Wheaton College Graduate School (M.A., 2019), and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Th.M., 2020), and is in the dissertation phase at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dedicated to researching the NT and Paul’s theology, he seeks to be used by God to raise up the Youth Group as passionate, Spirit-filled, missional leaders for Christ. He enjoys playing soccer and spending quality time with his family. He is happily married to his wife, Yura, and they have one daughter, Leone.
our pastors:
Korean
Joshua Kang
Korean Congregation Lead Pastor
joshuakang950@gmail.com
Joshua has been serving at Lakeview since 1996. He previously served at an English Ministry of a Korean church and as a youth pastor on the West Coast prior to moving to Chicago. After graduating from UC Berkeley, he went on to receive his M.Div and Th.M. (in Leadership) from Fuller Theological Seminary, and has completed coursework at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for his D.Min.
Joshua is the happy husband of Lanna, and the delighted father of Christy and Timothy. In his free time, you can find him riding his bike, traveling, and hanging out with his family and friends most likely at a buffet restaurant. After all these years of ministry experience, his greatest joys are seeing people saved and transformed, experiencing God’s glory and presence, and doing life in a loving community.
