Serving God through Prayer, Action, and Love through Service
Welcome to Rectortown UMC
Join us for Worship Service Sundays at 10:00 am!
Meet Our Pastor
Pastor TaeWon Kang
Since July 1st, 2024, Rev. TaeWon Kang (TaeWon or Pastor TaeWon) has been serving the Middleburg-Rectortown Cooperative Parish in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC). He is a native Korean and a Korean-American. Born and raised in Korea, he came to the United States in 2007. He is a graduate of the Methodist Theological University in Seoul, Korea (B.A. in Theology and Th.M. in Systematic Theology) and Emory University's Candler School of Theology (M.Div. in Theology and Ethics). He was ordained as an elder in the Korean Methodist Church (KMC) in 2005.
In 2016, Pastor TaeWon was appointed to Bethel-Emmanuel United Methodist Churches in Lancaster County, Virginia, marking his first appointment in the Virginia Conference. Prior to that, he served as a hospital chaplain at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, after pastoring for five years at Huntsville Korean UMC in the North Alabama Conference. In 2018, he was recognized as an elder in the Virginia Conference of the UMC, with his clergy membership transferred from the KMC. He served Walmsley Blvd UMC and Greenwood UMC in the Three Notch’d District before coming to the Middleburg-Rectortown Cooperative Parish in the Shenandoah River District of the Virginia Conference.
Both in Korea and the United States, his passion for ministry is to help people find God's image within themselves—their authentic image imprinted by the hands of God—and to care for those in need through the love of Christ. He believes everyone can find the image of God through Jesus Christ, his life, ministries, teachings, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension. Pastor TaeWon’s ministry is focused on bringing, including, and nurturing people into Jesus Christ and sending them out into the world. His preaching and pastoral work are Jesus-centered and people-oriented, aligning with the UMC's mission statement: "Make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world."
TaeWon enjoys reading, reflecting, and writing about various topics such as theology, religious belief and faith, history, social justice, spirituality, climate change, and global politics. He likes walking and hiking, loves God’s creation, and often reflects on scriptural passages. He prays daily for the Church and for people in need and suffering, and he seeks healing, inclusiveness, reconciliation, and unity amid the brokenness in people, societies, and churches. He also enjoys watching sports, particularly European football leagues and Major League Baseball. In his free time, he loves spending time with his spouse, MiRhang, who is also a clergy member and currently the associate pastor at Good Shepherd UMC in Dale City, VA. MiRhang and TaeWon are avid campers and hikers.
Lastly, Rev. TaeWon Kang welcomes all who seek to love God, serve people in need, and grow together into the image of Jesus Christ. He is eager to help those who want to know more about Jesus. He invites everyone: “Come and join us here at Rectortown United Methodist Church. Let us worship together, serve together, and grow together!” He looks forward to meeting and seeing you.
Pastor Office Hours
Rectortown UMC Office Hours
Mondays 9am to Noon
Tuesdays 9am to Noon
Middleburg UMC Office Hours
Wednesdays 9am to Noon
Thursdays 9am to Noon
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