{"id":12488,"date":"2020-06-17T19:19:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T19:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/?page_id=12488"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T05:14:33","slug":"about-connect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/about-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"About CONNECT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12488\" class=\"elementor elementor-12488\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ebc89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77ebc89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6af913 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6af913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14709fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14709fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn about Connect Ministry @ MPCBC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08fe66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c08fe66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p><strong>Mission Statement:<\/strong> Knowing God is our foundation, glorifying God is our goal. Through worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism, we seek to know God, and make His name known.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f31359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f31359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3072\" height=\"2304\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1.jpg 3072w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3072px) 100vw, 3072px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e3578 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21e3578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9e3ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd9e3ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1def75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1def75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11806a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11806a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>Connect Ministry is the English Ministry of Monterey Park Chinese Baptist Church (MPCBC) in Alhambra, California.<\/p><p>We seek to connect to our wonderful Lord Jesus through inspiring worship and the preaching of His Word, the Bible.\u00a0 We also seek to connect with each other through various Small Groups and Fellowships.<\/p><p>Connect Ministry\u00a0 is a diverse group of varying ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55b0ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b55b0ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5560f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5560f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Believe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3edbf3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3edbf3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe in Jesus \u2013 God\u2019s only Son who died on a cross for our sins, who was raised to life and will one day return to receive those who have believed in Him.<\/p><p>We believe in the Trinity \u2013 God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God is three in one and each part is integral to faith.<\/p><p>We teach the Bible, believing that it is from God, entirely true, and immensely relevant to our present age.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7fd64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c7fd64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d89c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14d89c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ccd6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2ccd6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We worship in a casual and contemporary way. (WORSHIP)<\/p><p>We encourage connection outside of our formal Sunday activities. (FELLOWSHIP)<\/p><p>We support outreach to people in our community. (MINISTRY)<\/p><p>We support and participate in local and global missions and desire to introduce people to our Lord Jesus in a real and personal way. (EVANGELISM)<\/p><p>We study God\u2019s Word, the Bible and seek to grow to become more like Jesus. (DISCIPLESHIP)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0438d58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0438d58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad946a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad946a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Care About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43e7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e43e7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We care about your forgiveness and restoration.<\/p><p>We desire healing through forgiveness that is offered to us through Jesus, to make us whole and healthy individuals made in God\u2019s image.<\/p><p>We care about your kids and youth.<\/p><p>At Connect Ministry, we desire to see kids launch their faith and grow into people who love God and one another. 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