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3 of 3, March 9, 2024



Rev. Garcia is the Founder and Executive Director of The Philadelphia Project and Pastor of Roxborough Church. His wife, Michelle, serves with him in his ministries. They have four children; Isaiah, Nathan, Thomas, and Cadence.

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Vanessa is a teacher in the UrbanPromise Academy. Her 15 years with UrbanPromise began as a summer intern, during which she was thrilled with the opportunity to serve God and the children He loves so much. Her husband, James, is the Programming Director for the children and youth programs at UrbanPromise.

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Danny Kwon, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, and the Senior Director of Youth Ministry Content and Cross Cultural Initiatives for Rooted Ministry. Before joining Rooted, he served as the Youth and Family Pastor at Yuong Sang Church, a bicultural, bilingual Korean-American congregation outside Philadelphia for 29 years. Danny and his wife Monica have three children.

3 of 3; Derrick Parks, founding and lead pastor of Epiphany Church of Wilmington, concludes our conference's theme of "This is Your Year" with his message, "Go Far, Not Fast."

2 of 3; Todd Pearage, a 26 year youth ministry veteran, now a Field Shepherd with Standing Stone Ministry, continues our conference's theme of "This is Your Year" with his message, "All In."

1 of 3; Sara Boninu, Willowdale Chapel's youth pastor, kicks off our conference's theme of "This is Your Year" with her message, "A Vision Worth Running For."