Chinese United Methodist Church of San Antonio
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to carry out the great commission of making devoted disciples for our Lord Jesus Christ starting from San Antonio but ultimately to other parts of the world. Though we seek to minister mainly to the Chinese community, we welcome and encourage people from other ethnic groups to join us in worshiping and serving our Lord Jesus Christ in our church.
About This Cause
Our Church Chinese United Methodist Church（UMC）in San Antonio is a Bible-believing, Christ-centered church. It is a faith community of Christian believers under the Lordship of Christ. It is a local church within the connectional network of the Las Misiones District of the Rio Texas Annual Conference. We accept The Book of Disciple of The United Methodist Church, which reflects the Wesleyan way of serving Jesus Christ through doctrine and disciplined Christian life. Our Mission Our mission is to carry out the great commission by proclaiming the gospel and making devoted disciples for our Lord Jesus Christ as we start from San Antonio, but try to reach out ultimately to other parts of the world. Although we seek to minister mainly to the Chinese community in the greater area of San Antonio and New Braunfels, we welcome and encourage people from other ethnic groups to join us in our worship and ministries. Our Brief History Rev. William Lee started our church in the premises of a Presbyterian church in San Antonio in February 1986. The Chinese church moved to the premises of a Baptist church in July 1986. The church moved to the premises of a local United Methodist Church on Hunters Green Street after it joined the connectional system of The United Methodist Church in 1988. In August 1991 the church moved again to the Kyle Center on Research Drive. Rev. Lee had been leading the church before he passed away in 1993. Following the steps of Rev. Lee, Rev. Dale Stewart, a retired United Methodist minister, volunteered to pastor the church. In 1993, the church moved to the premises of University United Methodist Church on De Zavala Road. In 1994, Rev. Paul Yuen, an army chaplain stationed in San Antonio, volunteered to partner with Rev. Stewart in serving the church. During the same year, the church moved to its current location in the campus of Providence Place (formerly Methodist Mission Home) at 6487 Whitby Road, San Antonio. The Chinese church was reconstituted in 1998. Rev. Samuel Yu was appointed by the Southwest Texas Annual Conference to be the local pastor for the church January, 1999 and he continued his pastoral work until he retired in May 2011. After Rev. Yu’s retirement, Rev. Charlie Parker served as an interim pastor from June 2011 through June 2013, and Rev. John Lee served as an interim pastor from July 2013 through June 2015. At the beginning of 2015, the Southwest Texas Annual Conference and Rio Grande Annual Conference became the Rio Texas Annual Conference. Rev. Chengju (Newman) Huo followed the steps of Rev. John Lee, and has been working as Licensed Local Pastor for this church since he was appointed by the Rio Texas Annual Conference on July 1, 2016. Our Uniqueness Chinese UMC in San Antonio is the only Chartered Chinese United Methodist church in Texas. We use Mandarin in our worship services. However, it is also an international evangelical church because we share the Gospel with many students and visiting scholars from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and some Southeast Asian countries. We are a unique church within the Las Misiones District of the Rio Texas Annual Conference. Our annual Charge Conference reviews and evaluates the total mission and ministry of the local church. We have been trying to collaborate not only with other churches within the Las Misiones District in all possible programs, but also with the two other Chinese churches in San Antonio in reaching out to the Chinese community in the greater area of San Antonio, including New Braunfels. All the year around, we conduct small-group Bible studies at the homes of our church members in San Antonio on a weekly basis (Friday evening or Saturday) as well as in New Braunfels on a monthly basis. Our Outreach Program Our pastors have been providing pastoral visits and care to all church members, especially those elderly with chronic diseases, on regular basis as well as to all needy people in the Chinese community. We make use of our annual Thanksgiving dinner and our annual Chinese New Year dinner to share the gospel with guests who are either seekers or non-believers. We also team up with the San Antonio Chinese Professional Association in organizing the annual family health fair to provide free medical consultations especially for the elderly Chinese who have problems communicating with English speaking Physicians. We also have a health club promoting the health of members through Tai-Chi classes. Our after-church activities every year include cultural programs like Chinese music & art appreciation. We also invite guests to come to our church picnics, BBQ and other special programs. Our Church provides bilingual spiritual & social services, such as wedding, memorial and funeral, transportation, visiting hospice patients as well as helping new immigrants settle down, etc.