Larry Matsuwaki
Senior Pastor
Lawrence Matsuwaki is the founding and Senior Pastor of Every
Nation Church ( Singapore ). Born in California and raised in Kauai
, Hawaii , Pastor Larry married Elaine, a Singaporean in 1988
and then moved to Singapore in 1991 when he heard God's call to
this region. They have three children, Preston , Mitchell and
Nicole.
Pastor Larry is a man who loves God with all his heart and loves
people from all walks of life. What keeps him going is seeing people
come to Christ and getting equipped to impact their family,
community and nation for Jesus.
Kenneth Wang
Associate Pastor
Kenneth Wang oversees our staff and administrative operations which
includes the finance and human resources department of the church.
In partnership with Pastor Larry, he leads strategic planning for
our different ministries. Before full-time pastoral
ministry, Kenneth worked as in engineering and logistics management
for almost 20 years.
He and his wife Christine, have three children - Samuel,
Deborah† and Anna Grace. They have a heart to see families
reached and discipled to impact culture and society.
Kenneth loves char kway teow but he has to show restraint at the food court!
Charles Curtis
Associate Pastor/ ENLI Director
A pastor in the USA for over 20 years, Charles Curtis traveled
internationally as a missionary/teacher on several continents.
After ministering extensively in Southeast Asia, he and his family
were invited to live and work in the region, and from 1998-2002
they resided in Penang , Malaysia , serving a local
church, as well as travelling regionally, serving in churches,
conferences, and schools in Southeast Asia.
Charles ministers at Every Nation Church (Singapore) as the director
of Every Nation Leadership Institute, and as a pastoral
staff member.
He and his wife Jane have two children back in Nashville, Tennessee, USA: Anna (married) and Peter.
Neli Atiga
Associate Pastor/ Music Director
In 2006, Neli Atiga left the sheep-populated, rugby-fanatical
shores of New Zealand, where he was ministering in our Every Nation
Church, to come to Singapore to marry his beautiful Filipina bride,
Cristina.
Pastor Neli leads our music ministry and has brought our worship to
a new level. Besides his passion for music, he has a genuine heart for
young people.
He and Tina are privileged and proud to be the parents of Nazareth Louise and Zion Nelson.
Joshua Harris
Associate Pastor - Youth and Children
Joshua is overseeing our children's, youth, and campus ministries. He loves
spending time with his family, reading, and watching Jared Hess
movies. Joshua's primary passion is the presence of God with a
heart is to help people encounter Christ in a personal way.
Josh has been married to his beautiful wife, Nani, for eleven years
and they have three wonderful children: Jonathan Abishai, Eliana
Grace, and Benjamin David. He loves the best creams and lotions and
dream of people throwing daisies at him and giving him
goodies.
Jorge Sabado
Church Administrator
The newest member of our ENCS team, Jorge Sabado, is one who makes sure we stay on time and handles logistics for the church office.
Arnie Manzano
Project Manager - Media Productions
He will shoot anything that moves - with his video camera!
Arnie has been in the broadcast industry for over 10 years before coming on staff with the church. He has won several broadcast design awards in New York, Japan and the Philippines.
While using multimedia to make the Good News relevant to today's tech-savvy world, he finds his greatest joy and fulfillment serving the Lord in a full-time capacity. Arnie is happily married to Ana and they have three children - Aaron, Awit† and Aquila.
Jenny Balase
Project Executive - Media and Design
With the Pantone colour chart at hand, Jenny oversees all our graphics and design layouts. From our weekly bulletins to email invites, you can trust her to make us look great!
Short and sharp, creative brilliance is the name of her game.
Dewi Intan
Finance Executive
When it comes to crunching numbers, Dewi is the guru to look for. She ensures the church's financial operation is in smooth running order and her eye for details keeps us in check.
Servant-hearted, Dewi is always ready to lend a helping hand.
Joy Talavera
Database and IT Administrator
If every court has a jester, our church has Joy! A great gain for us, she made her way to our island in 2005.
In addition to bringing a wealth of laughs and good times, Joy manages our church database and serves multiple admin roles. This lady makes sure the job gets done!
Joel Mok
IT Consultant
Besides overseeing our Sound and Set-Up team and constantly improving our excellence in the areas of IT and sound, Joel is the ENCS comedian who keeps us from getting too serious. Joel and his wife, Praise, have four wonderful children.
Shaun Lee
Campus Coordinator
Author of Words of Encouragement for Every New Day, Shaun is keen to make an impact on the next generation, one student at a time.
Naturally full of life, it would be hard to miss him at church. Catch him in pink!
Andrew Soon
Facility Administrator
Known affectionately to many as Uncle Andrew, he is our go to guy when it comes to anything under the Singaporean sun. This makes him the perfect person to manage the facilities and general utilities of the church.
Get to know Andrew and you will hear an amazing testimony of God's miraculous healing power.