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What
is the denomination and mission statement of the WVCAC?
West Valley Christian Alliance Church is a part of the
movement of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. We
embrace the entire statement of faith of the denomination
and its structure and polity. We proclaim Jesus Christ
as our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King. We
hold fast to the conviction that the Bible is the inspired
word of God (II Timothy 3:16). Everyone who believes and
receives the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the
cross will be saved. All believers are to pursue sanctification
with others in the church, being filled with the Holy
Spirit, and living out the divine will of the Lord on
each person.
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What
is the name and how does it came about?
Our register name is 'West Valley Christian Alliance Church'.
Our vision is to establish a lighthouse of gospel on the
West Side of San Jose where there is not an existing Cantonese
speaking church. The Chinese name is a temporary name
until a more appropriate one to be determined by our founding
members.
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What is the governing body? What is the composition, how
is it formed?
The initial planning committee is appointed by Pastor
Fung. The responsibility of the planning committee is
to plan and execute the various aspect regarding the starting
of the new church. The planning committee will be dissolved
once a temporary board is formed. The governing body is
composed of a temporary board with a term of six months
duration from July 01 till Dec 31 2002. The board consists
of major functional ministry coordinators with the senior
Pastor as the chairperson. The composition is as follows:
| Chairperson: |
| Ministry
Council: |
| Prayer |
| Fellowship |
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| Worship |
| Christian Education |
| Youth |
| Children |
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| Administrative
Council: |
| Facility |
| Communication |
| Finance |
This temporary
board will function until there are at least twenty-five
(25)-founding members, so as to be accredited by C&MA
as an independent church. After that, through election
by the founding members, a formal board will be formed
to administer various ministries in the church.
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Is
Willow Glen the permanent address of WVCAC? How many groups
are using this facility? What is the relationship among
them?
Due to the fact that the Willow Glen Anglo church has
less than twenty-five members, the right of usage to the
church has returned to the C&MA District. The plan
of the C&MA District is to re-establish a new Anglo
church by hiring a new English pastor. At the same time,
the District is also willing to fully utilize the facility
by starting a new Chinese Alliance church. Under the term
of the initial contract with the C&MA District, we
are one of the tenants utilizing the facility here at
Willow Glen. The monthly rent would apply to renovation
and maintenance of the building. The long-term plan would
be moving to the West Side of the San Jose area. It would
be up to Our Lord's guidance as to build our own church
or acquire an existing church or remodel available building
on the West Side of San Jose.
There are now
three different groups gather in the Willow Glen church.
They are Youth for Christ, Korean Church and the Anglo
Willow Glen Neighborhood Church. Including WVCAC, there'll
be a total of 4 groups utilizing the premises. We are
all tenants and the District is responsible to facilitate
the usage of the facility.
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Other
than Cantonese congregation, will there be any other language
group?
We are planning to have English worship service in the
near future to meet the needs of our youth. As for Mandarin
service, we'll take into consideration as needs arise.
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What
is the direction of WVCAC?
The mission of West Valley Christian Alliance Church is
to fulfill the Great Commission of the Lord (Matthew 28:19-20),
to go and make disciples of all nations, to baptize them,
and to teach them to obey everything that the Lord has
commanded. Our mission is also to encourage all to become
witnesses of the Lord so the gospel may be preached to
the ends of the earth, that the glorious hope of the second
coming of Christ may be fulfilled (Matthew 24:14).
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What
is WVCAC's position on spiritual gifts and the work of
the Holy Spirit?
Believers are exhorted to seek a balance between the objective
truth in the Bible and the subjective feeling of the Holy
Spirit in the experience. We rely, on one hand, the Scripture
to test the reality of the movement of the Holy Spirit;
and, on the other hand, we also seek to understand and
apply the truth in the Bible through our reliance on the
power of the Holy Spirit. We affirm that different people
are given different spiritual gifts by God (I Corinthians
12:4). Therefore, we will not give undue emphases on certain
gifts over others. Spiritual gifts are not given or practiced
to show off the person. Rather, they are used to serve
and build up others so that, through complementing and
caring for each other, the saints may become perfect,
maintaining the unity of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:3). As
a result, the blessing of God would abound evermore.
