Meet our Staff!
Pastor: Chong Ho Yang
My name is Chong Ho Yang, and I am Stanardsville United Methodist Church’s pastor. I
was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea but moved to the states in 1987 when I was 23
years old. Then, I had a strong personal encounter with the Lord and felt God’s calling into the
ministry. I decided to attend seminary in Durham, North Carolina and completed my Master of
Divinity at Duke University in 1996.
Shortly after graduating in 1996, I was ordained as a deacon at North Carolina Annual
Conference and appointed to the two-point charge of St. John’s and Gibson United Methodist
Churches. Later in 1999 and I was ordained as an Elder in the North Carolina Annual
Conference and transferred my membership to the Virginia and have been following the Lord’s
calling here in Virginia since.
In 2010, after careful consideration and prayer, our family was called to work with the
International House of Prayer, located in Kansas City, Missouri. As we felt led to leave behind
our positions and finances at the time, we began to pursue the special calling as intercessory
missionaries. We stayed in Kansas City, Missouri for almost 5 years and then moved back to
Virginia to pastor locally again in the summer of 2015.
I have been with the Virginia Annual Conference for the last 23 years, since 1999 and am
consistently grateful to be able to serve those in/outside of the church as a pastoral shepherd of
God’s people.
One of my greatest joys includes spending time with my family. Whether it’s watching movies,
going out exploring, taking walks, or just being together, family is very important to me. This
makes me excited to be a part of the Stanardsville UMC congregation as we continuously work
towards growing together as a spiritual family in Christ.
was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea but moved to the states in 1987 when I was 23
years old. Then, I had a strong personal encounter with the Lord and felt God’s calling into the
ministry. I decided to attend seminary in Durham, North Carolina and completed my Master of
Divinity at Duke University in 1996.
Shortly after graduating in 1996, I was ordained as a deacon at North Carolina Annual
Conference and appointed to the two-point charge of St. John’s and Gibson United Methodist
Churches. Later in 1999 and I was ordained as an Elder in the North Carolina Annual
Conference and transferred my membership to the Virginia and have been following the Lord’s
calling here in Virginia since.
In 2010, after careful consideration and prayer, our family was called to work with the
International House of Prayer, located in Kansas City, Missouri. As we felt led to leave behind
our positions and finances at the time, we began to pursue the special calling as intercessory
missionaries. We stayed in Kansas City, Missouri for almost 5 years and then moved back to
Virginia to pastor locally again in the summer of 2015.
I have been with the Virginia Annual Conference for the last 23 years, since 1999 and am
consistently grateful to be able to serve those in/outside of the church as a pastoral shepherd of
God’s people.
One of my greatest joys includes spending time with my family. Whether it’s watching movies,
going out exploring, taking walks, or just being together, family is very important to me. This
makes me excited to be a part of the Stanardsville UMC congregation as we continuously work
towards growing together as a spiritual family in Christ.
Office Administrator:
Sue Endres
I have worked as the Stanardsville United Methodist Church secretary for 14 years. I am originally from Rochester, Minnesota. I have worked for several churches in the past and it feels like a privilege to work at Stanardsville UMC. I feel that working in the church is one of the best positions available- the people that I come across are good-hearted, kind people as a rule and there is diversity in tasks depending on the season of the church year.
Custodian: Sue Lam
My name is Sue Lam, I work at Virginia Linen and have been cleaning Stanardsville United Methodist Church for the past twenty years. This church is a special place to me! At seventeen, I married the love of my life at Stanardsville UMC and we have been married for close to 45 years. We have two children, Jason who is married to Erin and Holly who is married to Kody. We also have six beautiful grandchildren, Lexi, Morgan, Brady, Gatelyn, Knoxx, and Nash.
I love flea markets and auctions- giving old furniture new life. I love the Lord and feel very blessed.
I love flea markets and auctions- giving old furniture new life. I love the Lord and feel very blessed.