Hwa Yung

Hwa Yung is a Bishop Emeritus of the Methodist Church in Malaysia. He studied science in Tasmania (Australia), theology at London University, and missiology at Asbury Theological Seminary (USA). He has worked as a pastor, served as the Principal of the Malaysia Theological Seminary (1986-2001), and was the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia, Trinity Theological College, Singapore (2001-2004). He was the Bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia from 2004-2012. For many years he was the Chairman for the Council of Trustees of the Oxford Centre for the Mission Studies. He has long been associated with the Lausanne movement, including being part of the Executive Leadership Team for Cape Town 2010. He was the Honorary President of IFES from 2011 to 2019.