Reverend Dr. Paul de Vries(Senior Pastor) among Immanuel Preachers for English speaking congregants, has tremendous academic background as a dean or associate dean of three Christian Schools (Wheaton College, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Seminary of the East), which serves to nourish congregational life. Being an ordained minister, his passion and purpose for God’s Great Commandment and Great Commission is now applied to serving as the pastor of Immanuel New York. He and Victoria have been married, and they have a daughter and a son, and grandchildren.