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LEADERSHIP

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Josh & Ebba Jean Balmer

Pastor & family

Josh has lived in Yonkers since 2014. In the spring of 2017, God led Ebba to Yonkers to take a job after college. They met during this season and were married the following year. In June of 2023, Josh accepted the Senior Pastor position at Hudson View Baptist Church after having served there as the Assistant Pastor for nine years. Josh and Ebba have two children and love to spend time with their family and explore the endless adventures of New York. Their greatest joy is sharing the transformative Gospel with others.

joshbalmer@hudsonviewbaptistchurch.org

Meet
Our Staff

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Raj & Katrina Lall

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Raj and Katrina serve in various capacities in our church. Raj serves on our deacon board and also manages our Roanoke building. Katrina serves as the church Office Manager and church clerk. Both also work in our media ministry and teach our Young Adults Bible Study class. Raj has been going to Hudson View for over 20 years while Katrina moved to New York and joined our church in 2015. The two met at the church around this time and got married in 2022. Together, they enjoy traveling the world, exploring New York, and serving others in their church and in their community.

Roanoke Manager & Office Manager

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Kirk Habana

Director of Youth & Music

Kirk has grown up at Hudson View Baptist Church where he and his family have faithfully served in various capacities. After Kirk pursued his collegiate education in the field of music, the Lord called him back to Hudson View Baptist Church where he has served as our Director of Youth and Music since 2024. At church, Kirk serves as our youth group leader and church pianist on Sundays and as our Patch Club leader on Wednesday nights. In 2024, with direction from the Lord, Kirk helped transition his own piano studio business to a church ministry and is now the Director of Hudson View Piano Studio.

kirkhabana@hudsonviewbaptistchurch.org

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Ana De La Cruz

Piano Studio Teacher Aide

Ana De La Cruz is known by all as Fifa. She had first come to Hudson View Baptist Church with her sister in the early 2000s, and after a few years in Puerto Rico, she rejoined our church in 2022. A great blessing of hers is being amongst the family of Christ, and she shows this by serving in multiple areas. At church, she serves in the kitchen, the nursery, and with the finance team. In September of 2024, she joined our staff as our Piano Studio Teacher’s Aide.

pianostudio@hudsonviewbaptistchurch.org

Our Church Leadership

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