Pastor Stephen Hosea
Pendeta Stephen Hosea melayani Tuhan di Gereja Injili Indonesia sejak 1984. Beliau mengambil komitmen menjadi hamba Tuhan pada usia 14 di Gereja Kristen Kalam Kudus di Pematang Siantar, Sumatra Utara. Setelah menyelesaikan Bachelor of Theology di Seminari Alkitab Asia Tenggara (SAAT) – Malang pada tahun 1981, beliau melanjutkan studi di Azusa Pacific University untuk mendapatkan Bachelor of Art dan Master of Art in Religion pada tahun 1983.

Untuk membantu pelayanannya dalam counseling, Pdt. Hosea melanjutkan studi Master of Art in Marriage Family Child Counseling (MFCC) yang ia selesaikan pada tahun 1984. Dan akhirnya pada tahun 1996, Beliau menyelesaikan gelar Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage Family Child Counseling di California Graduate School of Psychology – Corte Madera pada tahun 1996.

Pelayanan beliau sebagai hamba Tuhan dimulai ketika melayani di Gereja Kristus Tuhan – Kediri . Pernah menjadi Asisten Pendeta di Gereja Beritakan Injil – Jakarta sebelum beliau pindah ke Amerika Serikat. Pendeta Hosea pernah melayani di Gereja Injili Indonesia – Los Angeles sampai tahun 1984. Sampai sekarang, beliau dengan setia melayani Tuhan di Gereja Injili Indonesia – San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento dan San Diego. Beliau adalah juga Ketua Misi Kristen Injili di Pantai Barat Amerika Serikat sejak tahun 1993. Pendeta Hosea juga melayani jemaat gereja Chinese di San Francisco. Beliau adalah Pendeta Senior di Chinese Evangelical Church, dan juga Kepala Sekolah Christian Evangelical Chinese School. Beliau dikenal sebagai pribadi yang murah senyum, ulet, pekerja keras, dan sangat mengasihi Tuhan dan jemaat yang ia layani. Beliau dapat dihubungi lewat telepon: 415-468-6518 atau email: stephenhosea@juno.com

 


Pastor Stephen Hosea has served the Lord in the Indonesian Evangelical Church since 1984. He committed himself to become full time minister at the age of 14 at Kalam Kudus Christian Church in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra. After completing his Bachelor of Theology at Southeast Asia Bible Seminary (SAAT) – Malang in 1981, he continued his studies at Azusa Pacific University to obtain the Bachelor of Art and Master of Art in Religion in 1983.

To assist his ministry in counseling, pastor Hosea went on to study Master of Art in Marriage Family Child Counseling (MFCC) which he completed in 1984. And finally in 1996, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage Family Child Counseling at California Graduate School of Psychology – Corte Madera in 1996 .

His ministry as a servant of the Lord began while serving in Gereja Kristus Tuhan – Kediri. He was an assistant pastor at Gereja Beritakan Injil – Jakarta before he moved to the United States. Pastor Hosea had served in Indonesian Evangelical Church – Los Angeles until 1984. Until now, he has faithfully served the Lord at the Indonesian Evangelical Church – San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento and San Diego. He is also the Senior Pastor of the Evangelical Christian Mission on the West Coast of the United States since 1993. Pastor Hosea also serves the Chinese church congregation in San Francisco. He is the Senior Pastor of the Chinese Evangelical Church, as well as the Principal of Christian Evangelical Chinese School. He is known as someone who is easy going, tenacious, hardworking person, and loves God and the congregation he serves. He can be reached by phone: 415-468-6518 or email: stephenhosea@juno.com