City International Student Catalyst
Ed is Campus Staff with International Student Inc. in St. Louis, Originally from Manila, Philippines. Now with ISI, (International Student Inc.) in Metro St. Louis Region. For 22 years Ed was with MO Baptist Convention State staff. He was Multicultural Church planter among Ethnics in St. Louis. He pastored Filipino Churches in St. Louis & in New Orleans while at New Orleans Baptist Seminary. Ed has a passion for Prayer & Awakening. A long time Cardinal baseball fan since his youth in St. Louis. He loves bird watching, nature walks with his wife of 40 years, & his grand kitties. He also loves to reach out to the refugees, homeless, & those with special needs.
City Network Advisor
Robert serves as an Advisor to immigrant church planters. As an Asian American whose grandmother came to know Christ through the work of Presbyterian missionaries in South Korea, Kim felt the missionary impulse while in high school in the States. In seminary he “came to see that missions was everywhere, not just overseas,” and he began to focus on church planting as a form of missions. This led to the planting of Gracepoint Church in Philadelphia, which he pastored for 12 years while also overseeing the planting of a daughter church. He later served as Coordinator of the Metro Philadelphia Church Planting Partnership, where he provided guidance, training, and resources for church planters in five presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church in America. In 2019 he stepped into his present role at Covenant, in which he oversees training, mentoring, and internship programs for the church planting track.
City Evangelism Catalyst
Charlie serves as a cross-cultural catalyst for immigrant pastors to communicate the gospel in America. For 30 years Charlie served as Senior Executive in Telecommunications. For 30 years he served as an elder and evangelist in Church Planting. He ran a successful Christian Radio program. Charlie loves to teach and is a gifted teacher. Charlie currently serves as a High School Math Teacher. He has served for eight years on the Cup of Nations immigrant Soccer board. He loves to play Bridge.
City Church Planting Advisor
Todd serves as an Advisor to Church Planting. He holds a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary. Todd ministered with the staff of CRU prior to beginning an internship at Cornerstone EFC. Todd became the leader of a daughter congregation, which was launched in the City of St. Louis in 2006. Since 2019 Todd leads the Church Multiplication efforts in Missouri and Arkansas with EFCA Central.