Dr. Timothy Lin

It was a deep blessing and encouragement to have heard Dr. Lin at Los Angeles and at Westminister when I was in college. I remember how deep his faith and knowledge of God's Word was and how you felt God's presence working in his life.

In Memory of Rev. Dr. Timothy Lin

Before setting off for the short missionary trip to Dubai, I managed to spare some time to visit Rev. Dr. Timothy Lin in the hospital. When I arrived, his maid Aunt Wong was the only one in the room.

After I had expressed my concern for him, Rev. Timothy said, "Levites retired at the age of 50, the Lord may not need me to work anymore."

"Did you join the fund-raising lunch organized by the China Evangelical Seminary North...

It was fourteen years ago we started attending FCBC-LA even though our three daughters attended this church since they were pre-schoolers. Our only regret is that we never had the opportunity to learn as much from Dr. Lin as Helen’s late mom, her sister and our daughters did. But we are grateful that we were able to hear him when he occasionally preached at the English Worship Service. Every sermon he preached was deeply rooted in the Bible, and was presented with such conviction and...

From Elaine & Sam Chin: We had very fond memories of Dr Timothy Lin. The very first day we came to FCBC, he laid a hand on our shoulders and welcomed us with a big warm smile. He always remembered to call Elaine to wish her "happy birthday" in the 1980's. Later, in the 90's Sam had the opportunity to transcribe his English sermons, and learned how very deep is Dr Lin's faith and knowledge in the Word of God, and what a spiritual giant he was! We've always admire Dr. Lin and his abilities...

Raymond and Devonna Wong
I met Dr. Lin around 1968-69 . Dr. Lin baptized me in 1969. He was very special to me and called me "my sweet Devonna". He came to see me in my home when I was ill. In 12/70, I went to stay wtih him and Mrs. Lin for Christmas . I learned what a man of God he was . They said the Lord's prayer every morning. He said it was good to eat food slowly. He said, "God has a purpose for your illness, that He might be glorified".

I love you Dr. Lin and...

1. Sunday School
Dr. Lin’s emphasis on Sunday School (SS) led to an explosive growth in SS attendance during the 1970s. How rapid was the growth? The following SS attendance statistics were included in the SS report to the congregation at the April 11, 1976 business meeting.
Average attendance for March , 1970-1976
1976: 1094 (+157, or +16.8%)
1975: 937 (+208, or +28.5%)
1974: 729 (+40, or +5.8%)
1973: 689 (+83, or +13.7%)
1972: 606 (+90, or +17.4%)

My name is Pastor Gary Ruff and have the privelege of having Dr.Raymond Leung and his wonderful family in our congregation. I did not know Dr Lin personally but have been able to experience the fruit of his ministry through the Leung family. The bible tells us to go fourth and bear fruit, and that, that fruit might abide for ever. The Leung family are an example of that abiding fruit. I am confident that when Dr Lin closed his eyes here on earth he was standing in front of our Savior once and...

I was blessed to have attend FCBC when Dr. Lin first started as interim Pastor at the church and then became our pastor. Dr. Lin impacted my life greatly with His godly preaching and teaching. He was always on time and I remember on Wednesday prayer meeting people were late in coming into the sanctuary. Dr. Lin sat at the piano and started to play a hymn. He did not scold or rebuke, rather he gave an example and a reminder to all of us. From that time we all were on time. He always...

I was fortunately able to see Dr. Lin the day before he died. He was mentally alert and was aware who I was. I sang a song with 2 other sisters from church. Normally I don't sing but for Dr. Lin I would've done anything for him gladly. I reminder him that I treasured the little goose lamp he gave me when I was 10 years old. He made a surprise visit to my home on Casanova Street. I lived in a basement of a house. I was poor and could not afford very much. He did not know that because of the...