Pastor Samuel Surh graduated from State University of New York with a BA in Comparative Humanities, a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. He served as the Education Pastor/EM Pastor of Korean Philadelphia Church while going to school in Philadelphia. He served at Bethel Korean Church in Irvine, CA as an Associate Pastor in charge of variety of departments such as: Education/Missions/ Cell Church/New Comers. He served at JOY Fellowship Church as an Executive Pastor in charge of the Education and Administration. From 2005-2011 Pastor Surh served as the Senior Pastor of Monterey Bethel Church and 2013 to the present is serving as the Senior Pastor at New Hebron Church.
He is married to Tabitha whom he met during his college years as he was serving as the college group president of Kades Mission Youth Organization in LA. He dated Tabitha for seven years before getting married to her. God has blessed Pastor Surh and his wife with four beautiful daughters: Crystal, Candice, Catherine, and Clara.
The pastoral ideology and the motto of New Hebron Church is “The Church that Pleases the LORD.” The “Church” is the fulfillment of our LORD’s promise while He was on Earth, hence our LORD is the one and only true master and Lord of the Church. Thus it is only logical for the Church’s first purpose and goal is to be the “Church that pleases the LORD.” In this way, no matter how much New Hebron Church grown or has accomplished great things we will never stop to check and examine our one main purpose which is our LORD is the one true owner and master of the church therefore always checking to make sure New Hebron Church is the church that pleases the LORD.
