• Pastor John Park [Senior Pastor]

  John (or “J.P.” as everyone calls him) has been the senior pastor at Ambassador since 2005. He grew up in southern California and pastored there for over 8 years before going “coast-to-coast.” He is a graduate of U.C. San Diego (B.A.) and Talbot School of Theology (M.Div and Th.M).

  John has been married to his beautiful and godly wife, Sandy, since 1995, and they have two wonderful children, Nathan and Emily. He loves spending time with his family, exploring new places on the East Coast, laughing and being silly, and watching the kids play sports. When he’s not doing that, you’ll find him keeping up with his favorite sports teams, the Los Angeles Angels, the USC Trojans (football), and the Duke Blue Devils (basketball).

  John loves the people of Ambassador and finds it a privilege and a joy to serve them and be a part of what God is doing in and through the church. His passion is to see the church live out its biblical calling to be a God-exalting, people-loving, Christ-proclaiming, Spirit-driven, prayer-filled, and Word-saturated community of believers who are passionate about and committed to God’s redemptive plan to bless all the peoples of the world to the end that God would be glorified. Contact John

• Pastor Kenji Adachi [Associate Pastor]

  Kenji is a fun-loving “bojangler” who loves people and loves God. He is a storyteller and humorist who enjoys a rhyme or two.

  Born in the land of the Rising Sun
  Osaka, Japan is where I begun
  At six we moved east to the Tarheel state
  I was your worst nightmare like the Motel Bates.

  God’s plan also included a change in his spiritual address. In his final year of high school, this sinner was saved and justified by the grace of God. At NC State, he majored in Campus Crusade for Christ, Christine, and basketball. It was there he began a friendship with his future wife, Christine. Wild horses could not keep him from marrying this combination of godliness and good looks!

  Kenji spent five years in the corporate world before attending Dallas Theological Seminary. He has joyfully served the body at Ambassador since 2003. His passion is to see people come ALIVE in and through and for Jesus Christ. He’s also the human toy to his children Charis (6), Alana (3), and Derek (baby).

  Kenji is articulate in “Jinglish,” an avid non-fiction reader, and an apostle for the Dallas Cowboys. Contact Kenji.

• Peter Morris [Children's Ministry Director]

  Peter Morris directs Ambassador’s Graceland ministry and is the only member of ABC’s staff born in the southern hemisphere! He grew up in beautiful Sydney, Australia and spent his boyhood riding kangaroos and throwing boomerangs (okay, just kidding about the kangaroos!). Peter graduated from college in Australia and came to the US to get his Masters degree. During graduate school he met Melanie (now his wife) and decided to stay!

  Peter has worked in children’s ministry for more than ten years, having directed kids’ camps, run the upper elementary ministry at his home church in Australia, and interned in a church in northern California. He has completed seminary classes in Australia and the US and is currently enrolled in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s distance learning program.

  Peter loves good music, good books, and talking (a lot!). He enjoys the opportunity to serve as a strategic partner with the parents at Ambassador as we work together to bring our children up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Contact Peter.

Elders

• Lawrence Fan

  Lawrence feels it a privilege to serve God as an elder for Ambassador. He and his wife, Lucia, are blessed with four boys: Evan, Trevor, Mitchell, and Daniel. Lawrence works for the Navy, and Lucia is a stay-at-home mom. Their family has been attending Ambassador since September 2003. One of their joys in being a part of Ambassador has been their experience in growing in Him through sharing their lives with fellow believers.

• Roger Lee

  Roger has been blessed to be a part of the ABC community since moving to the DC area in 1998. He’s excited about seeing ABC continue to glorify God in all things and growing in its capacity as an encouragement to believers and a blessing to the world. He currently also serves in the small group and praise team ministries.

  Roger is married to his beautiful and godly wife, Caroline. They enjoy hanging out with friends, playing music and sports, eating, and traveling.

• Pastor John Park

• Pastor Kenji Adachi

Contact the Elders