Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince serves as the Coordinator of Mission to North America (MNA) and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology for Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS). 

Dr. Ince was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY to Mrs. Margaret Ince and Mr. Irwyn Ince, Sr. In 1987 he met the former Ms. Kim Shepard-El. The two were married in 1992 and are the proud parents of four wonderful children and two grandchildren. Following his graduation from City College of NY in Harlem with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, he began his professional career as a systems engineer and project engineering manager in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan area. In this role he designed and implemented radio communications systems for state and local government clients. 

Sensing a call to ministry he began to pursue a Masters degree with Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, DC on a part-time basis while continuing his engineering career.  Following his graduation in 2006 Dr. Ince helped plant City of Hope Presbyterian Church in Columbia, MD. During those years he maintained his connection to RTS DC by serving as a teaching assistant in Greek and Hebrew courses.

In 2016, he received the Doctor of Ministry degree from Covenant Theological Seminary. His dissertation was on Identity Formation in Diverse Churches. He firmly believes that the ministry of reconciliation demonstrated in the local church by the gathering of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities, is the natural outworking of a rich covenantal theological commitment. From 2018 to 2021 he shared this vision through his role with the Institute for Cross-Cultural Mission and Grace DC.

In 2018, Dr. Ince was unanimously elected to be the 46th PCA General Assembly moderator – the first African-American elected to the position. 

In addition to his passion for his family and for ministry, Dr. Ince is gleefully committed to coffee and CrossFit. When he’s not spending time with his family or preaching and teaching in the church, you can find him coaching classes at a local CrossFit gym in DC.

Previous Books Published:

Heal Us Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church (introduction & chapter contribution)

All Are Welcome: Toward a Multi-Everything Church (chapter contribution)