Rev. Ryan Cogswell
English Congregation Pastor

God called Pastor Ryan to serve the English Congregation at Newtown in 2023. Ryan received a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, was ordained in the Reformed Church in America in 2016, and previously served for eight years as the pastor of the Reformed Church of Syracuse, New York.

Ryan aspires to equip God’s people for ministry. He equips them by showing them Jesus Christ through every possible means until the whole world knows Him.

Ryan grew up in the Albany, New York, area. He attended Binghamton University, where he studied philosophy (especially epistemology and French literature, having a special fondness for French theater). He and his wife, Kaitlyn, met at Divinity School and have been married since 2017. They have one son, Simon. Besides the Lord, talk to Ryan about all things guitar and soccer, as well as his academic interest in masculinity.

Rev. Johnson Huang
Mandarin Congregation Pastor

Rev. Huang was called to Newtown in 2019 to serve as assistant pastor for the Mandarin congregation. He received the master of Christian Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary. Prior to Newtown, he was the coordinator of campus ministry of State College Chinese Alliance Church, serving Chinese-speaking students at Penn State University. Rev. Huang and his wife Yon-Jen have passion and burden for overseas Chinese students and young adults. They hope that this new generation of Chinese student, young adults, and family will find Newtown home, where they are able to grow and build the body of Christ with each other.

Rev. Huang was born in Taiwan, and came to Penn State for his master in Politics and PhD in Educational Leadership. His wife Yon-Jen currently teaches counseling at Hunter College of CUNY. They have a son Darren.

Rev. Joseph Chen
Taiwanese Congregation Pastor

Rev. Joseph Chen was called to Newtown on Feb 2021 as the minister for the Taiwanese congregation.

He emigrated from Taiwan in 1983. After receiving his master's degree in Computer Science, he worked for Bell Labs for 10 years. He was called to full-time ministry after witnessing the September 11 attack first-hand. He received his M.Div. from Alliance Theological Seminary in 2006. He also completed all the course work for D.Min. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago (but has yet to finish his dissertation).

Rev. Chen was ordained in 2007 while serving at as the senior pastor of Birmingham Chinese Christian Church. In 2010, he started a church plant, Faithfulness Christian Church, in northern Jersey.

From 2015~2019, he also taught theological courses and was the Dean of Canaan International Bible Institute. Pastor Chen has a special burden on leading Bible study, teaching theology, and equipping coworkers—fostering spiritual growth and promote effective service for Christ.

Pastor Tristan (Sheng Heng) Lin
Mandarin Congregation Pastor

Pastor Tristan Lin is the assistant pastor of the Mandarin congregation. He was called to Newtown in July 2021. Pastor Lin received an M.Div from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2021 with an emphasis on biblical counseling. He has a heart for building godly families and has a passion for building biblical counseling ministry for the local church.

Pastor Lin was born in Taiwan, and was baptized in 1998. In 2010, he married his wife, Emet, and they have two daughters, Lydia and Abigail. Prior to being called to ministry, he had served as a Taiwan Navy officer for ten years and was honorably discharged in 2009. Afterwards, he and his wife joined Cru in Taiwan and served for 8 years. While there, he was the Regional Director Southern Taiwan campus ministries from 2013 to 2017. He also participated and led missions to Creative Access Nations. Prior to coming to Newtown, he served as a core coworker in the Trinity Christian Church of Greater Philadelphia.