Our Staff

Rev. Khuong Chau

Senior Pastor
Rev. Khuong Chau was born and raised in Vietnam. There, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science in 2007. He worked as a computer science teacher in Saigon from 2007 to 2011. In the summer of 2011, he came to the U.S. to study and received his Master’s degree in Computer Information Systems in 2013. During this time, he worked as an IT Manager for the Union University of California and received a Master of Art in Ministry. In 2016, God called him to go to Claremont School of Theology to study and obtain a Master of Divinity. While he was in seminary, he was appointed as a local pastor at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a provisional elder in 2019 and continued his ministry at Good Shepherd as an associate pastor for the English Ministry.
Rev. Chau was ordained as an Elder in Full Connection in June 2023. The Bishop appointed him a 25% appointment as the Associate Pastor of the Vietnamese-language ministry at Garden Grove United Methodist Church and a 75% appointment as the Associate Pastor of the English-language ministry at Good Shepherd UMC of Westminster. Beginning July 2025, the Bishop has appointed him as a full-time senior pastor at Good Shepherd UMC of Westminster where he serves both Vietnamese and English language ministries.
Rev. Chau and his wife, Huyen, have two children, daughter GiaHan, and son Simon.

Lynn Nguyen

Preschool Director

Contact Info:

Phone Number | (714) 894 – 4330
Email | goodshepherdschool92683@gmail.com
Website | http://preschool.gswumc.com/

Dena Hoang

Office Administrator