Our Pastoral Staff
Lead Pastor: John Fong
Our Lead Pastor is Pastor John, the first homegrown pastor in CIBCSF. Pastor John immigrated from Hong Kong at an early age. He came to know the Lord through CIBCSF when he was a teenager living in Chinatown. He finally answered God's calling to full-time ministry later in life. Pastor John received his theological training at the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway), where he obtained his Master’s Degree in Divinity.
Pastor John believes the local church is God's Plan A to advance His Kingdom. He believes the church at the minimum must be first upward-focused — worships God as her priority, Bible-centered — preaches/teaches only the Bible, body-like — cares for each member generously, mission-minded — emphasizes on gospel mission even to the ends of earth. Pastor John also believes in building strong Christ-centered marriages/families and that passing on a spiritual legacy is a must. He has been married to Dilys for nearly 30 years and together they have two grown children in college, both actively pursuing God.
Associate Pastor: Johnson Chen
Pastor Johnson is our Associate Pastor, immigrated from China as a teenager and was saved as a young adult through CIBCSF. God called him to vocational ministry upon returning from a mission trip. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Divinity at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway).
Pastor Johnson is passionate about spiritual disciplines and discipleship. He believes God's Kingdom is built by making faithful disciples who will in turn make other disciples. He and his wife, Lei Lei, have two young children.
Assistant Pastor: Jimmy Chan
Pastor Jimmy is our Assistant Pastor, who immigrated from Hong Kong when he was very young and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior when he was a senior year in high school in San Francisco. He later sensed God's calling to dedicate his life to serve God through His church. He graduated from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway) with a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership.
Pastor Jimmy is married to a very supportive wife, Mabel, and together they have a daughter who is actively serving God at her campus. Pastor Jimmy is passionate about Missions, basketball, and building relationships with people. In his spare time, he loves to connect with people by making and serving Hong Kong Milk Tea.