Pastor Sen Wong's Memorial Service
December 14, 2014
December 12, 2014
Sen Wong was born on November 1, 1929 in Canton, China. At the age of 5 his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Parma, Idaho. During high school while attending Roswell Baptist Church, he realized he needed Jesus Christ—not church or religion. It became clear to him that Christ, God’s Son, died on the cross for his sins, was buried, and on the third day arose from the dead, victorious over sin and death. At that time, he prayed and told God he believed this and accepted Christ as his personal Savior.
While attending Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon God burdened Sen’s heart to work among the American-born Chinese. After graduating, marrying June, and being ordained as a pastor, God led them to the Greater Bay Area. This was the beginning of Chinese Bible Mission.
Sen’s passion was to share the good news of Jesus Christ so he reached out to the children and young people in the neighborhood and from there started his first church. For over five decades, he started other churches and as they grew, saw the need to train leaders and pastors within them. He started CBM’s auxiliary ministries to encourage and edify the believers through Bible teaching, fellowship and outreach. They were California Bible College, week-long summer camps, and literature evangelism (Chinese New Year tracts).
Churches he started / established:
1956 – Chinese Bible Church in their home on Wakefield Avenue in Oakland
1962 – Chinese Bible Church, Stockton
1964 – San Francisco Bible Church
1968 – Chinese Grace Bible Church, Sacramento
1976 – Fellowship Bible Church, Belmont
1989 – Chinese Faith Bible Church, Fremont
1997 – Chinese Bible Fellowship Church, San Ramon
2002 – Maranatha Bible Church, San Ramon
2008 – Hope Bible Church, Visitacion Valley, San Francisco
God took him to his heavenly home peacefully early Saturday morning on December 6, 2014. Those who remain with us are his wife, June, and his three children--Grace, Timothy and Titus, their spouses – Herbert, Peggy & Tiffany, and their grandchildren – Kaitlyn, Johanna, Sarah, Jonathan, Christopher, Tia and Tayla.