SENIOR PASTOR

Aaron Chung (M.Div., Westminster Seminary California; DMin, Westminster Seminary) is the founder and Senior Pastor of Exilic in New York City. He guest lectures at RTS NYC and is a council member of the SOLA Network. He has written on a variety of subjects—from theology to sports—for websites such as Relevant Magazine and The Bleacher Report. He is married to Hanna, and is a proud girl-dad to Logan and Hayden.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Gene is an associate pastor at Exilic Presbyterian Church. He was born and raised right across the bridge in New Jersey and earned his BA in History at Columbia. He received a Master of Divinity at Westminster Theological Seminary. He spent seven years in Los Angeles where he met his wife, Genie. They have four sons, Andy, Caleb, Nathan, and Jacob.

ASSISTANT PASTOR

Josh is an assistant pastor at Exilic Church. He was born in Guam, and raised in Queens. He then lived in Boston for 7 years, where he met his wife Janet and received his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Josh enjoys playing tennis, basketball, and watching movies during his free time. Josh, Janet and their son Seth live in Queens.

ASSISTANT PASTOR

Daniel is an assistant pastor at Exilic Church. He was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary and had the privilege of pastoring in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Southern California. Daniel lives in LIC and enjoys the outdoors, sports, and movies.

FAMILY DIRECTOR & SYSTEMS MANAGER

Genie is the Family Director and Systems Manager for Exilic. Genie graduated from UC Irvine, and has an M.A. in Education from Biola University. After teaching elementary school for 11 years, Genie launched Exilic Kids in 2016. She and Pastor Gene live in Fair Lawn, NJ with their four boys.

ONSITE OPERATIONS & MISSIONS DIRECTOR

Lisa is the On-Site Operations and Missions Director. Originally from New York, Lisa graduated from SUNY Binghamton and worked in the hospitality industry for over 15 years in various operational and training roles. Lisa oversees weekly Sunday and on/off site event operations as well as leading the overseas missions ministry of Exilic. Lisa loves to explore the restaurant scene in NYC and enjoys running in Central Park so that she can eat more pizza.

SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE

Jay is Scholar in Residence at Exilic Church and and Founding Pastor of City on a Hill Church. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Executive Director at Reformed Theological Seminary. He graduated from Princeton University (A.B. History) and Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div.). Jay and his wife Melody have been married for over 20 years and have four children. They love worshipping and serving at Exilic Church.

COMMUNICATIONS LEAD

Jennifer Kang is the Communications & Design Lead at Exilic. She is also a product marketing leader at Infor and previously led partner campaigns at Cisco. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Government/Law from Lafayette College. She enjoys time with friends, serving at Exilic, and playing volleyball. She is a deaconess at Exilic and has also previously served as Associate Board Chair for the Korean American Community Foundation.

RULING ELDER

Andrew is a Ruling Elder at Exilic Church and a member since 2016. Prior to joining the Session, he served as Head of the Finance Committee and continues to liaise with Finance to help shape the budget. He graduated from Boston College and started his career in Investment Banking, followed by a FinTech startup and now currently works in the Cryptocurrency space. Andrew and his wife Alexandrea live in Brooklyn, NY with their daughter Penelope who was born in April 2023.

RULING ELDER

From Orange County, CA, Jonah moved to NYC in 2015 and has been coming to Exilic since 2016, where he met his wife, Grace, in Community Groups. In addition to being a part of the Session, Jonah and his wife serve together on the worship team where Grace leads on vocals and Jonah on cajon/percussion. Outside of Exilic, Jonah works as a solutions engineer in the tech field and enjoys playing golf, swimming and other water sports, enjoying God through his beautiful creation.

RULING ELDER

Soobin (aka Jonathan) is a member of the session at Exilic. Originally from upstate New York and Queens, he graduated from NYU where he met his wife Joanne. They have two children, Miles and Ella. They love going on adventures throughout the city and spending time together at home.

RULING ELDER (on sabbatical)

Will is a Ruling Elder at Exilic. He lives in Upper West Side New York with his wife Shirley and their 2 year old son Owen. Will spent the last decade as an entrepreneur and engineering leader working in the tech industry. He shares a love for food and sweets much like his peers on the session.

RULING ELDER

Mike is a ruling elder at Exilic. He was born and raised in New Jersey, earned his undergraduate degree in Finance from NYU Stern, and is completing his Master’s in Analytics at Georgia Tech. He lived in NYC for 15 years working in Analytics and now lives in Westchester County. He and his wife, Emily, have two girls, Audrey and Sophia.