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 oversees our staff and administrative operations which includes the finance and human resources department of the church. Before full-time pastoral ministry, Kenneth worked 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.
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.
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 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 is one who makes sure we stay on time and handles logistics for the church office.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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Amy, our resident "international woman of mystery", brings a smorgasbord of vibrant global experience to ENCS! From sheep-strewn hills in New Zealand to corporate America and dozens of countries, cities, and communities in between, Amy has made her home with us here in Singapore. With a keen mind, clever wit, and a genuine, compassionate heart she serves those around her with class.
Amy likes to eat Vegemite with reckless abandon ... and we still love her!
In the meantime, she's passionately working on many of the brilliant projects the ENCS is undertaking to serve Singapore!
Pastor Mark has a passion to see the next generation operating in their God-given calling and experiencing personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Pastor Mark's heart to reach out to students and introduce them to the love of Jesus is evident in his prayers, preaching and life.