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History

The Chinese Baptist Church of Northwest Suburbs (CBCNWS) was founded in September of 1980 by Pastor Wing Shu Lam as the Chinese Mission of the First Baptist Church of Palatine. Between December, 1986 and September, 1987, CBCNWS held worship services in a rented room of the Winston Park Public School. In September, 1987, God poured out His blessings on our Church and granted the purchase of 1640 S. Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights as our first Church building. We held our first worship service in the new building on September 27, 1987. Later that year, CBCNWS was officially recognized as a non-profit organization in the State of Illinois, and a Dedication Service was held on December 5, 1987.

Pastor Lam continued to shepherd the Church until April, 1990. He resigned at that time to prepare for ministry in Hong Kong. In May, 1991, CBCNWS installed Pastor Benjamin Tam, formerly Assistant Pastor at the Chicago Chinese Baptist Church in Chicago.

God continued to bless our Church and increased our numbers. In 1992, a Church Building Committee was formed to find our bigger second home. In 1995, the 1640 S. Arlington Heights building was sold and God granted the purchase of our present building at 4242 Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows. While the new building was under remodeling, we held temporary worship services at the Golf Road Baptist Church in Mt. Prospect. On December 17, 1995, CBCNWS held its first worship service in our new spiritual home at 4242 Kirchoff Road. On January 20, 1996, a Dedication Service for our new and current building was held.

Dr. Chi Chuen Lau joined our pastoral staff in February 2002 as our Pastoral Assistant and Pastor Tam continued to shepherd our Congregation to the present. Throughout our existence, God has watched over us and blessed us in our many ministries, including Sunday school, fellowships, outreach, mission, etc. We look forward to having you come and help us build a community of God's people that God expects us to be.