Meet the Student Support Team
Hailing from international coast to coast - from Alabama, Georgia, DC/Maryland/Virginia (aka the "DMV"), Wisconsin, Colombia, Italy, Philippines, and South Korea to name a few- our student support teams, consisting of full and part-time Master of Divinity candidates, have gracefully served the Office of Admissions and the Wesley Community in many valuable ways.
Meet our team! Reach out to a student today to learn more about their journey to Wesley and how they can support you on the seminary path.
Chang Gyun “Samuel” Park
Department: Admissions
Class Year: 2021
Ministry Focus: Youth Ministry, Music Ministry
Ministry and Service: Youth pastor & music director at Thanksgiving Evangelical Church of Washington, Associate Pastor at Cheongnyangni Evangelical Holiness Church in Seoul, South Korea
Languages Spoken: English, Korean
Taehwan Roh
Department: Admissions
Class Year: 2023
Ministry Focus: Music Ministry, Education
Ministry and Service: Praise leader, Children's Department/Sunday School Evangelist
Languages Spoken: Korean, English
Ruth Jackson
Department: Admissions
Class Year: 2024
Ministry Focus: Criminal Justice and Reconciliation, Environmental Justice, African-American Studies and Global Missions Ministry
Ministry and Service: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Area of Study: Master of Divinity, Community Engagement Institute Fellow
Past Members of the Student Support Team
Sarah Mae Gabuyo
Graduated: 2020
Ministry Focus: Missional Ministry, Pastoral Care, Young Adults
Ministry and Service: Ministry Intern at Capitol Hill UMC, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), Student Ambassador, Campus Residence Manager
Languages Spoken: English, Italian, Filipino
Marcela Jarman
Class Year: 2021, Now Full-time Pastor
Ministry Focus: Pastoral Care, Congregational Ministry, Missions & Evangelism, and Practical Theology
Ministry and Service: Associate Pastor at Sterling UMC, VA (Present); leads a worship service in Spanish each Sunday, and two small bible study groups.
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
YouJung Jung
Department: Admissions
Class Year: 2021
Ministry Focus: Pastoral Care, Children and Youth Ministry, Ministry of Music (Piano)
Ministry and Service: Associate Pastor at South Damascus Charge (Present), Youth Pastor (2018-2019), Korean (Hanguel) School Language Teacher
Languages Spoken: English, Korean
Eun Jin "Jinny" Kim
Department: Admissions
Class Year: 2021
Ministry Focus: Youth Ministry
Ministry and Service Organizations: Youth Pastor at Eden Korean United Methodist Church, Wesley Korean Student Association, Student Ambassador
Languages Spoken: English, Korean
Meet us in person
Visit us for the Window on Wesley experience and meet some of our students during the student panel Q & A.
