OUR ORIGINS

JAN ‘22

A group of friends in Singapore launched the global WhatsApp group to gather followers of Jesus

We scheduled recurring Zoom calls to share our faith and work journeys and testimonies

JUL ‘22

Leaders hosted missional fellowship and prayer gatherings in Denver, Austin, New York, Singapore and San Francisco

In January 2022, the world was still grappling with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many were isolated and lacking purposeful connections. Recognizing the need for a trusted community in the rapidly evolving Web3 space, a group of Christian friends in Singapore led by Jason, Wen, and John Kim launched a private WhatsApp group called ‘Christians in Crypto & Blockchain (CiCB)’. Their goal was to create a safe space for builders and investors to support one another. 

God used this thread to draw people together in tangible friendship, belonging, and shared vision. Many members said that before joining they felt like they were the only believers in the Web3 space – and it was a joy and relief to find out this community existed. As word spread about the group, current members referred their friends from around the world. 

By April, leaders began hosting Zoom video conference calls for members to share their faith and work journeys and learn from one another’s expertise. These gatherings not only provided an avenue for personal growth and spiritual development but also served as a launchpad for collaborations and innovative ideas that combined faith, work, and Web3 thought leadership.

In July 2022 governments continued to lift COVID restrictions, making travel possible again. Dozens of members gathered to meet in person and pray, fostering even stronger bonds through attending the same conferences and events in Denver, Austin, New York, Singapore, and San Francisco.

With the growing momentum from finding global partners, the founding team recognized that God was calling CiCB to unite believers into a global organization – and so they brought on John Knox as an official Co-Founder and Executive Director to create CiCB’s organizational framework. As Executive Director, John found a nonprofit fiscal sponsor in the United States and led rebranding efforts to transform the community to its current form — Christians in Web3 (CW3 Global).

GLOBAL DIRECTORS

  • John is a California native and bi-vocational ministry and technology executive with deep family roots in church planting and the Jesus People Movement.

    His vision is to unite people across all generations to develop tech solutions that glorify God and promote human flourishing.

    John has spent 10+ years working in tech startups in Silicon Valley and the last 5 years specialized in building AI and Web3 companies and nonprofits.

    He is passionate about technology ethics and has co-led private ethics summits at Google, ChristianityToday, the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC, and Digital Wesley Singapore. 

    Concurrently, John leads Enterprise AI Implementations at Gloo, and moonlights as the Executive Director of Christians in Web3 (CW3 Global), a ministry he co-founded with Jason Lee, John Kim, Wen Lim, and Jasmine Ng in 2023.

  • Jasmine is a visionary leader with a passion for harnessing technology to bring positive change to society. She has over 25 years of experience in the financial services and technology sectors, with a proven track record of driving innovation and growth. She co-founded Women In Blockchain Asia and EPIC Homes, a non-profit organization building homes for underprivileged communities. In addition to her social enterprise work, She is also the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Junior Achievement Malaysia and the Secretary of the ACCESS Blockchain Association of Malaysia.

    Jasmine's expertise in technology and finance has led to her success in many senior leadership positions in traditional finance. She is also a co-founder of the blockchain-based ID management project, EnGame, and a founding team member of GIFT10, a crowdfunding platform for those in financial crisis.

    Jasmine stepped in as CW3’s first global lead in the eastern hemisphere and in late 2024 stepped into the role of Chairperson of the Board of Trustees

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2025-2026

  • Currently building and advising platforms for Web3. Previously in product marketing at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange and Product Owner of bringing new digital services and business models at LEGO's Incubation Lab with global team leadership across marketing, design, insights & research, project management.

    Prior, spent 3 years setting up SEA regional marketing structure & strategy, and capability building across 9 developed & developing markets, while creating award-winning and company-wide best-in-class digital campaigns. Then moved on to 1 year of helping to drive APAC regionalization of marketing on the total LEGO Brand.

  • John has been in the Web3 space since 2015, advising, consulting, and contributing to dozens of blockchain/crypto projects from launching protocols to building developer tooling to creating NFT marketplaces to architecting Unreal engine-based games to bringing Metaverse experiences to life.

