{"id":714,"date":"2020-04-28T02:39:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T02:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theblessingsfoundation.org\/?page_id=714"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:27:55","slug":"%e6%81%a9%e7%a6%8f%e5%b9%b4%e5%ba%a6%e5%a4%a7%e4%ba%8b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theblessingsfoundation.org\/en\/%e6%81%a9%e7%a6%8f%e5%b9%b4%e5%ba%a6%e5%a4%a7%e4%ba%8b\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones by Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"714\" class=\"elementor elementor-714\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d473596 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"77393\" data-id=\"d473596\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43f5239\" data-eae-slider=\"28845\" data-id=\"43f5239\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d656b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d656b1\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Milestones by Year<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad3006 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ad3006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a88bc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"26672\" data-id=\"8a88bc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc3e606\" data-eae-slider=\"71009\" data-id=\"cc3e606\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6984d elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9d6984d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">1994<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Established Board for the Blessings Foundation (Torrance, LA) in May. Founding Directors: Jason Lok, Mark Yu, James Liao, Edwin Su, and Grant Chen.\n<li>Coworkers: Mrs. Liangshu Chen served voluntarily as Acting Executive Director. Yuanyuan Zhou, also known as Ningzi, joined in August as a writing coworker.\n<li>Oct.\/Nov.: State and federal registrations were completed.\n<li>Began publishing the newsletter.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d6167 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"72d6167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">1995<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>On May 1, assisted Martha Chan's North American Scholars Ministry in inviting Professor Dunhua Zhao of Peking University\u2019s Department of Philosophy to visit the United States. A small academic symposium was held for two days at the Los Angeles Bread of Life Christian Church.\n<li>Invited Min Zhang, former host of \u201cHalf Hour at Noon,\u201d to come from Montreal, Canada, to guide Yuanyuan Zhou and Zhiming Yuan in producing radio programs.\n<li>In the second half of the year, Yuanyuan Zhou and Zhiming Yuan produced and aired \u201cThe Light of Azure\u201d every Saturday on Los Angeles AM1300 Chinese radio.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b2dd2 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"73b2dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">1996<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Staff: Yuanyuan Zhou resigned.<\/li>\n<li>In September, the Blessings Seminary Student Scholarship was established. The first Blessings-supported seminarians were Min Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhou, Zhongxin Wang, and Ling Li.<\/li>\n<li>Board: Chairman Jason Lok and his family moved back to Taiwan.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0547af3 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0547af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">1997<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>June 21: \u201cThe Road of the Gospel in China\u201d evening event was held at Mandarin Baptist Church of Los Angeles, with special speakers Bingcheng Feng and Zhiming Yuan.<\/li>\n<li>Board member Pastor Grant Chen left Bread of Life Church at Los Angeles in July. At the end of the year, he began pursuing a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies at Trinity International University in Chicago.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82eb94 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b82eb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">1998<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>New seminarian: Yan Xiong.\n<li>Staff: Mrs. LiangShwu Chen became the volunteer Executive Director.\n<li>While studying in Chicago, board member Pastor Grant Chen also served as Interim Pastor of North Shore Chinese Christian Church.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f810042 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f810042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"1999\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">1999<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Betty Yu joined the board, succeeding Mark Yu, who passed away in January. Patrick Chen also joined as a new director.<\/li>\n<li>Staff: Sharon Lin joined as Secretary.<\/li>\n<li>June 21: Held the \u201cGospel for the Chinese\u201d meeting at MBCLA.<\/li>\n<li>New Seminarians: Wenyu Xie and Zhiping Chen.