Staff and Ministry Leaders

Staff

Chul Yoo, Senior Pastor

Chul was installed as the lead pastor at Christ Community Church in June 2015.  Chul has worked at a Christian substance abuse center in South Carolina and has pastored in Illinois and Georgia. He is married to Lauri, his college sweetheart, and they have three children: Sophie, Theo, and Chloe.  He studied at the Moody Bible Institute, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Duke University.

Email: chulyoo@cccolney.org
Twitter: @ChulHYoo

Peter Kim, Pastoral Assistant

Peter is the current Pastoral Assistant at Christ Community. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park and received a Pharm.D. from the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy. At church, he serves as a worship leader and college group leader. He enjoys working as a pharmacist, but his passion lies within missions and the spread of the gospel. Peter and his wife, Tina, have three children: Evangeline, Oliver, and Charlotte.

Email: peterkim@cccashton.org

Beth Clifton, Church Office Manager

Beth, a native Kentuckian, attended the University of Kentucky and graduated from the University of Maryland University College with a B.S. in Management Studies. Beth retired from her position as Senior Accounting Manager at the Commonweal Foundation (now the Bainum Family Foundation) several years ago, and this is a retirement job for her. She has been married to Pastor Gayle Clifton for over 50 years, and they have two adult children.

Email: bethclifton@cccashton.org

Ministry Leaders

Joseph and Ji Kim, Directors of Youth Ministry

Lauri Yoo, Director of Children's Ministry