About Sion

Sion Han serves in Houghton, Michigan, at the northern tip of the Upper Peninsula, where he works alongside Brandon Charbonneau in two connected ministries: Serve the King, a campus ministry to students at Michigan Technological University, and Christ the King Church, a young church plant in the same community.

He was licensed by Evangel Presbytery in February 2026 as a formal candidate for ordination, and continues to prepare for his ordination exam while carrying growing responsibility for teaching, one-on-one discipleship, and preaching in both the campus ministry and the church.

Before Houghton

Before moving to Houghton, Sion was involved in international student ministry in Cincinnati, connecting with undergraduate and graduate students, as well as visiting scholars, at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital. That ministry helped internationals adjust to life in the U.S. — from temporary housing and campus safety to job searching — while also sharing the Christian faith. Sion's part in that work included transportation, event planning, leading music, and leading Bible study.

He is a graduate of New Geneva Academy, the pastoral training program that also shaped several of the men now serving alongside him in Houghton.

Earlier career

Before entering ministry, Sion studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and went on to work full-time as an engineer at Boston Scientific. Before transitioning into vocational ministry, he also taught full-time at Lighthouse Christian Academy in Indiana, teaching Math, Health and Wellness, and Old and New Testament Survey to students in grades 6–12.

A multicultural upbringing

Sion spent his years growing up through his teens in Korea and Germany, and speaks Korean and German at a native level alongside English. That upbringing across cultures and languages has shaped how he relates to the international students, the small local Korean community, and the German-speaking Stammtisch group he's mentioned in his newsletters — and it continues to inform how he thinks about ministry in a place as culturally distinct as Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

What he preaches and teaches

Sion's preaching has ranged across the Psalms, Revelation, Philippians, and the pastoral epistles, along with sermon series on the purpose of the church and the theology of prayer. He is especially committed to personal, accountable discipleship — the conviction that growth in the Christian life happens best through direct teaching and relationship, not simply through peer-led fellowship.