\n<li>In October, Executive Director Mrs. LiangShwu Chen and Pastor Grant Chen left the U.S. and returned to Taiwan.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d686bc4 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d686bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"2000\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2000<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Samuel Hsieh joined as a new director.<\/li>\n<li>Staff: In March, Executive Director Mrs. LiangShwu Chen and Pastor Grant Chen returned to the U.S.\n<li>New Seminarian: Mark Zhang.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b017a elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"54b017a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2001<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>In July, Pastor Grant Chen became President. Mrs. LiangShwu Chen transitioned to Administrative Director and Executive Editor.<\/li>\n<li>New Staff: Harris Ha joined to help with the website.<\/li>\n<li>May 4\u20136: The first BF Family Retreat was held.<\/li>\n<li>May 5: Held the \u201cGospel for the Chinese\u201d meeting at FECSGV.<\/li>\n<li>New Seminarians: Samuel Chen and Zuxing Chen.\n<li>Publication: The first issue of Blessings Magazine was published in October.<\/li>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f71391 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2f71391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2002<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Leon Hsiao joined as a new director.<\/li>\n<li>Established three strategic directions: Talent Cultivation, Academic Exchange, and Mass Media.<\/li>\n<li>New Seminarians: Paul Peng and Mark Shan.\n<li>May 9\u201311: The second BF Family Retreat was held.<\/li>\n<li>May 10: Held the \u201cGospel for the Chinese\u201d meeting at EFC Alhambra.<\/li>\n<li>June 7\u201310: Sponsored a CCSANA academic conference at Westminster Seminary.<\/li>\n\n<li>The website was established.<\/li>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34939d elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f34939d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2003<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Isaac Chen and Ekron Chen joined as new directors.<\/li>\n<li>New Staff: Julie Chuang joined as editor.<\/li>\n<li>New Seminarians: Thomas Hu, Leanne Luo, and Rebecca Tsai.\n<li>June 6\u20139: Sponsored a CCSANA academic conference at Fuller Seminary.<\/li>\n<li>July 24\u201326: The third BF Family Retreat was held.\n<li>In October, Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen went to China for teaching and academic exchange.\n<li>Publication: Christianity and China, Vol. 1, was published.<\/li>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6312638 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6312638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2004<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: James Liao resigned.<\/li>\n<li>In January, Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited BF graduates in Texas.<\/li>\n<li>New Seminarians: Rachel Shi, Ziyin Wang, and Zigang Cheng.\n<li>July 15\u201317: The fourth BF Family Retreat was held.<\/li>\n<li>August 18: Pastor Grant Chen spoke at the \u201cInfluence of Christianity in China over the Past 200 Years\u201d event, hosted by Cosmic Light at FECSGV.<\/li>\n<li>October 7\u201311: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited BF seminarians in Boston.<\/li>\n<li>During Thanksgiving in November, Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited a BF seminarian in Chicago.<\/li>\n<li>December 10\u201312: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited a BF seminarian in Vancouver.<\/li>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd2115 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0dd2115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2005<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>In January, the office moved to Monterey Park, California.<\/li>\n<li>New Staff: Ling Li joined as Director of Academic Exchange and General Secretary of the Christianity and China Research Center.<\/li>\n<li>Board: Samuel Hsieh resigned; Teresina Chen joined as a new director.<\/li>\n<li>New Seminarians: Minju Li and Zhiyong Wang.\n<li>Established the Scholarship for Christianity Research in China, in cooperation with FCCE.<\/li>\n<li>April 17\u2013May 6: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and visited Blessings members.<\/li>\n<li>June 1\u20136: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Boston and shared with visiting scholars at the Harvard-Yenching Institute.<\/li>\n<li>June 17\u201321: Co-organized a CCSANA academic conference in San Jose.<\/li>\n<li>July 14\u201316: The fifth BF Family Retreat was held.<\/li>\n<li>September 9\u201311: Pastor Grant Chen visited a Blessings seminarian in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>October 8\u201310: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited Blessings seminarians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<li>Publication: Christianity and China, Vol. 2.