Leadership
Tranwei Yu (English Pastor)
Tranwei serves as the English Pastor of Chinese Grace Bible Church. He grew up attending CGBC and came to faith in Jesus Christ at summer camp while in junior high. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in math, he briefly worked as a middle school math teacher in Los Angeles before attending The Master’s Seminary. During seminary, he led a college ministry at USC and served as a pastoral intern at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles. After graduating, he served as an associate pastor at Grace Community Church in Jacksonville, FL for 6 years. He and his wife, Abijah, have three children–Josiah, Verity, and Jude.
Glenn Pon (Associate English Pastor)
Glenn is happy to have returned to his hometown where he had embraced the life-changing gospel message in his youth. While in college, besides working towards his degree in Human Resource Management, he learned about both the biblical basis and the practical importance of discipleship. Following graduation, he did missionary work, particularly in sports ministries on the San Jose State University and UCLA campuses. He graduated from Talbot Seminary (M.Div) and Dallas Theological Seminary (D.Min). Glenn and his wife Julie have two children. He extends an open invitation to get coffee and chat about the gospel, baseball, and life.
Daniel Ye (Mandarin Pastor)
Daniel was born in Guangdong, China. He earned his accounting degree (Tianjin University of Commerce, 1997) and his MBA (Oklahoma City University, 2000). During his MBA studies, he repented and accepted Christ as his Savior, returning soon after to China where he worked for Minsheng Bank for four years. In 2006, God called him to a church where he shepherded full-time for ten years. Daniel earned his first Master of Divinity in 2011 (China Theological Seminary) and his second Master of Divinity in 2019 (Columbia Biblical Seminary of Columbia International University). Daniel and his wife, Hannah, have one son, Samuel.
Jesus said, “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?” (Matthew 16:26). Daniel is eager to talk about eternal life with anyone searching for the meaning of life. Christians seeking a home church are welcome to worship and build God’s house together at Chinese Grace Bible Church.
Pastor Albert Ko (Cantonese Pastor & Pastor of Biblical Counseling)
Pastor Albert was born in Hong Kong, and he graduated from UCLA (BA) and CSU Long Beach (MSW). He received his M.Div. from The Master’s Seminary in 2014 and is an ACBC Certified Biblical Counselor. Pastor Albert worked as a family counselor in Los Angeles before he was called to full-time ministry in 2012. He likes sports, particularly basketball. He also enjoys nature and seeing wildlife with his family. He and his wife, Amy, have two children – Zackery and Kiersten.
Mabel Oen (Office Manager/English Administrative Assistant)
Liann Luong (Cantonese Administrative Assistant)