劉傳章牧師為韓國華僑,十九歲信主。得救後即蒙神呼召他全時間事奉, 並接受神學訓練。他曾獲得香港建道神學院神學學士, 乃亞大學宗教學士, 匹茲堡神學院宗教碩士, 首都神學院道學碩士, 暨自由浸信會神學院教牧學博士學位。
劉牧師先後在韓國,臺灣,香港,美國服事及牧會五十多年。曾在大紐約區數間教會做青年及牧會工作。也曾任匹茲堡中國教會主任牧師八年半,自一九八二年至二零一四年元月,任馬利蘭中華聖經教會主任牧師,現已卸下牧會責任。著作有「寶架清影」,「教牧書信」,「教會生活」,「像我們一樣的人」。譯有「舉起聖潔的手」。
劉師母黃懷甯女士為專業護士,現已退休。在教會中經常帶領「教養的藝術」與「婚姻與家庭」的主日學課程,及外出分享教養兒女和幸福婚姻等專題講座。並著有「真愛傳家寶」一書。
他們育有一女一子,都已長大成人,並有一個孫兒,兩個孫女。
Pastor Ivan Yu serves as the Youth Pastor at the Chinese Gospel Church of Massachusetts in Southborough. He previously served as the English Pastor at the Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany in New York from 2016 to October 2020. He holds a Master of Divinity from the Northeast Branch of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and is studying for a Ph.D. in Theology and Apologetics at Liberty University. Pastor Ivan is very passionate about preaching God’s Word and equipping the church to defend the Christian faith for effective evangelism. He is happily married to his wife, Joyce, and they have a daughter named Olive and a son named Davian. Pastor Ivan enjoys reading, writing, playing piano by ear, audio/video editing, and watching Anime.