    John has also worked closely with over a dozen protocols to build and support developer/Web3 communities such as Developer DAO, H.E.R. DAO, TalentDAO, and others to democratize access and equity to education/training, opportunity pathways, and funding/resourcing in the Web3 ecosystem. John cofounded Christians in Web3 in 2022 to help bring believers in the space together to find friendship, support, encouragement, and accountability through authentic relationship, and also co-leads FaithTech in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Cynthia founded Rhodium Ventures to invest in fintech and early stage blockchain and Web3 projects after serving as a Partner in venture fund Immersive Capital – an early stage fund launched to drive innovation for an Asian Global 100. Prior to that she served as Managing Director of Nanoholdings and ran Venture Initiative, providing strategic directives and implementation to corporate and venture capital communities, including Microsoft, Franklin Funds, Redwood Venture Partners, and NASA’s Ames Technology Commercialization Center. Cynthia actively engages in the community, mentoring entrepreneurs and nonprofits.

    In the past fifteen years, she has advised hundreds of startups on strategic development, including as interim CEO, focusing on blockchain, Web3, data, media, IoT and fintech. Early in her career, she held business development roles at BioSource (acq, Invitrogen) and mail.com (acq, United Internet). She served for many years as Director of Family Promise, providing emergency shelter to homeless families. Cynthia earned her degree from Stanford University.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY LEADS

  • Andy's Calling is to evangelise the impact of product and design thinking in solving complex and meaningful problems in any discipline. His career took him through being a product leader in large corporations, to becoming COO of a tech unicorn, and now being the CTO of SMEs (small medium enterprises) in Singapore as the architect of SME digitisation for the Singapore ICT regulator.

    His Creative self led him to dabble into Web3 back in 2020, and his company launched WildpawsNFT to raise funds for cat shelters across Southeast Asia.

    He believes that Web3 part of God's beautiful creation that could redeem and rebalance resources, opportunities, and communities across the world, and bring the love of Christ to all His people.

  • Aaron is a husband and father of two adorable children. He currently worships at Riverlife Church in Singapore with his family. In his service to the Lord, he is currently part of the leadership team of Indigitous Singapore, the Chief Digital Servant of Digital Missions 360, and part of the core team of CW3 Singapore.

    In his professional life, he is currently holding two concurrent appointments as the tech lead of BBRC Studios (a web3 studio focused on digital fashion and collectibles) and the product lead at Candee Labs (a web3-first media IP studio). Prior to his foray into web3, he was a technical and product leader at multiple healthcare startups and government agencies.

  • Originally from Korea, Yumi is a US qualified lawyer with experience in corporate, M&A, capital markets, project finance and disputes. She w works at Tokyo International Law Firm, serving web3 businesses, MNCs and private equity funds in cross-border transactions and disputes. Yumi is a former classical pianist, having performed extensively in Europe, including the Buckingham Palace for King Charles III’s 50th birthday celebration.

  • Over that past 25 years, God has taken Sandra on an amazing faith and career journey through many industries including finance, media, supply chain, Christian religious organisations and technology/ NFT/Web3 from different perspectives ranging from start-ups to multinationals organisations.

    Sandra has a passion for sharing testimonies, supporting Christians in the Web3 community and helping to prepare the next generation of believers to thrive, evangelise and steward during a time of rapid changes and technological advances by putting God first.

    Sandra holds degrees from Wellesley College and National University

  • With a rich background of more than 7+ years in the blockchain industry focusing on interoperability, Achinta is both a dedicated researcher and a experienced technology executive.

    As a follower of Jesus, Achinta has a deep love for the Indian people. His deep passion lies in equipping the Church and Christian businesspeople for reaching the next generation, ensuring that the message of God's kingdom transforms lives everywhere it reaches.

  • Giftson Selladurai is a seasoned technology leader with more than two decades of experience in the IT industry, known for building purpose-driven innovations that transform lives. He is currently the CEO of Ruah Tech Solutions and was also the tech visionary behind Lifeverse, the world’s first Christian metaverse that reimagines faith in the digital age. Giftson co-founded ‘I'm Safe,' a blockchain-powered women’s safety app dedicated to combating abuse and violence against women.

    Giftson holds an international patent for a groundbreaking interactive broadcast management system, a disruptive engagement algorithm for social media platforms.

  • George is a proven, respected leader, entrepreneur and industrial designer with over 20 years of experience creating innovative, user-centered consumer electronics and bringing them to market efficiently and quickly, at scale. Having started his career in hardware design and development at both small and large companies, in recent years George has moved into design program management and has served in senior positions at HP and Meta, developing VR hardware and software for enterprise customers. After living in Silicon Valley for 9 years, he recently moved his family to London and is connecting with Christians in the region to bring the light and salt into the tech scene there.

  • Jay is a missionary of WEC International (UK branch) and the founder of The Lightdao web3 project. He is passionate about spreading the gospel to the unreached and he is interested in digital mission and Web3. He currently resides in North London, with his wife Julie and two lovely daughters. He has a heart to mobilize Christians and equip young people for the Great Commission.