Our Pastor

Rev. Sang Hun Han is an ordained Elder in the Northern Illinois Conference. Pastor Han has three Master Degrees from Yonsei University Graduate School of Education in South Korea (Master of Education), from Wesley Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity) in Washington D.C and from Southern Methodist University (Master of Theological Studies) in Dallas, Texas. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D at Chicago Theological Seminary (majoring Philosophical Theology) in Chicago, IL.
 

Prior to coming to Ashton UMC, he served as a Youth pastor in Mansuk Korean Methodist Church for 5 years and as an Education Director in Onury Korean Methodist church for 3 years. After being commissioned in 2008, he was appointed to Kingswood United Methodist Church in Buffalo Grove, IL, where he served in youth ministry, confirmation, missions, adult education, visitation, teaching, preaching, contemporary worship leading and planning, and writing for the church newsletter. It was great experience for him to learn about each of these ministries. Now he serves and works with the people of Ashton UMC where God calls him.