Pastor James Lee, an ordained pastor and also a medical doctor by training, became senior pastor at Worthy Life in 2017 after serving as a missionary in Timor-Leste, where he provided patient care at an NGO clinic; and the Republic of Georgia, where he taught rehabilitation medicine at a medical university. Prior to his work on the mission field, he served for more than a decade as a lay leader in the college and young adult ministries at Antioch Baptist Church in Boston. He has his M.D. from Drexel University and his bachelor’s degree in Genetics from UC Berkeley. Pastor James lives in Columbia, MD, with his wife Donna and their son.
Pastor James Kim has been serving as the Assistant Pastor and a College Director at Worthy Life since 2017. Prior to joining Worthy Life, he helped to lead the intercessory prayer ministry at the Katie Prayer and Mission House in Goesan, Korea. He has participated in overseas missions in Uzbekistan, Russia, and Turkey, and has also served in campus ministries at colleges throughout Los Angeles.
Pastor James holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to his pastoral duties, he currently works as an IT Support Manager at a college in Washington, D.C. He and his wife, Grace, have two children and live in Falls Church, Virginia.