Walter Kim

Walter Kim is a Korean American evangelical pastor and, since January 2020, has been president of the National Association of Evangelicals.[1]

Biography

A child to immigrant parents, Kim completed a BA in philosophy and history at Northwestern University, MDiv at Regent College, and PhD in Near Eastern languages and civilizations at Harvard University in 2007.[2] He is ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America and licensed by the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.[3][4]

Kim pastored for 15 years at Park Street Church in Boston and, since 2017, has been pastoring at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville. Since 2013, he has been a member of the board of the National Association of Evangelicals and, in October 2019, was elected as the next president of the organization, commencing January 2020.[4] Kim succeeded Leith Anderson as the first person of color to be president of the evangelical organization.[5]

Kim is married to Toni, and they have two teenage children, Nathan and Naomi.[3][2]

References
  1. "Walter Kim | A Leader for the Next Decade". National Association of Evangelicals. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. Kim, Walter (2007). The Language of Verbal Insults in the Hebrew Bible (PhD diss.). ProQuest 304851595.
  3. "Walter Kim". Trinity Charlottesville. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "NAE Appoints Walter Kim as Next President". National Association of Evangelicals. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. Shellnutt, Kate (17 October 2019). "National Association of Evangelicals' New President Hopes to Bring Together a Movement in Crisis". Christianity Today. Retrieved 19 October 2019.


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