City Baptist Church - English Ministry

We began as a "Baptist preaching Point" at Ma Tau Chung Road in Kowloon City with about six Christian families. As the fellowship increased in number, we moved to Boundary Street, and was re-named "Baptist Gospel Chapel" in 1935. The women's Missionary union and Sunday School were the earliest ministries of the Chapel. When the number in fellowship rose to a few hundred, there was a strong desire to acquire an independent building. In response to our request, the Government granted us a piece of land about 10,000 square feet. The chapel was officially established as a church on August 27 1939. Through the sacrificial giving of church members, our first church building materialized in 1940. In 1941, owing to the outbreak of the Pacific War, many among the congregation were compelled to flee to other places. However, in 1944 with the return of the congregation, the church resumed her ministry. As the church grew rapidly and a pastor was needed, Mr, Daniel Y.K. Cheung was ordained to be the pastor of the church at her 10 th anniversary celebration. In 1954, with the enormous opportunity for ministry, and in anticipation for future development, the church registered with the Government as a legal institution. Furthermore, the church registered with the Government under the Ordinance of Property Protection and Control in April 1957. This enabled the church to develop and sponsor gospel chapels as a means to spread the gospel in different parts of Hong Kong. It was not hard to see the Lord's blessings with the rapid growth of our congregation during the 50's. As a larger church building was needed to meet growing needs for more facilities the church made an agreement with the Government to surrender the Stirling Road church site together with HK$50,000 in exchange for our present site of 20,000 square feet. The construction of the building at 206 Argyle Street was completed in 1964, and it was dedicated on our 25 th anniversary. Our building is composed of two portions, the sanctuary with a seating capacity of ...