Where it all started…

Chroma Church was planted by Isaac and Hannah Surh with the support of two other couples in the Fall of 2019. They met weekly to pray and seek God’s vision for the new church. We chose the name Chroma because it means “the intensity of color as it is illuminated by a light source.” For us, this points to the truth that people become their vibrant, true selves only when the light of Christ and the gospel shines upon them.

OUR STORY

Meet our leaders.

LEAD PLANTER & HEAD PASTOR

ISAAC & HANNAH SURH

Isaac Surh is originally from Toronto, Canada. Isaac served as an associate pastor in Seoul, Korea, where he got his M.Div and met and married his wife Hannah. They moved to Chicago in 2015 where Isaac earned his Th.M at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

They then moved to Columbus, Ohio, where Isaac and Hannah served in a Korean church. Isaac and Hannah have one beautiful and strong-willed son.

Our Vision

We are building a multiplying, multiethnic community so that more people without a spiritual home can find one. We believe this home should be vibrant, unified, and deeply diverse — a family made up of different ethnicities, races, and generations, all worshiping and serving together in love. Our goal is to grow to at least 120 people, so that every team can thrive with healthy rotations, avoid burnout, and become self-sustaining. We are pursuing a culture where every member is fully engaged — not just attending, but passionately living out the mission, sacrificing together for something greater than ourselves. We envision a church that’s beautiful, magnetic, and healing — the kind of community people are longing for: where everyone feels seen, welcomed, and called into purpose.

OUR PASTORAL STAFF

  • ISAAC SURH

    Lead Pastor

  • STEPHEN MATTACKAL

    Children’s & Youth Pastor

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • JOE CHONGSIRIWATANA

  • JOSEPH MATTACKAL

  • LINA YOO

  • MATT LEE

  • MATT BARROWMAN

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

  • HANNAH PARK

    Praise Team Leader

  • JIYAWN KIM

    Administrator

  • TAYLOR ZHENG

    A/V Team Leader

  • JOSEPH MATTACKAL

    Media Team Leader

  • Korene Embrack

    Helps Team Leader

What does CHROMA mean?

A term from the science of color, Chroma is the purity or intensity of color as it is illuminated by a light source.

We believe that as the light of Christ shines upon us, we are our most vibrant and pure selves.

We invite you to join us and discover our true colors in the light of Christ, together.

What do we mean by True Colors?

What are our values?

Our Strategy

STATEMENT OF FAITH & CHURCH POLICIES

As a church in voluntary association with the SEND Network and the Southern Baptist Convention, we affirm the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. If you would like to access our Church Policy Handbook, please click the relevant link below.

PARTNERS & AFFILIATIONS

  • SEND Network is the church planting division of the Southern Baptist Convention. SEND is a partnership of churches and church planters planting churches everywhere for everyone. SEND has planted over 4,400 all across North America. Chroma Church is a member of SEND Network.

    https://www.namb.net/send-network/

  • Gracepoint Church is the sending church of Chroma Church. Gracepoint is a collegiate church-planting network that is committed to planting an Acts 2 church in every college town. As of 2021, they have planted over 65 churches all across the US.

    https://www.gracepointonline.org/

  • The SBC is a collection of like-minded churches working in cooperation with one another to impact the whole world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The SBC is the largest Protestant denomination in the US with over 47,500 member churches.

    https://www.sbc.net/

  • SHAN is a Columbus-based nonprofit that fights human trafficking through education, advocacy, and care for those locally impacted. Chroma is a proud supporter and partner of She Has A Name.

    https://shehasaname.org/