History
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1970's
October 1975 : Louisville Chinese Christians began meeting semi-regularly at the house of brother Fan. Dr. Fan (a professor of microbiology at U of L) and Pastor Cheng (a doctoral candidate at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) founded the group named "Louisville Chinese Christian Bible Study Group"
March 1976: Because of the increase in number of people attending the bible study, they began meeting every Friday night at the U of L Baptist Student Union (BSU) August 1978: The bible study continued to grow, adding a number of families and individuals. At this point the group was renamed the "Louisville Chinese Christian Fellowship" (LCCF) In addition to meeting regularly on Friday nights, the group began meeting on Sunday morning for worship. August 1979: The fellowship became a member of the Midwest Chinese Christian Association (headquarters in Dayton, Ohio). The MCCA sent a speaker once every month to speak on one Sunday, and the remainder of the month's meetings were led by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary students. November 1979: The fellowship began using the Lyndon Baptist Church facilities as a meeting place, which was offered at no charge. However, the fellowship elected to share in the costs of operating the church building. |
1980's |
February 1984: The fellowship began drafting a church constitution, became a legal organization, applied for non-profit status, and was renamed Louisville Chinese Christian Church.
January 1985: Louisville Chinese Christian Church was approved by the government as a non-profit organization. November 1986: The church received recognition and support from the Southern Baptist convention, which provided Tongli Hsu as a deputy pastor and Huangmei Hsu as deputy education pastor serving from November 1, 1986 to July 31, 1987. June 1987: The church appointed John Ko as the first full-time pastor, starting in August of 1987. September 1989: In order to confirm the church's future direction and development, LCCC decided in the members' meeting to join the Southern Baptist church. |
1990's |
June 1990: Hoping to have its own building, the church set up a building fund.
November 1990: The church became a member of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. January 1991: Professor Renyang Ling was appointed as voluntary music pastor. 1993: Pastor John Ko moved to Canada January 1995: Pastor Timothy Wu was appointed as consultant pastor, and became deputy pastor a year later. The meeting place changed from Lyndon Baptist Church to Third Street Baptist Church. January 1996: Pastor Aiguang Chen began assisting by serving in church services July 1999: Pastor Timothy Wu becomes the full-time pastor. Pastor Aiguang Chen moves to Los Angeles as a teacher for Logos Evangelical Lutheran Seminary after he receives his PhD. |
2000's |
2003: The church becomes a permanent member of the Southern Baptist church.
July 2004: The church purchases the building of the former FCCC, located at 6120 Lovers Lane. November 2004: The church holds its first Sunday worship at the Lovers Lane location. January 2005: The church celebrates its 20th anniversary 2007: Pastor Timothy Wu leaves to teach at a seminary in Taiwan |
2010's |
March 2010: Pastor Elon Shang is hired as a full-time Youth/English pastor
February 2012: Pastor Elon Shang leaves 2012: Purchase of Lovers Lane location is completed May 2015: The church celebrates its 30th anniversary June 2017: Rev Steven Fang joins and serves the Louisville Chinese Christian Church as a full-time pastor |
2020's |
January 2022: Corey Vaughan joins and serves the Louisville Chinese Christian Church as a full-time Youth and Young Adult Minister
July 2023: Rev Steven Fang is retired August 2023: Rev George Wong joins and serves the Louisville Chinese Christian Church as a full-time pastor |