<\/li>\n<li>DVD: Introduction to BF Ministry.<\/li>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01aea62 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"01aea62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2006<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Expanded to four strategic directions: Talent Cultivation, Academic Exchange, Mass Media, and Evangelism\/Training.\n<li>New Staff: Ziyin Wang joined as Director of Mass Media and later founded the \u201cLove in China\u201d ministry; Zhongmin Li joined as Research Center Assistant.\n<li>January 13\u201315: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen led a mission conference in New Jersey at MCCC.\n<li>New Seminarian: Zhiqiu Xu.\n<li>July 13\u201315: The sixth BF Family Retreat was held.\n<li>October 20\u201321: The \u201cCultural Mission\u201d seminar was held at EFCLA, featuring the film Love in China.\n<li>Publications: A Winding Journey of Cultural Transformation and Christianity and China, Vol. 3.\n<li>Film: The first short version of Love in China.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62abe3 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a62abe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2007<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>New name: \u201cBlessings Cultural Mission Fellowship\u201d was added as the organization\u2019s name.\n<li>Staff: Min Li resigned in November.\n<li>March 29\u2013April 1: Pastor Grant Chen visited Blessings members in Boston.\n<li>New Seminarians: C. L. Hu and Luke Zheng.\n<li>May 28\u2013July 1: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia, attended the \u201cDialogue between Christianity and Confucianism\u201d conference in Hong Kong, and visited scholars at various universities.\n<li>July 19\u201321: The seventh BF Family Retreat was held.\n<li>July 29: The Blessings Vision Sharing Banquet was held at the Arcadia Community Center.\n<li>October 24\u201327: The Research Center hosted the international academic conference \u201cReview and Outlook of East-West Cultural Exchange\u201d at William Carey University.\n<li>Film: Official version of Love in China.\n<li>Publication: Christianity and China, Vol. 4.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df69450 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"df69450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2008<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Tom Chang joined as a new director.\n<li>Staff: Julie Chuang resigned in February. Jeffery Liu joined in May as Editor and Administrative Assistant.\n<li>April 10\u201314: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited Blessings members in Boston.\n<li>New Seminarian: Joan Liu.\n<li>July 10: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>July 17\u201319: The eighth BF Family Retreat was held.\n<li>August 18\u2013September 2: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Australia.\n<li>October 24: The Research Center hosted the forum \u201cChristianity and Modern China\u201d at Shaanxi Normal University.\n<li>Publication: Christianity and China, Vol. 5.\n<li>DVD: A Bright New Life, a testimony DVD.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f9c86 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"24f9c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2009<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Peter Chen joined as a new director.\n<li>Staff: Ziyin Wang resigned and founded Love in China Communications Co., Ltd.; Bell Ge joined as Outreach Coordinator.\n<li>April 24\u201326: The Research Center co-organized the academic conference \u201cThe Basic Spirit and Future Direction of Chinese and Western Cultures\u201d with Shandong University.\n<li>New Seminarians: Ling Tian, Baosheng Guo, and Peter Li.\n<li>June 6: The Research Center held the seminar \u201cChristianity and Contemporary China\u201d in Los Angeles.\n<li>June 25 and July 15: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>July 16\u201318: The ninth BF Family Retreat was held.\n<li>August 9\u201321: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Brazil.\n<li>September 24: The Research Center held the lecture \u201cThe Contemporary Chinese Church\u201d at Good Shepherd Church.\n<li>October 4: The Blessings Gratitude Banquet was held at Los Angeles Bread of Life Church.\n<li>Publication: Christianity and China, Vol. 6.\n<li>DVD: Blessings Devotional and Gospel Messages, Series 1.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c16a0 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"47c16a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2010<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Staff: Bell Ge resigned in June.\n<li>February 20: The Research Center held the seminar \u201cCultural Characteristics and Evangelistic Strategies of the Post-\u201980s Generation\u201d at the office.\n<li>March 18\u201321: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Boston and New Haven, and visited Blessings members. \n<li>New Seminarian: Jing.