Joonho ‘JK’ Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. He came to the United States with his beautiful wife Karen and infant child Michelle in 1981. Prior to coming to the States, he graduated from a fine arts college in Korea and has a BA degree. After he came to America, he worked for a Yellow Pages publishing company as a graphic designer for 21 years.

In 1987, JK’s friend led him to Christ. Until then, he thought that he was good enough to go to heaven, as if God owed him anything. In his own words, he was an arrogant and ignorant sinner. When the Lord showed him that he was nothing without Him, JK broke down and received Christ into his heart.

He got involved with a prison ministry at the AZ State Prison Wilmot Complex in 1989. He started to teach the Bible to the prison inmates in 1990. He continued his prison ministry until 2000.  In 1990 JK’s family started to attend Calvary Chapel Tucson. At the later part of the prison ministry, he started to fill in the pulpits of some of Calvary Chapel pastors in AZ, while they were on vacation. While he was doing that, he felt that the Lord was calling him to be a pastor of a church.  In 2000, he started a Bible study in Sahuarita, AZ that was an outreach ministry of Calvary Chapel Tucson. A year later, it became Calvary Chapel of Sahuarita.

JK firmly believes that the Lord wants all of us to have uncompromising and practical verse by verse biblical instructions from His Word. And that is exactly how he teaches in Calvary Chapel of Sahuarita. He is straight forward, NOT politically correct, nor has he ever cared to be. But he does very much care to be godly correct.

Merrill Simon and his wife, Cindy, have attended Calvary Chapel of Sahuarita since 2003. Both accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior during their teen years; consequently, they both felt God leading them to work with youth.

Prior to Calvary Chapel of Sahuarita they served seven years in junior high and high school youth ministry at another church. Upon their arrival at our church and during their years here, they served in a variety of ministries including teaching youth, serving on the Mover and Shakers Team, completing work with the church building team, and leading Marriage Enrichment classes. Pastor Merrill has served continuously in the youth ministry with his wife Cindy for the past nine years.

Pastor Merrill was ordained as an Assistant Pastor at our church in 2010. He holds an Associate’s Degree from Pima College and has completed a number of courses through Golden Gate Theological Seminary towards a Masters of Divinity. He recently retired as a Wildland Fire Crew Boss from the State of Arizona, and is currently employed with Rancho Sahuarita Management Corp.

He and his wife have been married for over 23 years. They are blessed with four adult children, and 11 grandchildren.

Pastor Al Addleman has been the Worship Pastor at Calvary Chapel of Sahuarita for the past four years. He is also the Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Bible Church which began in December of 2005 after being on the staff at a local mega-church for the previous 11 years. In that position, he was an assistant pastor/worship leader, and served at various times as biblical counselor, producer of national radio program, primary writer/editor of official church publications, as well as director of audio/video and children’s ministries. Al has been in full-time ministry for 25 years, having been a full time announcer at KGMS radio before full time church ministry. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Vanguard University and a Master’s in Secondary Education from the University of Phoenix. His primary purpose and desire is for God to receive all glory in all facets of his life.

Pastor Al is also is a private music teacher, focusing on vocal and piano training, as well as beginning guitar. He is also the CEO/head coach of a local youth club basketball organization called the Tucson Cats, an organization committed to the development of basketball skills and character in young people. In addition, he is on the coaching staff of the Pusch Ridge girls’ basketball program. He is married to his best friend Angela and they have 5 beautiful children aged 8-19.  Pastor Al’s children are all involved in music/worship and they also perform 1940’s USO shows for veteran’s organizations, as well as concerts at various venues around the state.