Héctor Herrera
Héctor Herrera III currently serves as associate pastor at Tokyo Union Church (TUC). He is the son of asylum seekers who escaped the Guatemalan civil war; his family became integrated into a larger international community of Latin American immigrants from 20 different countries at a local Spanish-speaking Baptist church, where Herrera’s Christian identity would form. Herrera holds a Bachelors in Philosophy from the University of California, Irvine, and MDiv and MA degrees in Christian Education and Formation from Princeton Theological Seminary. His pastoral experience and ministry include serving as a campus chaplain at Princeton University, a hospital chaplain at Arcadia Methodist Hospital, as a pastoral intern at San Marino Community Church near Los Angeles, and work with children and youth. Herrera also has international experience, having served at the Scotts Kirk in Lausanne, Switzerland and at Youngnak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, South Korea. With strengths in online communication and education, he has helped develop resources in Digital Learning for Princeton Seminary. Herrera aims to continue helping people of all ages and abilities connect with each other and with God as much of TUC’s ministry moves into digital space. Herrera and his wife Marie (childhood friend and high-school sweetheart) are the proud parents of Hector Herrera IV and Margot Herrera.
