明州华人信义教会
Minnesota Faith Chinese Lutheran Church

历史

1994 - 1996:  廖元威牧师

路德神学院的博士生,台湾牧师廖元威带领一个圣经学习小组。当时,廖牧师热衷于与校园里的中国学生和学者一起工作。在许多同样热衷于在华人中传播福音的信义会弟兄姊妹的支持下,查经小组得以成立。这些弟兄姊妹包括Milo,Charlotte Gronseth 和 Paul Martinson。这个查经小组就是我们明州华人信义教会的前身。

1996 - 1998:  王多佳牧师

1996年9月8日,传道人王多佳在圣安东尼公园路德教会开始带领“华人信义团契”。在此期间,Bob Malcom 牧师和他的妻子 Kary 也以极大的热情为会众服务。华人信义团契得到了五个机构的支持,即华人接待中心、圣安东尼公园路德教会、圣保罗地区会议、ELCA 外联部和世界宣教祈祷联盟 (WMPL)。

1998 - 2003:  邱林牧师

在 ELCA 圣保罗教区之下成立了明州华人信义教会,传道人邱林开始带领这个教会。在圣安东尼公园路德教会的支持下,明州华人信义教会的会众在圣安东尼公园路德教会的教堂里,参加周日的礼拜和周五的圣经学习。邱牧师于2003年6月离开教会,随后于2007年12月在檀香山华人路德教会按立为 ELCA 牧师。圣保罗教区邀请林森源作为临时牧师继续在明州华人信义教会传教。

2003 - 2019:  林森源牧师

林牧师开始以临时牧师身份在教会牧会,并于2004年8月成为ELCA按立牧师。林牧师随后在教会牧养会众直到2019年12月退休。期间,在2013年夏天,教会从圣安东尼公园路德教堂搬迁到当前位置 - 明尼苏达州罗斯维尔的加利利路德教堂。

2020 - 2022: 疫情期间

在 Covid-19 疫情期间,与许多其他教会一样,会众主要在网上礼拜。王长纯 弟兄是当时的执事会主席,他以极大的热情克服各种困难,保持着每周的在线崇拜。许多演讲嘉宾应邀从网上给我们教会弟兄姐妹讲道,其中包括王克强和李铁军。

2022 - 现在:  曾立德牧师

作为一名蒙召的牧师,曾立德牧师于2022年9月1日开始带领教会。现在会众恢复了每周日在位于明尼苏达州罗斯维尔的加利利路德教会的教堂举行礼拜。

HISTORY:

1994 - 1996: Pastor Yuanwei Liao  

A Bible study group was led by Yuanwei Liao, a Taiwanese pastor, who was then a PhD candidate at Luther Seminary. Pastor Liao had a strong passion in working with the Chinese students and scholars on campus. The Bible study group was formed under the support of many Lutheran Brothers and Sisters, who had the similar passion in spreading the gospel among the Chinese. Some of the names were: Milo and Charlotte Gronseth, Paul Martinson.

Sept. 1996 - Sept. 1998: Pastor Dorcas Wang

On September 8, 1996, Minister Dorcas Wang, a mission developer, started the service of Faith Chinese Fellowship (FCF) at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church. During this time period, Pastor Bob Malcom and his wife Kary also served the congregation with great passion.

Faith Chinese Fellowship (FCF) was supported by a five-partner coalition that included the Hospitality Center for Chinese, St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, the St. Paul Area Synod, the ELCA Regional Division for Outreach, and the World Mission Prayer League (WMPL).

Dec. 1998 - May 2003: Pastor Lin Qiu

The congregation was established by Minister Lin Qiu under the St Paul Synod of ELCA. St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church was kindly hosting the congregation for Sunday worships and Friday Bible studies. Minister Qiu left the congregation in Jun 2003, and he was later ordained as ELCA Pastor in Dec. 2007 at Chinese Lutheran Church of Honolulu. St. Paul Synod invited Minister Shen Lin as an interim pastor to continue the mission.   

June 2003 - Dec. 2019: Pastor Shen Lin

As an interim pastor, Shen Lin ministered the congregation and became an ordained ELCA pastor in Aug. 2004. He pastored the congregation until his retirement in Dec. 2019. During the summer of 2013, the congregation moved its location from St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church to Galilee Lutheran Church in Roseville, MN.

2020 - 2022: Pandemic Time Period 

During the COVID-19 pandemic time, like many other church groups, the congregation had the worship services mostly online. Brother Alan Wang was the church congregation chair then, and he worked with passion in keeping up the Sunday worship services online. Many guest speakers were invited to serve the pulpit, among those were Michael Wang and Tiejun Li.

Sept. 2022 - Present: Pastor Thomas Tsen

Pastor Tsen started to serve the congregation on Sept. 1, 2022, on the same time the congregation started every Sunday service at the building of Galilee Lutheran Church at 145 McCarrons Blvd N., Roseville, MN 55113.