Rev Dr Richard Chung
Minister
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Richard has served in ordained ministry for more than 30 years and has been the minister at Knox United Church since 2018. At the heart of his ministry is a desire to help people encounter God in ordinary life, grow as followers of Jesus, and discover how faith can speak meaningfully to a changing world.
He is especially interested in congregational renewal, adult faith formation, intercultural ministry, the arts, and building community beyond the walls of the church. At Knox, he has helped develop partnerships with musicians, artists, and community organizations while supporting the church’s vision of engaging our neighbours with the arts and building a community without loneliness.
Richard is also a writer. His recent books include Red Bean Buns: Slow Wisdom for an Ordinary Life, Walking the Long Way: A Lenten Study, and Begotten, Not Made: Being Known in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, exploring questions of faith, humanity, and spirituality in the age of AI. He also writes regularly through his Slow Wisdom Substack and enjoys podcasts and other forms of digital ministry.
Before ministry, Richard studied music and still loves singing, music, and the arts. He also enjoys running, travel, good coffee, and long walks that often become places for thinking, praying, and writing.
Richard and his wife, Sue, have two adult children and a grandson, Jayce, who remains one of the great joys of their lives.
Sharon Bliss
Office Administrator
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Past Ministers
2014 – 2017
1998 – 2005
1957 – 1976
2012 – 2014
1989 – 1997
1944 – 1956
2005 – 2011
1976-1980 1983-1987
1922 – 1944
At Knox’s 110th Anniversary we celebrate the work and dedication provided by these church leaders…
Full Time Called or Interim Ministers
Student ministers:
David Gray (1910-1912)
A.M. O’Donnell (1910-1912)
Ministers:
Rev. O.A. Patterson (1912 1915)
Rev. M.H. Wilson (1915 1922)
Dr. A.F. Munro (1922 1944)
Rev. S.G. Woolfrey (1944 1956)
Dr. A.E. Whitehouse (interim, 1956 1957)
Rev. Dr. H.A. Watts (1957 1976)
Rev. Dr. Gordon How (1976 1982 and 1983 1987)
Rev. Blake Pritchard (1982 1983)
Rev. Gordon Hyde (1987 1989)
Rev. Joan McMurtry (1989 1996)
Rev. Maggie Enwright (1996 1999)
Rev. Edith Baird (1999 2005)
Rev. Sharon Cooke (2004 2005)
Rev. Barry Cooke (2004 2005)
Rev. Sally McShane (2005 2011)
Rev. Janice Guthrie (Ministry Supply)
Rev. Jay Olson (2012 2014)
Rev. Elizabeth Bowyer (2014 2017)
Rev. Dr. Richard Chung (2018 – )
Assistant Ministers:
Rev. Rit Brown
Rev. Hugh Irwin
Rev. Val Anderson
Rev. Jean Angus
Members of Knox Called to the Ministry:
Rev. Doug Graves
Rev. Dal McCrindle
Rev. Glen Watts
Rev. Sharon Copeman
Rev. Cari Copeman-Haynes
Ministers in the Knox Congregation over the Years:
Rev. Dr. Reg Wilson
Rev. Ian McKeown
Dr. Chuck Anderson
Rev. Dr. Philip McShane
Rev. Elly Bradley
Rev. Sharon Copeman
Deaconess Jean Macdonald
Rev. Gerry Payne
Find Knox…
5590 Balaclava Street
Vancouver, BC
V6N 1L1 Canada
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