about jane

Born and raised in the NYC area, Jane was called to New England after God changed her life during college. She received her M.Div from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and currently serves as the English Congregation’s pastor at North Boston Korean United Methodist Church in Andover, MA. Jane also serves as the director of ARISE Ministries, a regional non-profit that contends for the revival of the second generation of the Korean Church of New England. Her prayer is that the new generation would encounter the life-changing Jesus that set her free.

As a second-generation Korean American, Jane is passionate about the importance of qualitative and quantitative research in the greater church of America and how research can be used to build up the Church (with emphasis on immigrant churches and churches of color) by better informing its future. Jane is the engagement data analyst for Arrabon and a researcher with Arbor Research Group. Previously, she was the research specialist for the Thriving Congregations grant team at the Center for Urban Ministerial Education in Roxbury. She has also completed her own pastoral study project, HANA, which was funded by the Louisville Institute. In her free time, she loves jazz in vinyl form, coffee, interior design, and basketball.

 
 

  • “Ha-Na, Han, and Jeong: An Overview and Analysis of the History and Theology of the Korean American Immigrant Church.”
    Selected for New England Maritimes American Academy of Religion, Boston University, Boston, MA. April 4, 2020.

    “How are the Generations of the Korean Church of New England Doing? Findings from a Mixed Mode Intergenerational Study of the First and Second Generations of the Korean Church.”
    Presented at the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature’s Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. November 20, 2023.

    “Urban Contextualization of Youth Ministry: Creating Spaces of Belonging for Youth of Color.”
    Presented at the Association of Youth Ministry Educators Conference 2023. Chicago, IL. October 28, 2023.

  • “Moments in Time: Challenging the Fabric of Faith”, Portraits of Global Christianity: Research and Reflections in Honor of Todd M. Johnson. 1st ed. Littleton (CO): William-Carey Publishing, 2023. Print.

    “Tramp Stamp,” Writing @ 7200 Feet. 1st ed. Plymouth (MI): University of Wyoming and Hayden-McNeil Publishing, Dec 2016. 183-188. Print.

    "Tramp Stamp,” Binghamton Writes: A Journal of First-Year Writing. 10th ed. Binghamton(NY), Plymouth(MI): Binghamton University and Hayden-McNeil Publishing, Jan 2015. 33-37. Print.

  • English: Native Language
    Korean: Native Second Language
    Biblical Hebrew: Intermediate Reading and Writing
    Biblical Greek: Intermediate Reading and Writing
    Japanese: Elementary Reading and Writing
    Spanish: Elementary Reading and Writing