WHO WE ARE

We are a Global Family living the Good News of Jesus in NYC

OUR VISION

We envision a Christ-centered community of global citizens who impart holistic healing, forms transformational leaders towards a complete identity in Christ, and impact and influence society with the Gospel at a local and global level.

DNA of New City NYC

OUR VALUES - 3 PS

  • Gathering to re-center our hearts on Jesus through worship and prayer. Here, the Holy Spirit forms us—renewing us by God’s Word, grounding us in our identity as His children, and cultivating a community marked by worship, belonging, and Spirit-led care.

  • Being formed through shared life in community. As we walk together, the Holy Spirit shapes us—growing us in faith, refining our character, and cultivating spiritual maturity. We disciple one another, practice spiritual disciplines, and build authentic relationships that equip us to live the Gospel in our everyday spheres. As an inter-ethnic church family of global citizens and sojourners, we embody God’s intended community—one where everyone is welcomed, known, and formed for mission. 

  • Living missionally, embodying the Good News locally and globally. Through the Holy Spirit’s empowerment, we step into action, service, and outreach—joining God’s redemptive work in our city and among the nations. As global citizens and sojourners, we bring Gospel transformation into our neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities around the world.

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OUR PILLARS

Our church is built upon six pillars based on Acts 2:42-47

  • We believe true transformation and growth comes from the teaching of the Scriptures. Through teaching we are discipled into a deeper relationship with Jesus, not only intellectually, but holistically—it will ultimately touch every area of our lives (v. 42a).

  • We believe prayer is at the center of our faith. It is through prayer that we can communicate our thoughts and feelings to God; it is also through prayer that we can listen to the voice of God. Prayer is a dialogue, not a monologue, and without it, the fuel that feeds our primary identity as daughters and sons of God is lost (v. 42b).  

  • We believe food and fellowship go hand in hand. When we break the bread and cherish each other in community, we are sharing in the joys and sufferings of Christ (v. 42b). At the table, everyone has a place regardless of their cultural or religious background; there, we can share and learn from one another freely (v. 46).

  • We believe Jesus empowered the church through the Holy Spirit to go forth to heal the sick, cast out the evil one (both personally and systemically), and raise the dead. In God’s wisdom, we move in faith, stand in the gap for a person, a family, or a community, and believe that God can still move in supernatural ways to bring holistic (physical, emotional, spiritual) healing, even in dire situations. (v. 43)  

  • We believe God has created us in His image. Therefore, all have the same right to be treated equally. We thrive and believe that there should not be any needy person (physically, emotionally, and spiritually) among us—in our church, our city, and our world! We are committed as a community to learn and serve the marginalized by partnering with them and empowering them to reach their God-given purpose. (v. 45)

  • We believe worshipping God is to ascribe ultimate worth to Him, both with our lives and our lips. It is through worship that we enter (become aware of) God’s presence in surrender and freely declare who He is. There we become tender to His love towards us, and beautiful transformative encounters happen. (v. 47)

 OUR STORY

Our hearts are torn between different places: Adapting to a new place we are excited to call home, missing our culture of origin, and yet at the same time in awe on discovering new cultures and finding beauty in diversity. These are all too common experiences that my wife Andrea and I encountered as Peruvians working in NYC.

We quickly found out that we were not the only ones that have had these experiences. There was a community of like-minded Global Citizens who have had experiences not too different from ours. Global Citizens are those whose lives transcend beyond national borders, reflecting a global identity due to their geographical location, cross-cultural experiences, and personal interests.

With both the joys and struggles, the failures and successes that come with being a Global Citizen, we realized we couldn't do this alone, and we needed a community where we felt understood and known. Out of that necessity, and a dream of seeing a community of Global Citizens that resource, empower and propel each other into their God-given destiny, was that New City NYC was birthed!

We hope that regardless of your background, whether you've just realized you are a Global Citizen or you have known you are for a while, we invite you to be a part of this community from all around the world!

Much love,
Piero

TEAM

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  • Piero was born and raised in Lima, Peru. He moved to the U.S. at age 18 and received a B.S. on Business Administration, as well as an MDiv from Alliance Theological Seminary and a ThM from Princeton Seminary.

    While living in the United States, Piero was involved in various intercultural experiences in different countries, both as a student and minister. He has also worked in both multi-cultural and ethnic settings (e.g., Chinese, Latin-American, Haitian, etc.) His passion for cultures and holistic healing has taken him to research and write on western and non-western paradigms in its contrasting and symbiotic relationships.

    He envisions both a world-wide network of global citizens that resource and propel each other into their God-given destiny and an unprecedented unity among communities in Global Cities to see God’s justice embodied on Earth.

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  • Koob Vang, studied music performance at Crown College in Minnesota. Afterwards, he worked as a minister in Omaha, NE before moving to New York and completing his Master’s of Divinity at Alliance University in 2015.

    For the last six years he has been living in China, working as an English teacher while doing international projects on the side within a diverse community. Some of those projects include teaching, hosting events, doing community work, organizing children’s activities, etc.

    Throughout his educational career, he has had multiple experiences with sales, customer service, working one-on-one with special needs students, and also managing shifts at a coffee shop.

    For the last seven years he has been seriously pursuing specialty coffee as a connoisseur and now plans to transition it into a career.

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  • Lara aspires to live an abundant life, chasing after God's purposes for her. She left her home in Singapore to pursue one such adventure with her husband, which led them to New York City in 2021. She is also an experienced, professional software engineer.

    Lara loves to sing and play the keyboard and guitar. She is blessed to be a blessing by leading others to worship. For many years since she was a teenager, she has served and led worship in various settings for children and adults, from small groups to large services, and in English and Chinese. Lara hopes to see the Lord move among his people through worship and is anticipating to see where God takes her in the worship ministry.

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  • Andrea was born and raised in Lima - Peru and moved to the United States in 2016. She is passionate about people, nature, food, cultures, and faith.

    She worked as a Brand Manager in the fashion industry before moving to New York. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Studies from Alliance Theological Seminary. Her dream is to combine both degrees to see women and children being empowered all over the world as she integrates her business skills to serve those in vulnerable conditions.

 SUPPORT & PARTNERS

We are so grateful for the support and partnership of these organizations: