Our History
Lake East Christian Church started the first Sunday services in October 1993. Before its establishment, Elder Shen and nearly ten brothers and sisters prayed and sought together for nearly a year. Since 1989, many families came to this area. Due to urban development, most of them gradually settled in the east side of Lake Washington. God has given us a vision to establish a church in the vast east side areas of Kirkland, Redmond, Bellevue, Bothell, Woodinville, and Issaquah. God has also given us a heart to care for the Chinese immigrants and preach the gospel. We wanted to witness the Lord’s love through the fellowship of believers, Bible study, and worship. At the beginning, there were only about 30 people and a few children. Three years later, there were nearly 100 people.
In the later 1996, we purchased the property where the current church is. This was only made possible by God’s provisioning and brothers and sisters’ faith. From January to March 1997, the church renovated the downstairs into classrooms, a cafe and a courtyard. The church held a dedication Sunday service on April 26, 1997, officially beginning God’s mission. Since then, God blessed this church greatly. Many friends who seek the gospel believe in the Lord, were baptized, and become children of God! Due to the increasing number of people in the church and the number of children, we built an additional education building in 2002.
From 2003 to 2023, God sent Pastor Wang Xiaogu and his wife to start English Sunday worship, youth ministry and family counseling services (2003-2011). Pastor Stephan Chen and his wife shepherd the church from 2012 to 2016. Pastor Li Pan and his wife joined the church in 2019. In 2021, Li Pan was ordained as the Chinese pastor of the church.
God’s grace for the Lake East Christian Church over the past thirty years has demonstrated that He can make things out of nothing. He is the God of blessings and grace. We deeply feel that “The Lord is my shepherd; I will not lack” (Psalm 23:1). He is a loving, faithful, holy, righteous, and gracious God. He is the head of the church, the source of all blessings!