Our pursuit
for the power of the Holy Spirit can be summarized into
the following four aspects:
- The power of the Spirit
that convicts man of his sins, to repent and be born again
in the Spirit.
- The power of the Spirit
that helps us turn away from our sinful ways, lead a holy
life, and participate in the sweetness of God's presence.
- The power of the Spirit
that enables us to witness Him in great boldness.
- The power of the Spirit
that maintains unity in His church, so that the world
may know that we are His disciples.
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What
can we expect from our children and youth ministries?
We are committed to the nurturing of the next generation
in their reverence of God. Besides activities in the church
for the children such as Children's Sunday School, fellowship,
and choir, we will assist the parents to become spiritual
role-models at home to the upbringing of their children,
so that they would not stray from the truth when they
grow up (Proverbs 22:6).
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How can
I become a member of WVCAC?
We welcome all seekers of the Christian faith to come
to our service. Those who are born again, be baptized,
and abide to the doctrine and faith of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance can become a member of WVCAC. Members
have the privilege to vote, participate in the church
decision making process, pray for the body of Christ,
be a faithful steward in time, money and talents, learn
His Word with other believers in God's family, pursue
and grow in character and good deeds, follow Christ, spread
the gospel diligently with brothers and sisters, anticipating
the return of our Lord.
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What
fellowship groups will be formed and how?
There will be around 7-8 fellowships formed. Range from
Family fellowship to College and Career background. It
will be up to the fellowship group to use a new name or
use one that they are used to. To avoid name conflict,
please notify Michael or Margaret about the decision.
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Can I
form my own fellowship?
Yes, if you have 7-8 couples or equivalent singles and
have mature leaders.
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Who should
I talk to regarding fellowship classroom assignment, funding,
or which fellowship to join?
You can contact the fellowship ministry coordinators,
Margaret Li or Michael Koo for further information.
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What
about Sunday service time?
The first official Sunday service will be on July 14,
2002 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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What
about nursery/children/youth program and Sunday school?
During the summer, only nursery, children worship and
youth worship will be provided.
We still need to plan and
coordinate with other groups for facility usage. We might
be able to rent the classrooms from the high school across
the street for Sunday school.
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What
should I expect before joining WVCAC?
We welcome your consideration of joining WVCAC. Since
WVCAC is a new start up church, there will be ample serving
opportunities in various ministries. While there may be
some inconvenience regarding usage of the facility, equipment
and fellowship time, consider this as a good opportunity
to minister to each other exercising God's love bestowed
upon us
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What
is the role of communication department within the congregation?
Communication department served as Board Secretary and
will provide the channel to communicate Governing board
decision to congregation through various means ( web,
email and posting ). We will publicize WVCAC as a group
of Cantonese speaking Christians who worship our Lord.
If you have any questions
about the church operation, feel free to send email to
write_to_know@wvcac.org
or send mail to church PO Box.
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What
is the church web site URL ?
The URL is http://www.wv-cac.org/
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How do
I receive information about the church?
We periodically send announcement about church events
and update information through email. You can fill in
your email address in the survey form so that we can add
you to the announcement list. It is strictly for church
event communication only.
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Can I
make special offering to WVCAC?
Non-cash offering will be documented for tax-deductible
purpose with no value designation. Talk to your tax consultant
about how to determine the fair market value. For cash
and check donation, please make it payable to WVCAC, either
mail it to church PO box or drop it in the church office.
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What
is WVCAC church address and P.O. box?
The address is: 1901 Cottle Ave., San Jose, CA 95125
Mail address is: P.O. Box 1771, Los Gatos, CA 95031-1771
The church address, driving direction and bus route is
also listed on the web page.
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Is there
a church map to tell us which room should be used/or not?
A big poster will be displayed at the entry hall. Also
all fellowship coordinators will be notified of room assignment
before mid-July.
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Who should
we contact regarding facility usage, room assignment and
parking question?
The facility department coordinator, currently serving
is Chuk Yuen.
