“Go beyond the Walls' (Joshua 6:20) is the Kwons' theme.

Dr. Donghwan (Bill) Kwon serves as the Field Strategy Coordinator for the Southeast Asia Field of the Church of the Nazarene. He provides strategic leadership across Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and two creative access areas.

After experiencing God’s grace and the assurance of salvation in 1998, Bill and his wife, Mill, said “yes” to God’s call to full-time ministry. That commitment has led them on a journey across Asia since 2003. Since moving to mainland Southeast Asia in 2014, Bill has been a catalyst for God’s work among unreached communities.

What began as a small, developing field has flourished into a multiplying movement. Today, the field encompasses 322 churches and over 16,000 members. Since 2016, the region has expanded from 6 districts to 11, while developing 11 pioneer areas and strengthening national leadership.

The growth has been particularly remarkable in specific regions:

• Myanmar: Expanded from 2 districts to 5, and from 22 churches to over 130 in the past decade.

• Creative Access Area (CAA) 10: Grown from no presence in 2021 to over 4,200 Nazarenes, 78 pastors, and more than 50 churches today.

From 2015 to 2021, Bill also served as the 5th Chancellor of Chapman International College. Under his leadership, the school expanded to over 700 students across multiple learning centers in Southeast Asia, equipping a new generation of pastors and leaders.

This growth is the direct result of intentional discipleship, organic church planting, and pastoral training through extension education. New believers, leaders, and churches are emerging in places where the gospel is being heard for the first time.

Bill’s wife, Mill, serves alongside him as a teacher, translator, and ministry partner. They are raising four children: Yihyun, working in Korea; Minki, studying economics in Japan; Minjae, studying law in Australia; and Geumju, a high school student in Bangkok.