Remembering God’s faithful leading over thirty years and sharing the stories of pastors, co-workers, families and the next generation.
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EFCCA is thirty years old! May all praise and glory be given to the Triune God. In Chinese culture, thirty is often seen as the age of standing firm. For a church, thirty is also a significant milestone. Our Lord Jesus b…
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When I read Pastor Dong’s May pastoral report, I was deeply moved. The pastoral team under his leadership is faithfully “to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up” (Ephes…
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Care Ministries International Unit No. B-5-03, Empire Soho, Empire Subang, Jalan SS16/1, Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia +60-3-86053778 · cmigo.infor.my@gmail.com · WhatsApp: CMIGO Warm congratulations to EFCCA on its 30th…
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EFCCA’s 30th Anniversary: Thanksgiving and Looking Ahead “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.” (Isaiah 54:2) Congratulations to EFCCA on…
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July 2026 EFCCA is entering its 30th year! In September 1996, under the sending of its mother church, East Auckland Evangelical Formosan Church, Elder Stephen Yeh and four families began a prayer meeting for church planting in…
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“One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.” (Psalm 145:4) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are…
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Chinese audioLooking back on EFCCA’s thirty years of blessing, especially the spiritual renewal and expansion of the most recent decade, we have deeply experienced God’s abundant grace, wonderf…
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Chinese audioTime passes, but grace endures. In the blink of an eye, EFCCA has travelled thirty blessed years. Through storms and seasons, generation after generation of brothers and sisters have gathered, loved one another and served together in…
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Chinese audioGiving thanks for the Lord’s grace, EFCCA has now journeyed through nine years since the dedication thanksgiving service for our church building in November 2017. Looking back, we have deeply experienced God’s abundant grace and…
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Chinese audioWe thank and praise God for establishing EFCCA thirty years ago. We are deeply grateful and excited. Through His wonderful leading, the mighty work of the Holy Spirit, and the selfless love of brothers and sisters who offered…
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Chinese audioJesus told a parable: the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. Though it is among the smallest of seeds, it grows larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that birds come and perch in its branches (Matthew…
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Chinese audioAs I look back over the years, I am increasingly convinced that God has led every turning point in my life. From migration to a foreign land and my first steps into church, to church planting, miracles and responding to God’s…
Read article →In November 1996, four Taiwanese families living in central Auckland began meeting with a shared calling to establish a church in Epsom. Thirty years later, EFC Central Auckland has grown from a gathering in a primary school hall into a church with Chinese, English and evening congregation…
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Chinese audioOn 17 August 2022 (Photo 1), Minister Che brought Pastor Dong to Suva Chinese Christian Church for the first time. Minister Che had visited our church more than ten years earlier. Pastor Dong shared that EFCCA …
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I thank God for giving me the opportunity to take part in this mission visit. The two-week team included 13 brothers and sisters: nine served in Lautoka and four in Suva. My son Kexuan and I served at the church in Lautoka. I happened to be the youngest adult on the team. Do not misunderst…
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In 2025, Grace Light EFC grew from a newly established prayer station to joining the Browns Bay community Christmas parade, witnessing God’s step-by-step leading.
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Chinese audioThirty years may be only a brief moment from the perspective of eternity, but for a church it is a journey filled with grace, faith, tears and testimony. I thank our heavenly Father for the opportunity, as EFCCA celebrates its…
Read article →Questions of ageing congregations, younger generations, trust across cultures and leadership handover have led me to reflect deeply on spiritual succession in overseas Chinese churches.
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Chinese audioI am deeply grateful that God brought my husband and me to EFCCA and made us part of this church family. We came to EFCCA in January 2024. In just over two years, we have built deep friendships with co-workers and brothers and…
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As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of EFCCA, I would like to thank God for sending so many faithful men and women of God to serve the English congregation. I would first like to thank God for using Sharon Liao to equip the…
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As we give thanks for the thirtieth anniversary of EFCCA, I look back on the journey of our church, our family and my own life in Christ. Remembering the grace we have received and the many small steps of growth in our lives fills my heart with gratitude to God.
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Chinese audioThis year I had the privilege of taking part in interviews and documentation for EFCCA’s 30th anniversary. At first, the aim was simply to preserve memories of these th…
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Chinese audioAs we look back over nearly two years of gospel ministry, we have come to understand deeply that evangelism is not a human plan. God Himself leads His church, step by step, along the road He has prepared. When we are willing to…
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Chinese audioThis is my testimony of using the “From Doubting to Believing” course to share the gospel at EFCCA. Last year I encountered the course for the first time. I had previously heard of evangelism methods such as Evangelism Explosion…
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“Loving One Another, Blessing Each Other” — these words express EFCCA’s vision and also the mark that has been formed in our lives over the past thirty years. They are …
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Chinese audioMy wife Joy (Lixiang), our two daughters and I migrated to New Zealand in 1993. The following year we were baptised at East Auckland Evangelical Formosan Church. Around 2000, after moving house, we transferred to EFCCA in central…
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From the 25th to the 30th anniversary—from a family of four to a family of five, we thank God for His guidance and protection all along the way.…
Read more →Counting Nine Years of Grace — Written for EFCCA’s 30th Anniversary Thirty years is a milestone for a church and also a testimony to countless families whose lives have been renewed by God. As we look back together over EFCCA’s…
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As we look back on God’s leading in our family, our hearts are full of gratitude. His grace has flowed like a gentle stream through the decades—from Taiwan to New Zealand, from our first steps of faith to today—and has never left…
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“Human beings are truly small in the face of life,” and “our destiny is not entirely in our own hands.” When we see sayings like these, we often simply sigh and move on without much reflection. Yet the experiences of the past few years have given me a new unde…
Read more →Over the past two years, quite a few newcomers have joined our church. Since many of these new friends have only recently come to know me, I am often asked, “Pastor, how did you become a Chr…
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I began attending E.F.C.C.A. in 2018… or 2019. I’m not sure. Not being lazy, I actually wasted some time trying to work it out, but I’m just bad with numbers. You know I came when my dad came here: go ahead, look it up! Of…
Read more →“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5–6, NIV)
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I am deeply grateful that God led me to EFCCA in 2020, where I made a decision for Christ and was baptised. Through the church’s training, equipping and opportunities to serve, I experienced God’s wonderful works and abundant…
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Peace to you, brothers and sisters. I am Billy Lin, currently serving in the Pomegranate Zone. I would like to share two things: first, we must trust God; second, we must obey God. Trust God Those who trust God are blessed. I…
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Chinese audioI first attended the Sunday service at EFCCA on 4 May 2025, the day of the church’s annual general meeting. I was deeply moved by the vitality of this church. As pastors, elders, zone leaders and ministry leaders reported on the…
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Chinese audioGod is faithful and trustworthy—the Guide we can rely on for our whole lives.
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I thought I was helping others, but often God was changing me first. Through serving, He continued to shape my life.
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Chinese audioWe thank God for bringing our family to Auckland and leading us to the warm, loving community of EFCCA.
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Peace to you, brothers and sisters. I am Billy Lin, currently serving in the Pomegranate Zone. Our zone is made up mainly of young families. Whenever we gather, adults and children fill the room with warmth and life, and our…
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Chinese audioReflections on Serving in Children’s Sunday School Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these” (Luke 18:16). Children’s Sunday School is not merely…
Read article →This online publication not only preserves our history, but also serves as a platform for the church to continue sharing the gospel, connecting generations, and testifying to God’s grace.