Pastor Shin has served as the Korean Community Pastor with Briarwood since 2022. God called him to full-time ministry while he was still in college, which led him to earn a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He regularly hosts personal Bible studies to teach Koreans how to apply Truth and restore hope in Christ as the Head of the Church. Sunghoon is married to Young Mi, and they have one son, Jaehyun.

Pastor Hamamatsu has been leading the Japanese congregation at Briarwood since 2006. He felt a call to become a pastor the day after he became a believer, through the faithful witness of a Briarwood missionary. He went on to obtain a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and now works to send our Japanese congregants back to Japan as cultivated seekers or equipped believers to reach people in their hometowns. Kotaro is married to Jackie, and together they have four children.

Pastor León has been serving the Hispanic congregation since 2018 and became the Pastor in 2025. He is currently attending Birmingham Theological Seminary here at Briarwood in pursuit of a Master of Divinity. With the great need for Hispanic churches with solid theology, the church’s familial atmosphere and completely Spanish-speaking services are built to minister to its 80 Hispanic congregants from 10 different Spanish-speaking countries. Luis is married to Amanda, and together they have one son and another on the way.