Comments Regarding the First Preliminary Candidates for the 2026 Officer Election 

— List of Candidates (in alphabetical order) —

| 장로 Elders:
김기원3 Daniel Kiwon Kim, 김종준 Jongjoon Kim, 
김창현 Chang Hyun Kim, 김현준3 Christopher Kim,
박응석 Austin Park, 서성의 Sung Oui Suh, 
서진우1 Jinwoo Suh, 이경훈2 Kyounghun Lee, 
이수경3 Henry S Lee, 최경균 Kyoung Kyun Choi,
한종건 Paul J Han

| 안수집사 Ordained Deacons:
강민식 Minshik Kang, 권기범 Kibum Kwon, 권영준 Youngjun Kwon, 
김갑수2 Gab Soo Kim, 김근덕 Keun Duk Kim, 김대준 Justin D Kim, 
김동우1 Eugene Kim, 김양수 Yang Soo Kim, 김요섭2 Yo Seob Kim, 
김용기2 Yong Ki Kim, 김재성 Jae Sung Kim, 김종훈4 Samuel Kim,
노영호1 John Y Ro, 박성준2 Sung Jun Park, 박승모 Seungmo Park, 
서태석 Taeseok Seo, 송민규2 Min Kyu Song, 안세균 Andrew S Ahn, 
오진웅 Kenneth Seth Hammontree, 유승학Sean Yu, 이명주1 Myung Ju Lee, 
이종철2 James Lee, 이주한 Joo Han Lee, 장영철2 James Youngcheol Chang, 
장재원3 Jae Won Chang, 조태홍 Thomas Cho, 최원주 Won Ju Choi, 
허원석 Won Hur