Rev. Dr. Sam D. Kim is a Harvard-Trained Ethicist and the Co-founder of 180 Church, near Union Square in downtown Manhattan. He was appointed as a research fellow in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School and part of Harvard catalyst, where he explored the inequities surrounding health, immigration, and social policies.

His first book, A Holy Haunting, was awarded the 2023 International Book Award for best book in Religion: Christianity – joining Pope Francis, Anne Lamott, and Craig Keener as previous award laureates. Additionally, he has written for Christianity Today, EMO, Seminary-Now, and the YouVersion Bible App.

He lives in NYC with his wife Lydia and his two sons.