\n<li>May 3\u201313: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Europe and visited Blessings members in Oxford and Edinburgh.\n<li>May 27\u201328: The Research Center held the academic conference \u201cChristianity and China Modernization Forum\u201d at East China Normal University.\n<li>July 3: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>July 15\u201317: The tenth BF Family Retreat was held.\n<li>July 20\u2013August 20: Peter Li interned with Blessings.\n<li>September 11: Held the \u201cSharing on Cultural Mission Ministry\u201d dinner at a church in New Jersey.\n<li>October 28\u201330: The Research Center co-organized the international academic conference \u201cChurch and Society from the Perspective of China\u2019s Modernization\u201d with Chung Yuan Christian University.\n<li>Publication: U-Turn of Life. DVD: Blessings Devotional and Gospel Messages, Series 2.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e96447 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8e96447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2011<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>April 8\u20139: The first Asia Blessings Family Retreat was held in Beijing.\n<li>New Seminarians: Marina Wang and Y H Ge.\n<li>June 25\u201326: Pastor Grant Chen visited Blessings members in Northern California.\n<li>July 7: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>July 14\u201316: The 11th Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n<li>September 5\u201319: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and participated in the 8th CCCOWE Conference in Bali, Indonesia.\n<li>October\u2013December: Jiming Chen interned in the Literature Department.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7346e4 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a7346e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2012<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>April 20: The second Asia Blessings Family Retreat was held in Beijing.\n<li>May 25\u201326: The first Blessings Family Retreat in Europe was held in Oxford.\n<li>New Seminarians: Shan Zhou, Miao Zeng, and Zhiqiang Chen.\n<li>July 6: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>July 19\u201321: The 12th Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n<li>August 22\u201324: Pastor Ling Li participated in the theological seminar \u201cChristianity and China in the 21st Century\u201d in Boston.\n<li>September 20\u2013October 2: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and spoke at the Autumn Revival Conference in Seoul.\n<li>October 29\u201330: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited Blessings members at CIU.\n<li>Publication: Probing the Myths of Science.\n<li>DVD: Blessings Devotional and Gospel Messages, Series 3.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cae2e elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"31cae2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2013<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Staff: Jeffery Liu retired in April; Jing Zhang joined as Editor and Administrative Assistant.\n<li>New Seminarians: Xiaoman Li and Joshua Fang Xie.\n<li>Office: In mid-June, the headquarters moved to Irvine, and the Research Center office moved to CESNA.\n<li>July 14: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>July 18\u201320: The 13th Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n<li>September 3\u201324: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and led the Mid-Autumn Retreat in Seoul.\n<li>September 11\u201312: The third Asia Blessings Family Retreat was held in Beijing.\n<li>Publications: Pastor Ling Li\u2019s About Heaven and Earth: A New Perspective on Faith and Culture and Christianity in China Research, Vol. 1, were published.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b0e20 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"34b0e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2014<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Blessings Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary.\n<li>April: A special 20th-anniversary issue of Blessings Magazine was published.\n<li>Staff: In February, Yichen Zhang began assisting with graphic design.\n<li>New Seminarian: Quan Li.\n<li>June: The introductory film for Blessings Cultural Mission Fellowship was completed.\n<li>The five strategic areas became: Leadership Development, Academic Exchange, Mass Media, Theological Training, and Mission Sending &amp; Partnerships.\n<li>Missionaries: Thomas Hu and his wife were accepted as Blessings missionaries.\n<li>Board: Isaac Chen resigned.\n<li>July 16\u201319: The 14th Blessings Family Retreat was expanded and held on a larger scale.\n<li>July 19: The 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Celebration, \u201cTransforming the Chinese Soul through the Gospel,\u201d was held at Great Commission Church of Irvine.\n<li>October 24\u201326: Pastor Grant Chen led the Los Angeles Bible Study and Revival Meeting.\n<li>Publications: Beyond Traditional Truth, A Panoramic View of Cultural Mission, and Christianity in China Research, Vol. 2.