Dear Prospective Pastor and Church Leaders,
The Southern Oklahoma Chinese Baptist Church had it’s
beginnings in the early 1970s, as a few University of Oklahoma Chinese-speaking
students desired to have a Christian fellowship. As the group slowly grew into
more students and families, their needs for a Chinese church grew. In 1984, the
Lord began to put together a team who would assist in planting the first
Chinese church in
Since then, the congregation has moved to within 2 miles
north of the OU campus. We have small group meetings around
In 2003, our former Pastor received God’s call to be a
church planter/missionary in
Basic Information about SOCBC:
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Multi-ethnic congregation – members born in
- Membership make-up: career professionals, professors & students, seniors, youth
- Majority are married couples with young and elementary children
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Newly Baptized believers in 2007-2008:
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Main events: Chinese New Year,
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Organized in 1985 as Calvary Chinese
- Bilingual worship service, attendance ~100
- Small groups – 4 student-focused, 3 family-focused and 1 seniors’ group
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Sunday Bible Study classes – 4 in Chinese, 1 in
English, 4 children/youth,
- Bible-themed playground, 2 basketball courts, church van, Nursery
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Affiliated with Union Baptist Association, Baptist
General Convention of
- Debt free
- Called to Shepherd the local church
- Spiritual Leader gifted in preaching, teaching, counseling
- Evangelical or Southern Baptist in faith and practices
- Preach fluently in Mandarin Chinese and able to preach in English language
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Married, ordained, with Pastoral ministry experience in
- Seminary graduate with Master’s in Divinity
We thank you in advance for your partnership in Christ’s Kingdom.
For His Glory,
Stuart L.
Pastor Search Team – Leader Attn:
Pastoral Search Team,