Rev. Dr. Sukja Bang was appointed to Ackermanville UMC on July 1, 2018.

 
      Pastor Sukja was born and raised in South Korea.  She earned her Bachelor of Theology degree at the Methodist Theological University.   Sukja came to America in 1992 to further her education at  Drew Theological School, earning a Master of Divinity degree. She then decided to continue her studies at the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham University in Bronx, New York.  In May 2021, she earned her Doctor of Ministry degree.  She has served several churches before being reappointed to her current church in July 2018.   

     Her vision for the church is to become a community that welcomes all people, regardless of gender, race, social status, and sexual orientation. She invites everyone to share Christ's love and participate in the Kingdom work that God has entrusted to us.

     In her free time, she loves reading, oil painting, cooking, decorating, listening to music, watching movies, and playing with her two cats, Toby and Abbey.