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f767ce elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4f767ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2015<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Kang Xiao and Harris Liu joined as new directors.\n<li>Staff: Xunzhi Xia retired; Xuexi Lin resigned; Shangchun Cai joined as Secretary; Yichen Zhang resigned; Zhaohong Yu served as a volunteer Finance Assistant.\n<li>Missionaries: Joshua Gou and his wife, Salinna, were accepted as Blessings missionaries.\n<li>New Seminarians: Jin Li and Karen Kang.\n<li>March 11\u201317: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Europe and visited Blessings members in England.\n<li>April 7\u2013May 11: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and visited Blessings members in China.\n<li>June 6: Co-sponsored the third Faith and Contemporary Art Seminar in Los Angeles.\n<li>July 16\u201318: The 15th Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n<li>September 19: Pastor Grant Chen spoke at the North America Chinese Christian Education Conference in Los Angeles.\n<li>September 25\u2013October 19: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia, led the Seoul Mid-Autumn Revival Conference, spoke at the Mission China 2030 conference in Hong Kong, and visited Blessings members.\n<li>November 7\u20139: The Research Center hosted the academic conference \u201cChristianity and Moral Formation in Modern China\u201d at Renmin University of China.\n<li>Publication: Glory Through Tears: A Reflection on the Beatitudes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e5474 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"99e5474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2016<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Tom Chang and Leon Hsiao resigned.\n<li>Staff: Jing Zhang resigned. Sherry Feng joined as Graphic Designer, and Wei Li joined for New Media. Hezhen You served as a volunteer Finance Assistant.\n<li>New Seminarians: Abraham Liu and Zhengguang Wu.\n<li>February 7: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>February 26\u201327: The Research Center co-hosted the \u201cForum on the Sinicization of Christianity\u201d with CESNA.\n<li>March 30\u2013May 3: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia, recorded Ten Lectures on the Lord\u2019s Prayer at Good News Radio, and visited Blessings members.\n<li>July 21\u201323: The 16th Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n<li>October 9\u201312: The fourth Asia Blessings Family Retreat was held at Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan.\n<li>October 22\u201330: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited Blessings members in China.\n<li>October 29\u201330: The Research Center hosted the international academic conference \u201cChristianity and Modern Chinese Education\u201d at Shanghai University.\n<li>Publication: When the Soul Soars Toward the Throne: An Exposition of the Lord\u2019s Prayer.\n<li>New Media: The \u201cBless Me to Be a Blessing\u201d WeChat platform was established.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2813b1 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c2813b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2017<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Alex Chu and Benjamin Kuo joined as new directors.\n<li>Staff: Abby Chen joined as Assistant Editor and later also served as Finance Assistant; Sherry Feng and Wei Li resigned.\n<li>Office: In March, the office moved to the adjacent office building.\n<li>New Seminarian: Mingzhi Chen.\n<li>April 18\u2013May 3: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and visited Blessings members in Hong Kong.\n<li>July 15: Hosted visiting scholars invited by CCSANA.\n<li>July 20\u201322: The 17th Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n<li>July 30\u2013August 11: The Research Center co-hosted the \u201cSummer Workshop for Ph.D. Students in Christianity\u201d with CESNA.\n<li>October 23\u2013November 21: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and participated in the \u201cSymposium Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation\u201d in Bangkok.\n<li>October 22\u201326: The Research Center hosted the academic conference \u201cChristianity and Medical and Health Services in Modern China\u201d at Shanghai University.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c2ce1 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e5c2ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2018<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Staff: Ling Li and the Research Center became independent from Blessings and transitioned to FCCE.\n<li>Board: Chikong Shue joined as a new director.\n<li>Staff: Shangchun Cai resigned. Yishan Shen served as Secretary for several months. Hui Li joined in September as Assistant to the President and Outreach Coordinator. Zhiqiu Xu served as a Blessings contract consultant.\n<li>Missionary: Yi He was accepted as a contract missionary for UCI campus ministry.\n<li>New Seminarians: Jun Wang and Guang Liu.