Jeff Whisman - Pastor of English Congregation

Pastor Jeff Whisman became a Christian as a child through the influence of his family. He grew up in Massachusetts and studied electrical engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. After working as an engineer for a short time he responded to God’s call on his life to work with people rather than circuits for God’s kingdom. Pastor Jeff went to Denver Seminary and obtained a Master of Divinity degree in 1995. While there he married May, who is from Taiwan. Since 1998, they have worked in Chinese American churches in southern California and New Jersey. In 2009 Jeff obtained a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with an emphasis on Ministering to Postmodern Generations.  Pastor Jeff has a heart to make disciples of Jesus, who then make disciples.  He enjoys house projects, canoeing, good discussions, and hanging out with May.  Jeff has been serving with Cornerstone since 2008.

Email: jeffwhisman@cccs-nj.org

Steve DiSebastain - Pastor of Youth Ministry

Pastor Steve DiSebastain, a former atheist, was saved at the age of 31. In 2016, after sixteen years in public schools, he left his position as a high school English teacher to enter ministry. Along with serving at Cornerstone, he is a chapter director and “community apologist” for Ratio Christi, a campus ministry devoted to thoughtful Christianity, at Rutgers and Princeton University. Steve also has experience as a church planter and microchurch pastor, a high school senior Bible teacher at Timothy Christian School, and a jiujitsu instructor. He holds an M.Div from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and he is the author of Reintroducing Jesus: Uncovering Jesus in the Misinformation Age.

Steve has lived in New Jersey for as long as he can remember. He met his wife, Christine, at a Bible study, and they have a son, Jeremiah, and daughter, Ada. Steve enjoys visiting national parks, eating peanut M&Ms, collecting action figures for his bookshelves, and training in martial arts.

Email: sdisebastian@cccs-nj.org

Peter Ng - Pastor of Cantonese Congregation

Pastor Peter Ng grew up in Hong Kong and became a Christian at age fifteen while attending an Anglican high school, Bishop Hall Jubilee Secondary School. After graduation he immigrated to the United States with his parents. He studied at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Upon graduation he worked as an actuarial assistant in the insurance industry for five years. In 1990 he dedicated his life to serve Jesus Christ as a full time minister. While preparing for ministry at Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York, he met his future wife Anna who is from Taiwan. Upon graduating from seminary in 1993 he served as pastor of the Chinese congregation of the Lutheran Brethren Church in Brooklyn. Peter enjoys swimming, seafood, and listening to online sermons, while Anna likes to sing. Their son Matthew studies at Rutgers University, enjoys playing volleyball and working out in the gym with good friends. Peter has been serving with the church since 2004.

Email: peterng@cccs-nj.org

Henry Chiong - Pastor of Mandarin Ministry

Rev. Henry Chiong was born in Malaysia and immigrated to New Zealand at age 13. He completed his junior and senior high school education in New Zealand and earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland. After a year of working, he pursued a Master of Divinity degree at the Singapore Bible College. Subsequently, he spent several years working as a full-time minister in Wellington, New Zealand, where he recognised the significance of theological education. To further his education, Rev. Chiong attended Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree and completed his PhD coursework. In 2020, he traveled to the University of Edinburgh to continue his dissertation research, which he completed in 2023. Rev. Chiong, his wife, Rita Lo, and their sons, Matthew and Timothy, now reside in New Jersey. In his leisure time, Rev. Chiong enjoys reading and savoring coffee.

Email: henrychiong@cccs-nj.org