My name is Rev. Sedar Shako. I serve Jesus at the Harris and Lake Park Global Methodist Church. I am married to Marcelline Shako, and we have four daughters. Our oldest, Rachel, was in Africa before joining us in the USA. Mado, our second daughter, recently graduated from Dordt College and is currently seeking employment. Rebecca joined the Navy, graduated this year, and is now working as a nurse while pursuing her career. Our youngest, Davina, is a freshman and assists me wi

Rev. WonGeun Lee currently serves as the lead pastor of the Korean Evangelical Methodist Church of Minnesota and is passionate about discipleship, multicultural ministry, and building bridges for the next generation. His ministry journey has stretched across Korea, China, Kyrgyzstan, and the United States. Since 2014, he has served as a missionary in Kyrgyzstan, ministering among local Kyrgyz and Chinese communities and planting Nazareth Church as a gospel-centered communit

One of the great blessings of the Upper Midwest Annual Conference is our commitment to ethnic ministry. I am deeply grateful that our conference has established a Team on Ethnic Ministry, creating meaningful space for ethnic pastors, leaders, and churches to be seen, heard, supported, and equipped. This is not simply an organizational achievement. It reflects the gospel itself. The good news of Jesus Christ is for all people, in all places, at all times. In a world that too o