Brief History
The predecessor of Chinese Christian Church of Baton Rouge (CCCBR) was a campus Bible study group. It met regularly on Friday night as early as 1979, and became more organized with elected coworkers in 1980. Beginning 1983, monthly Sunday worship services were held in addition to the Bible Studies. In 1985, we formed a non-profit organization, Chinese Christian Fellowship of Baton Rouge, and registered with the government. The church was formally founded in March 1986. In August of that year Rev. James Tien joined the church and became the first pastor. During his tenure, the congregation continued to grow, and a need of a larger meeting place increased. We purchased the building at the current location in September 1990. Rev. Tien retired and moved to California in 1993. Rev. James Chen succeeded the position and served from 1993 to 1999. After Rev. Chen left us to serve at a church in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of our elders, K.C. Chen became our third and current pastor.
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Faith Statement
- The Church firmly believes that the bible, consisting of 66 books in the old and new testments, is inspired by God. It is the perfect truth. It is infallible, and is the ultimate basis and authority for doctrine and deed. It is the completer revelation of God's plan for salvation.
- The Church firmly believes that God is holy, righteous, loving, omnipotent, immortal and everlasting. He is the God in Trinity. He is the creator of the heavens, the earth and all mankind. He is the Father we worship, serve and praise.
- The Church firmly believes that Jesus Christ is God's only begotten Son since the beginning, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary. He was sinless, but was crucified and died on the cross to atone for the sins of man. He resurrected on the third day, ascended into heaven and is the high priest and mediator between God and man. He intercedes for us and will descend from heaven to receive the believers
- The Church firmly believes that the holy spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, come to earth to witness for Christ. He abides forever with the believers, helping, teaching and leading them into the truth.
- The Church firmly believes that all men are sinners. Christ is the only savior, and he who believes in Him will be saved. Sins are forgiven through the redemption of Christ's precious blood. And we are justified through His resurrection.
- The Church firmly believes all believers are redeemed through Christ's precious blood to God. They should not only be separated from the world and sin, but also strive to be salt and light to the world to bear good witness for the glorification of our God.
- The Church firmly believes that the Church is composed of people who are chosen by God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Church is the body of Christ, the house of God and the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Church should be sanctified as the pillar of the truth, the illuminating lamp-stand and the glorious testimony of Jesue Christ. All believers should paricipate in the work and service of the Church.
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Our Staff
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Organization
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Cell Groups
Bible Study Groups All bible study groups meet every Friday at 7:30 pm unless otherwise indicated. 3650 Nicholson Dr. #2126, Jia Ma (387-6278) (8:00 pm) 3550 Nicholson Dr. #1116, Shanli Ou (344-0929) Chinese 3650 Nicholson Dr. #2144, Xiaobing Fang (344-3990) English 10111 Old Hammond Hwy (Church), Zhiling Wang (767-2275) 10111 Old Hammond Hwy (Church), Qi Liu (225-7443005) 10111 Old Hammond Hwy (Church), Phillip Elliott (292-1664) 6215 Belle Grove, Kaiyang Wang (819-8610) 10111 Old Hammond Hwy (Church), Yuju Chen (763-9968) 12015 Lake lery Ave., K.C. Fong (292-5232)
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