\n<li>March 21\u201323: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited Blessings members in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\n<li>April 11\u201323: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Asia and visited Blessings members.\n<li>June 4\u201310: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited Blessings members in the eastern United States.\n<li>July 19\u201321: The 18th Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n<li>At the end of July, one family returned to China to serve.\n<li>September 22\u201325: Pastor Grant Chen led the Mid-Autumn Revival Conference in Seoul.\n<li>October 20\u201323: Pastor Grant Chen visited Blessings members in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\n<li>November 6\u201321: Pastor Grant Chen served in Asia, led meetings in Hong Kong, and visited Blessings members there.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df00a5c elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"df00a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2019<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Accounting: Theresa Wang, CPA, retired in April; Gary Hsu, CPA, was hired as the new accountant.\n<li>Board: Peter Chen resigned.\n<li>Missionary: Yi He resigned and went on to pastor a student church.\n<li>New Seminarians: Biao Liu, Anlin Tseng, Jesse Sun, and Yucheng Bai.\n<li>January 1\u201329: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Taiwan and visited Blessings members.\n<li>April 17\u201320: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen visited Blessings members in Durham.\n<li>July 17\u201320: The 19th Blessings Family Retreat was expanded and held on a larger scale, with Blessings missionaries invited to participate.\n<li>August 5\u201314: Zhiqiu Xu taught at the \u201cAdvanced Seminar on Human Cultural Heritage\u201d at Tsinghua University in Beijing.\n<li>September 12\u201315: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen led the Mid-Autumn Revival Conference in Seoul.\n<li>October 13\u201319: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen served in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and visited Blessings members.\n<li>Publication: New edition of Introduction to BCMF.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d648582 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d648582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2020<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Starting in January, Pastor Grant Chen preached a Sunday message once a month at Irvine Chinese First Baptist Church.\n<li>February 2: Pastor Grant Chen led the mission conference at Chinese Baptist Church of Central Orange County.\n<li>New Seminarians: Xin and Andy Kuo.\n<li>Beginning in March, staff worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n<li>July 15\u201318: The Blessings Family Retreat was held online, with Blessings members participating from around the world.\n<li>Beginning in July, board meetings were held online.\n<li>In September, the Blessings Joy Fund for Evangelism was established to support frontline ministers in China who were in need.\n<li>In November, Zhiqiu Xu taught the \u201cAdvanced Seminar on Human Cultural Heritage\u201d online for Tsinghua University.\n<li>Publication: The U-Turn of Life, Vol. 2, was published as an e-book in December.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd6e37 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1cd6e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2021<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: An ad hoc board meeting was held on January 10, followed by board meetings on February 7 and July 18.\n<li>New Seminarian: Sean Long.\n<li>Pastor Grant Chen preached online Sunday messages for several churches, including Irvine First Chinese Baptist Church on January 7, February 14, March 21, April 4, May 23, June 20, and July 4; North Shore Chinese Church in Chicago on January 17 and May 16; Eastern Hills Wesleyan Chinese Church on February 17; and West LA Shenzhou Mission Church on February 28, April 11, and May 30. \n<li>On June 12, Pastor Grant Chen spoke at the Midwest ABC \/ Access Bible Convention online conference in Chicago on the topic \u201cReligious Dialogue in Media Ministry.\u201d\n<li>On June 26\u201327, Pastor Grant Chen led an online retreat for North Shore Chinese Church in Chicago. He also spoke online for The Home of Christ Church in Fremont on May 2 and July 25.\n<li>From January to July, Jun Wang interned with Blessings.\n<li>The Blessings Forum began in February, led by Jun Wang. Jesse Sun took over in August, and a total of 14 forums were held by December.\n<li>March 5: A small online gathering of Blessings family members was held, with 13 participants.\n<li>July 14\u201317: The 21st Blessings Family Retreat was held online, with Blessings members participating from around the world.\n<li>July 26\u2013December 15: Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen stayed in Taiwan to accompany Pastor Chen\u2019s father in his final days, handle funeral and family matters, and visit several churches and ministries in Taiwan.