Kevin’s faith journey began in the Roman Catholic Church in which he was baptized and brought up with his four siblings, first in the San Francisco Bay Area and then later in the Sierra Nevada Mountains where his paternal roots go back to the Gold Rush. It was here that he became an avid trout fisherman, a passion that continues to this day. 

By his sophomore year in college he had relocated from Newman Hall parish to First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, a congregation in which he experienced the kind of Christian community, ministry and mission that set the trajectory for his spiritual and vocational pilgrimage to the present. It’s also here that he met his wife Tina. They were engaged on a fishing trip and married in the fall of 1994. 

After attending Fuller Theological Seminary, Kevin was ordained as a campus pastor to UC Berkeley staff, students and faculty in 2001, while also serving as a Parish Associate at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley.  More recently he has served as an interim pastor and associate pastor at two Taiwanese congregations in the San Francisco Presbytery.

Kevin and Tina have two children, Mark (7) and Abigail (4).  They enjoy participating in the local, sustainable food movement, cooking and hosting meals for family and friends, as well as running, reading, and watching good films. 

You can contact Pastor Kevin at

kevin dot manuel at bethanybrookline dot org

Dave Sung grew up in Queens, New York. For undergraduate studies, he studied film and photography at Cooper Union. During that time he did campus ministry with Korea Campus Crusade for Christ.He worked with them for a few years after graduation as well. He is currently attending Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary pursuing his MDiv.

You can contact Dave at dave dot sung at bethanybrookline dot org

Michelle Sanchez is currently a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She received her B.S. with a double major in International Business and Management & Organizational Behavior from the New York University Stern School of Business. Her interests include cross-cultural missions, church history, women's studies, and leadership development. She is particularly passionate about helping women to become fruitful leaders in the Kingdom of God; she is also passionate about helping to build up healthy families in the church.

Upon graduation from NYU, Michelle accepted a job as an investment banking executive with Goldman, Sachs & Co. After two years working on Wall Street, she transitioned to work in full-time ministry with Campus Crusade for Christ. Based in New York City, she became part of a pioneering new ministry to international students. While with Campus Crusade, she also participated in short-term missions projects to France and to Cameroon, Africa. After two years with Campus Crusade, Michelle moved up to the Boston area to attend Gordon-Conwell. She and her husband (Mickey) look forward to a lifetime of ministry together.

You can contact Michelle at michelle dot sanchez at bethanybrookline dot org

Mickey Sanchez was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science he studied political science at New York University and the City University of New York at York College. During this time Mickey led several ministries on campus, including Campus Crusade for Christ and the Christian Inter-Fellowship Council. One of his most enjoyable memories from college involves beginning and sustaining a fruitful dialogue with the Atheists, Agnostics, & Freethinkers Club.

Upon graduating, Mickey was offered a position as Community Services Director for New York City Council Member John C. Liu. Mickey used his free time to help out the college ministries at NYU in ministry to students with struggling with doubt. His relationship with the Atheist, Agnostics & Freethinkers Club blossomed into a co-sponsored lecture series on topics of faith & reason and a co-sponsored Veritas Forum.

Mickey is currently completing an M.Div. (Master of Divinity) at Gordon-Conwell while exploring the option of doing doctoral work in comparative religion or philosophy of religion. Mickey is also considering the long term goal of church planting in NYC or some other global city.

You can contact Mickey at mickey dot sanchez at bethanybrookline dot org