Pastor Aschalew A. Beyene began serving at Emmanuel Worship Center in August of 2005. Prior to coming to NY, Pastor Aschalew served first as an Assistant and later as an Associate Pastor at All Nation’s Christian Assembly Church for seven years.

Pastor Aschalew has earned a Master Degree from North Western Luther Theological Seminary and Pastor has earned a B.A degree from North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Pastor Aschalew, his wife Elsa and their three children; Josiah, Bethel and Emmanuel currently reside in Long Island, NY.

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.