As a member of our church, what do you love about it? Brothers and sisters have offered their answers. Below are the 67 reasons to love our church that the editorial team have collected to celebrate the 67th anniversary of our church, but deeply in our heart, we know that reasons to love our church are countless.

 

I like our pastors.          

--Josephine Tseng

We are always moving forward.

-- Wai-Kit Man

CCCGW is focusing on God’s words, welcoming and supporting community, loving and serving others.

                                         -- Jenny Man

People are very welcoming.  

                                                        --Joel deJesus

It’s a blessing to be at our church where the mission and dedication is learning and practicing God’s word and I feel blessed when I am in fellowship with my CCCGW brothers and sisters in Christ.

--Hati DeJesus

Our church has God’s love, God’s blessings, and brothers and sisters who love each other.   

-- Guozhang Yu, Tianhui Xu Yu

I love the community and friendship.

                                                       -- Dan Tam

Because of the church's pure faith, it has become the Lord's lamp in the DMV area, shining and radiating for 67 years.   

-- Mike Zhang & Ivy Pan

I love our church because of the inter-generational relationships in which older members genuinely respect and care for younger members and many friendships are built across multiple generations.                                                            

-- Shawny Yang

I love our church because it is not perfect.              

-- Sixun Yang

I love the church’s annual summer camp. It not only provides adequate spiritual and physical nourishment, but also allows for wonderful fellowship among brothers and sisters. This allows us to better understand each other’s needs, helps us pray for each other, and grow together in the Lord.                  

-- Ruli Zhang

I have grown and been blessed spiritually in the church.         

-- Xingfu Chen

Brothers and sisters pass on their love for God from generation to generation.

--Yang Zhao

Our church has the best cooking team in the world.                   

--Jian Zhang

Our church is a blessed church.

                       --Tianhong Zing

Because I can find a sense of belonging, identity and family-like care in the church!                                       

--Weiying Hu

I like our church events, including summer retreats and picnics.

                                                            --Xumei Ren

We have the best English and Chinese teachers.                                                    

-- Linda Li

Jesus Christ is with our church.

                              -- Yujing Liu

Our pastors’ sermons are excellent.

--Xiaoqing Yuan

Our church is a missionary church.                                                       

--Esther Chen

We have God’s love.                         

--Li Jia

Whether I am lovable or not, my brothers and sisters always love me and pray for me.            

--Enlin Peng Zhao

I started living in Pastor Yang's home when I first arrived in DC, found a spiritual home here, met the wife God had prepared for me, and made the best friends and family.                

-Jacob Jia

I love the devout prayers of the brothers and sisters in the church and the endless grace God continues to bestow.   

-- Alice Luo

Delicious food, loving brothers and sisters, and kind elders.  

 --Qingrong Meng and Xiangya Huang

I love the people at our church who always encourage me to be the person that I want to be.               

--Kelsey Kemburu

Thankful for the powerful prayer groups and prayer teams in this church.

                                                             – Julie Shiu 

Thank God for placing us at this church where people work together as a team to glorify God.               

--Wing Wing Yun

What I love about church is seeing people from all over the world come together in harmony.                                     

-- Jose Perez

We like the rooted love of the brothers and sisters in the church, and we like the church’s annual retreat!                     

--Chensheng Wu, Cuiyin Wu

The church is like a home. It may not be the newest, the largest, or best located, but it is the place where we grow. May our family thrive!                                     

--Xuelong Wang, Qiaoya Lin

We are fortunate to have met many devout and faithful brothers and sisters here, and have witnessed the inheritance of faith from generation to generation. The faith here has a foundation, testimony, and abundant grace and blessings from God!           

--Mark and Lucy Lin

This is a church full of truth and grace. Thank God for bringing me to the Christian Washington DC Chinese Church.

                                  --Catherine Zheng

I like the diversity of our church members in age and occupation.          

--Min Zhu

Our church has the warmth of a family and close family relationships.

--Steve Xu, Wendy Cao

I like our church because of the people.                                                    

-- Nick Xu

We support each other at church.

--Hui Liu

I like the relationships among our brothers and sisters.                    

--Xiaoyan Guan

I think the church's baptism ceremony is solemn and sacred, and it is also very touching.      

--Aiqiu Zhao

Our pastors are both insightful in God’s teachings and inspirational in their spiritual guidance.      

--John Kong

I love our church because its organizational structure is based on a balanced and healthy development of ministries across age groups, languages ​​and cultures, so everyone in our family feels that they have found their own home for spiritual growth.                                  

 -Grace Wang

It’s great to have many peers to study and play with in church.

--Elizabeth Kong

There are separate English and Chinese sessions, teens group, and children’s programs, and there is a nice parking lot.                                                 

--Samantha Kong

I love singing worship songs and listening to the sermons in the sanctuary.

--Jiaqi Liu

We have a great kitchen ministry!                                                                        

--Xiaofan Li

I like the fact that friends in the church often have fellowships together and care for each other.                 

--Zhichao Li

Church’s tolerance and care for children.                                                                        

--Yafei Chai

The church's spiritual and character guidance for the next generation.                  

--Xin Jing

I love that there are always sisters in our church watching over each other and praying for each other, which makes me feel like there is always someone by your side to respond at any time, surrounding you with God's love and protecting you.        

-Chen Chen

I love my friends being here with me.                                                                                                

--Elsa Yu

I love our church because God brought me here.                   

--Alice Wei Yang

I love our Sunday School.

--April Wu

Everybody is friendly.              

--Zoe Chen

The ministries are hortatory.

                                                                 --Marina Shiek

I love seeing kids making new friends at our church.

-- Jee Peng Khor

I’m thankful for the pastors and elders who served the church so tirelessly, and for the many dedicated brothers and sisters who served quietly behind the scenes.         

--Sang Ip

I’m thankful for the lifelong friendships I’ve made through Carmel fellowship.

                                                                               -Sue Ip

I love how welcoming and friendly everyone is at church. We welcome each newcomer and everyone every time we get together.        

--Win Elliot, Sandra Elliott

I’m thankful for the unique ministry of serving both the Chinese and English speaking members of a family, and the stories of Christianity coming into the home through the teens and children.

                                 --Sheila Lee

First is the people. Second is the Sunday school topic, “The Meaning of Life”. I kept coming back and travelled all the way from Baltimore to search for what I’m missing.                                       

--Clement Chan

My son linked us up with CCCGW even before we moved from California. Since then we have been growing in Christ and headed up the True Light Fellowship before we moved far away to VA. 

--Patty Chu

Back in 1984, when my three daughters were little, the children and teens programs were great blessings to our family. We were so touched by the love of the Teens group leaders!

                             --Helen Man

I like the support and interaction with the missionaries to Asia in this church.

                                                                            --Connie Koo

I started coming during college and I was attracted by the Cantonese Carmel Fellowship (everyone was young 40 years ago!).  I am always reminded not to focus on people, but God in church. This church is the place, like a mission point, for me to serve in.

--Bo Chan

I attended CCCC in Cleveland when I went to school there. It was just natural because CCCGW has a lot of activities serving the community, just like CCCC.

                                                                  --Peter Leung

It is God's grace for me to be here for the last 39 years! Glad to have a community to worship, serve and grow. God’s church is indestructible!                                                       \

--Ada O’Donnell