\n<li>In September, Ling Tian joined the staff as Editor and Researcher.\n<li>In November, Zhiqiu Xu taught the \u201cAdvanced Seminar on Human Cultural Heritage\u201d online for Tsinghua University.\n<li>Staff: Hui Li resigned at the end of the year.\n\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118837e elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"118837e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2022<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: Board meetings were held on February 13 and July 17, and an ad hoc board meeting was held on April 24. In July, Jason Lok resigned from the board and became a lifetime volunteer. \n<li>Pastor Grant Chen preached at Irvine First Chinese Baptist Church on January 9, February 13, April 10, July 10, August 14, September 11, and December 11; at Shenzhou Mission Church (West Los Angeles) on July 31 and December 18; and at Joyful Christian Church on December 24. He also preached at several online gatherings: March 25\u201327, online evangelistic meetings for Princeton Christian Church; April 7, a recorded message for the Chinese Pastors Fellowship on \u201cMission and Chinese Churches\u201d; and November 11, a testimony sharing for the Peking University Alumni Fellowship, responding to Professor Liqun Qian\u2019s preface and related topics.\n<li>March 7\u201329: Ling Tian came to Irvine to work on Blessings Magazine.\n<li>New Staff: Pastor Zuxing Chen came to Irvine for an interview from April 21\u201323 and recorded a video interview on April 22. On June 1, he officially began serving as Director of Pastoral Care and Training.\n<li>CPA Gary Hsu was suddenly called home to the Lord in his sleep on April 2. On May 5, CPA Jeffrey Lu was confirmed as the new accountant. \n<li>New Seminarians: Peter Long, Yan Cheng, David Chen, and Bin Xia.\n<li>Online Blessings gatherings: Seminarian gathering on June 5; Blessings Family Retreat from July 13\u201316; Blessings family gathering on November 18.\n<li>Missionaries: Guang Liu had an online sending ceremony on March 5 and returned to China with his family to serve on March 18. Luke Zheng was ordained in Chicago on July 23. Joshua Gou was on sabbatical leave in North America from September 5 to November 15. In December, Shan Zhou and his wife were accepted as new Blessings missionaries.\n<li>Director Zuxing Chen\u2019s itinerary: August 3\u20138, led a leadership march in Montana; September 30\u2013October 2, attended the mission conference at Living Water Evangelical Church in Chicago; October 12\u201326, visited Blessings members on the East Coast; November 12\u201320, visited Blessings members in the Midwest. \n<li>New Staff: Administrative Assistant Shirley Chen joined on November 1.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455cc1d elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"455cc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2023<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>Board: A board meeting was held on February 26. At the July 22 board meeting, amendments to the bylaws were approved, and Zhiqiu Xu was invited to join as a new board member.\n<li>New Ministry: The Flourishing in the Lord lecture series began in February, meeting three times a month. It was led by Pastor Zuxing Chen, with assistance from Ling Tian. \n<li>Pastor Grant Chen preached Sunday messages at Irvine First Chinese Baptist Church on February 12, March 12, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, and December 11; at Joyful Christian Church on February 19, June 2, and September 3; and at Chinese Baptist Church of West Los Angeles on September 24 and November 26.\n<li>Pastor Grant Chen led special meetings, including the Princeton Christian Church retreat on March 24\u201326, small-group leaders\u2019 spiritual renewal retreats at Irvine First Chinese Baptist Church on May 19\u201320 and November 4, and the Lord\u2019s Grace Christian Church retreat on May 27\u201329.\n<li>On June 30, the office moved to its new address: 17900 Sky Park Circle, Suite 230, Irvine, CA 92614.\n<li>New Seminarian: Mudi Li.\n<li>New Staff: Yan Cheng joined on July 1.\n<li>July 19\u201322: The 23rd Blessings Family Retreat was held in Houston, with seminarians as the main focus.\n<li>Director Zuxing Chen\u2019s itinerary: February 27\u2013March 5, visited Southern California; September 4\u20139, led the Montana Brothers\u2019 Wellness Camp; October 13\u201315, led a church mission conference in Baltimore; November 1\u20139, visited Southern California. \n<li>Ling Tian transitioned to the role of Scholar Ministry Specialist and assisted with the \u201cJourney in Search of Light,\u201d a collaborative project among The Blessings Foundation, ReFrame Ministry, Tsinghua University, and Peking University. Her itinerary took her to Southern California from August 22 to September 12.\n<li>Missionary Guang Liu began scholar ministry in China. His wife, Wanru, assisted with post-production and posters for Flourishing in the Lord.\n<li>Hou-Jien Yen, CPA, was invited to serve as accountant. Beginning in 2024, the fiscal year was changed to January\u2013December.