Meet Troyhope
TroyHope Ministry is an English-speaking Ministry affiliated with the Korean Methodist Church of Detroit in Troy, Michigan. Our congregation is a multicultural mix of God-loving people from our local communities, extended communities, and from all around the world. Some are from right next door, others were born overseas or live in or have come from elsewhere in the United States.
All are welcome in our doors. You do not have to be of Korean descent to join us. While we are affiliated with a Korean Church, more than one third of our congregation are not of Korean descent at all. We believe this is how church should be. We'd like to see you and to meet with you, no matter your ethnicity, no matter where you are in life. We are all the church of Jesus Christ. Come, be a part of this with us. Let us rejoice in the Lord together.
Our ministry motto is "Be Disciples & Make Disciples of Jesus Christ".
TroyHope exists to exalt the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, while reaching out and equipping all people with the purpose of fulfilling His Great Commission.
We are a gospel-based church, with a relentless passion for love of God, concern for one another, and those in our local and global communities. Educating our children to be better stewards of God's commandments is a primary goal at TroyHope. Doing good works all in God’s name, and for His glory alone is a guiding principle that we share.
Our worship services are contemporary in nature. Come and visit us!
As Methodists, we believe that...
- We are called as a people to worship the one true God who has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- We are a biblical church and acknowledge the Bible as the primary foundation and final authority of our faith and action.
- In continuity with Christians through the ages and the historic church, we affirm the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed as faithful declarations of biblical truth.
- We believe in the necessity of faith in Jesus Christ as the crucified and risen Savior and Lord of all.
- We believe God offers grace and unconditional love to all, providing forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ and transforming our lives into the image of Christ through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
- We believe every Christian is called into an intimate relationship with God, faithful relationships with other Christians, and Christ-like mission in the world.
- We affirm the active work of the Holy Spirit, who cleanses and heals the life of the believer, bestows gifts upon all believers for the work of ministry, empowers us in prayer, and leads us in understanding the Word of God.
We are excited to announce that we have a new pastor to shepherd our TroyHope Ministry. He is our former pastor from 17 years ago. Please continue to pray for our ministry as we welcome our new pastor. Come, let us worship the Lord together! click here to meet Pastor David Ryu.
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CC Chair: Dan Park
Board of Trustees: Do Kim
Lay Leader: Eugene Paik
Worship: Eugenia Song
College&Singles Ministry: Evan Stemmer
Education: Hyun Ok Brocht
Communications: Lisa Paik
In-Reach: Patty Waynick
Finance: Steve Chang
Staff-Parish Relations: Sue Lim
Missions: Tim Song
Here is how God has led us thus far...
1992 Rev. Paul Lee who was Youth Pastor at the time also pastored English Ministry (EM) at the Korean United Methodist Church at Metro-Detroit (Troy KUMC). Rev. Daniel Chang evolved EM & Teachers worship to support Sunday School.
1998 "TroyHope" was named officially with Rev. Jin Oh as the pastor who served as the Youth & EM pastor. Later Pastor Jin Oh pastored TroyHope only and Pastor David Ryu was the Youth Pastor.
Late 2002 - 2007 Rev. David Ryu became TroyHope Ministry pastor and pastored for 5 years.
2008 - June 2016 Rev. David Kim became TroyHope Ministry pastor and pastored for 8 years. Rev. Kim was appointed as a DS in Michigan Conference.
July 1, 2016 - June 2023 Rev. Anna Moon was appointed by the Detroit Annual Conference as the TroyHope pastor of Korean UMC at Metro-Detroit.
April 2024 - Present Rev. David Ryu transferred into the Global Methodist Church and became TroyHope pastor of the Korean Methodist Church of Metro-Detroit.
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Elder at TroyHope Ministry as of 2024: Tim Song
Exhorters at TroyHope Ministry as of 2024:
Steve Chang, James Lee, Sue Lim, Eugene Paik, Lisa Paik, Dan Park, Eugenia Song, Alan Williams
Deacons at TroyHope Ministry as of 2024:
Halim An, Jinar Han-Bombard, Hyun Ok Brocht, Joe Brocht, JJ Chang, Hannah Gersell, Jordan Gersell, Brian Kim, Do-Yang Kim, Jessica Kim, Mike Kim, Stephanie Kim, Julie Kwon, Criag Landry, Susan Landry, Ben Lee, Eric Lee, Gloria Lee, Grace Lee, Ah-Young Park, Jay Park, Sarah Park, Noy Sengmany Phenglavanh, Dean Rim, Kai-Lynn Rim, Evan Stemmer, Mark Waynick, Patty Waynick, Livingstern Yoon, Ji-Hyun Yu
We continue to look forward to what the Lord will do at TroyHope and through TroyHope Ministry! Praise the Lord!
Check out photos from our Sanctuary transformation and its timeline here.