Chinese Baptist Church of Coral Springs |
Church Description in Greater Depth
Chinese Baptist Church of Coral Springs is both local and regional (with congregants coming from nearby counties as well). As with most Chinese churches with a second generation, we have three major language groups: Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. Our ministry represents a joyful potpourri of professionals, small business owners, and restaurant and blue-collar workers. Among the Chinese speaking, a quarter are from Taiwan, another quarter are from China, and the rest are from Hong Kong and other parts of the world. Most members will tout worship as the focal point and strength of our body life. Sunday worship attendance averages near 400 (including children), with two worship services (English contemporary and Chinese traditional) at 9:00AM and 10:30AM. Subsequently, the Chinese services offer translations alternately in either Mandarin or Cantonese.
The church governance is of the Baptist Congregational tradition. We are independent, self- governing, affiliating with the Southern Baptist Conference only in fellowship and mission support. Major decisions rest with the active church members at our semi-annual Business Meetings, under the auspice and guidance of the Board of Deacons and the Church Council (Department Leaders). The Senior pastor guides the Board in the daily administration of church affairs, providing spiritual leadership to the Board, as well as the ministerial staff, which includes the English Pastor, the Worship Minister, Director of Youth, and Director of Children Ministry.
Approximately 7,100 Chinese live in Coral Springs, and a total of 12,000 Chinese across Broward County. Another 5,700 Chinese live nearby in Palm Beach County. CBCCS, currently the largest Chinese church in South Florida, is in a position to reach out to our kinsmen with God’s good news, while also embracing the diverse local community through our English Ministry.
Chinese Baptist Church of Coral Springs is both local and regional (with congregants coming from nearby counties as well). As with most Chinese churches with a second generation, we have three major language groups: Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. Our ministry represents a joyful potpourri of professionals, small business owners, and restaurant and blue-collar workers. Among the Chinese speaking, a quarter are from Taiwan, another quarter are from China, and the rest are from Hong Kong and other parts of the world. Most members will tout worship as the focal point and strength of our body life. Sunday worship attendance averages near 400 (including children), with two worship services (English contemporary and Chinese traditional) at 9:00AM and 10:30AM. Subsequently, the Chinese services offer translations alternately in either Mandarin or Cantonese.
The church governance is of the Baptist Congregational tradition. We are independent, self- governing, affiliating with the Southern Baptist Conference only in fellowship and mission support. Major decisions rest with the active church members at our semi-annual Business Meetings, under the auspice and guidance of the Board of Deacons and the Church Council (Department Leaders). The Senior pastor guides the Board in the daily administration of church affairs, providing spiritual leadership to the Board, as well as the ministerial staff, which includes the English Pastor, the Worship Minister, Director of Youth, and Director of Children Ministry.
Approximately 7,100 Chinese live in Coral Springs, and a total of 12,000 Chinese across Broward County. Another 5,700 Chinese live nearby in Palm Beach County. CBCCS, currently the largest Chinese church in South Florida, is in a position to reach out to our kinsmen with God’s good news, while also embracing the diverse local community through our English Ministry.