\n<li>Assisted Dr. Ming Wang in promoting the film Sight.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2b5bf elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9a2b5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2024<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>30th Anniversary Events: In April, Cultivating Culture, Connecting Legacy: Blessings 30th Anniversary Commemorative Special Issue was published. On May 13, a launch event was held at Jiahui Hall, Mandarin Baptist Church of Los Angeles. On June 1, the \u201cBlessings 30th Anniversary Thanksgiving Gathering\u201d was held at Bread of Life Church in Torrance. From June 18\u201321, the 24th Blessings Family Retreat was held on an expanded scale at Hilton Orange County\/Costa Mesa.\n\n<li>Board: On July 23, the board accepted Director Betty Yu\u2019s resignation. Pastor Aiguang Chen took over as Treasurer, and Pastor Zhiqiu Xu became Secretary.\n\n<li>New Seminarian: Steven Chen joined in August.\n\n<li>Pastor Grant Chen\u2019s Sunday Messages: Joyful Christian Church on February 4, April 7, and August 18; Irvine First Chinese Baptist Church once each month from April to May, and on February 11, August 11, and September 8; Irvine Chinese Baptist Church on August 25; and Shenzhou Mission Church on September 15.\n\n<li>Special Meetings Led by Pastor Grant Chen and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen: January 9, Five Loaves and Two Fish Sisters\u2019 Fellowship at Zhongfu; February 24, taught at Irvine First Chinese Baptist Church; March 1, Living Water Fellowship at Zhongfu; May 26, officiated at the memorial service for Preacher Xinyou Huang; August 13, Five Loaves and Two Fish Sisters\u2019 Fellowship at Zhongfu, led by Mrs. LiangShwu Chen; August 25, officiated at the ordination of Preacher Wan Xiang.\n\n<li>Pastor Zuxing Chen\u2019s Itinerary: January 13\u201317, retreat for core coworkers of Foothill Fellowship; July, \u201cBeyond Missions\u201d discipleship and practicum gathering in North Carolina; July 22\u201325, Chinese Public Theology Symposium at Calvin Theological Seminary; August 31\u2013September 6, Brothers\u2019 Retreat in Montana.\n\n<li>Ling Tian\u2019s Itinerary: May 27\u201330, attended the North American Chinese Seminarian Conference at Wheaton College; July 10\u201315, in-person \u201cJourney in Search of Light\u201d retreat in Kansas City; July 22\u201325, Chinese Public Theology Symposium at Calvin Theological Seminary; September 1\u20136, Sisters\u2019 March in Colorado.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a9519 elementor-vertical-align-top ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"46a9519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2025<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><li>This year, four seminarians completed their Ph.D. degrees: Andy Kuo in Old Testament, Biao Liu in New Testament, Yucheng Bai in Church History, and Peter Long in Systematic Theology.\n\n<li>Two new seminarians were accepted this year: Songzan Xu at the University of Cambridge and Ying Cao at the University of Toronto. Support is also scheduled to begin in January 2026 for another new seminarian, Lunfei Liu at the University of Cambridge.\n\n<li>In April, the Asia Blessings Family Retreat was held.\n\n<li>In June, the North America Blessings Family Retreat was held at Wheaton College, with more than 60 adults and children participating.\n\n<li>Dr. Andy Kuo became a Blessings missionary. He and his family have returned to Taiwan and settled there. Andy teaches at China Lutheran Seminary, and his wife, Youyu Chen, serves as a ministry coworker at Hsinchu Beimen Holiness Church.\n\n<li>Beginning in April, The Blessings Magazine launched a new web-based format, with each article given its own link to make reading and sharing easier.\n\n<li>Beginning in September, Andrea Lee began serving as a part-time English editor. Starting in January 2026, she is also scheduled to serve as Assistant to the President, while helping proofread the magazine and website.\n\n<li>The Flourishing in the Lord wellness lecture series continued. From January through September, the lectures were led by Ling Tian. Beginning in November, a Blessings missionary using the pseudonym Lu Baijia was invited to share once a month from the perspective of a professional counselor on the theme \u201cA More Abundant Life.\u201d\n\n<li>The Blessings Online Forum was held online once a month, exploring the relationship between knowledge and faith and inviting experts and scholars as speakers.\n\n<li>This year marked the ruby wedding anniversary of Pastor Grant Chen, President of the Blessings Foundation, and Mrs. LiangShwu Chen. Mrs. Chen wrote an article that was published in Issue 96 of The Blessings Magazine in July 2025.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df0ca7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"87322\" data-id=\"df0ca7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2862bc0\" data-eae-slider=\"9201\" data-id=\"2862bc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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