Hong Kong

In 1932, Dr. Y. T. Chiu started a United Brethren mission school in Canton, China. When the Japanese occupied southern China in the late 1930s, the staff were forced to evacuate to the British colony of Hong Kong. By the end of World War II, they had begun a kindergarten, and were engaged in refugee work and the publishing of gospel tracts and booklets.

After World War II, the UB workers were able to return to Canton. However, a few chose to remain in Hong Kong.

After the communist takeover of China in 1949, Y. T. Chiu and all of our other workers were forced to flee China. The work moved permanently to Hong Kong in 1950. A publishing house and medical clinic were founded that year, in addition to the church work.

The conference, officially organized in 1962, now consists of eight churches and about 750 members. The visionary people of Hong Kong, led by Superintendent Peter Lee, spearheaded the United Brethren expansion into Macau, Thailand, and Myanmar. They are also investigating opportunities in Cambodia.

In 1996, Hong Kong began supporting Donna Chung (now Donna Delik) as a missionary with Operation Mobilization. She is the first non-North American to become an endorsed missionary through United Brethren missions. She and her husband, Arek, are church planting in Kutno, Poland.

Global Ministries works in partnership with Hong Kong as they reach out to these various areas of the world.

In 1997, Hong Kong became part of China.

The conference also operates, under contract with the city, large youth centers in several housing estates, which can be home to tens of thousands of people. These are a primary means of outreach and ministry to families.

Rev. Ajiax Wo was elected General Superintendent in 2005.

It should be pointed out that no North American missionaries have ever served in Hong Kong with the UB church.