A Bilingual Pentecostal Home on Fullerton Road
Christian Zion Church gathers at 2628 Fullerton Road in Rowland Heights, a stretch of Los Angeles County where Mandarin and English mix as easily on the sidewalk as in the sanctuary. The congregation is bilingual by design, with the church's name, Sunday worship, sermon archive, and printed material all presented in both Traditional Chinese and English. Pastors preach in both languages, and the Sunday worship lyric sheets are published in three side-by-side formats: Chinese characters, Pinyin, and English, so that anyone, no matter which language they arrived in, can follow the service.
The church's identity is rooted in a Pentecostal reading of Scripture, with a particular love for the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Sermon titles such as "Victory Through the Wisdom, Power, and Anointing From the Holy Spirit" and a children's craft built around the day of Pentecost and the disciples speaking in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them (Acts 2:4) point to a tradition that takes the Spirit's work seriously and expects the same in the lives of believers. The Rowland Heights location serves as the headquarters for a wider network that includes gathering points in Taiwan and Malaysia, all under the same name and pastoral care.
Sunday Morning: School at Nine, Worship at Nine-Thirty
Christian Zion Church's week centers on Sunday morning. Sunday School opens at 9:00 AM, and the main worship service begins at 9:30 AM. The pattern keeps families together for the morning while still giving children their own teaching hour. For visitors, the Sunday rhythm is the easiest to walk into: arrive by nine, settle children into their classes, and join the main hall when worship begins at half past the hour.
Worship is bilingual from start to finish. Pastors preach in both Mandarin and English, often moving between the two without a strict line of separation, and the songs sung by the congregation come from a single set of lyrics available in Chinese, Pinyin, and English. The church offers downloadable lyric PDFs for the Sunday worship set, so newcomers can review the songs ahead of time or follow along on a phone during the service.
Recent sermon series have walked through Philippians 4 ("I can do all this through him who gives me strength"), the call not to give up meeting together from Hebrews 10, the parable of the ten lepers in Luke 17, the story of Abraham as "A Father of Great Faith" in Romans 10, the cross of Jesus in John 1:29 and Matthew 27, the call to worship the Lord in Psalm 103, the steadfastness of God's word in Psalm 119, and the life of the early church in Acts 2. Each sermon is paired with a downloadable PDF in both Chinese and English, so the teaching can be revisited during the week.
Morning Prayer, Tuesday Through Saturday
If Sunday is the public face of Christian Zion Church, the early mornings are its engine. Morning Prayer meets every Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 AM, a five-mornings-a-week rhythm of gathered prayer that shapes the rest of the church's life. Anyone walking in before the workday begins can expect a short, focused service in the sanctuary.
The Morning Prayer hour is the hinge of the church's prayer life. Visitors who want to experience the congregation away from the busier Sunday service often find Morning Prayer to be the most accessible weekly gathering, a smaller and more contemplative setting in which to meet the pastors and the regulars.
Friday Bible Study and the Last-Saturday Fast
Friday evenings add a second teaching rhythm to the week. The Friday Night Bible Study gathers members for a deeper look at Scripture, distinct from the more devotional Morning Prayer. The Friday study serves those whose work schedules make weekday mornings difficult and offers a more conversational, small-group-style engagement with the Bible.
On the last Saturday of every month, the Morning Prayer time extends into a Fasting and Prayer gathering. Members are encouraged to come to the 8:30 AM Morning Prayer first and then continue into the fasting meeting, which runs for about an hour in the main sanctuary. The monthly fast is a set piece of the church calendar and is titled "Monthly Church Fasting and Prayer." The fasting gathering is held in the main sanctuary, not in a side room, signaling that the fast is a whole-church event, not a specialty ministry.
Five Pastors, One Pulpit
Christian Zion Church is shepherded by a team of pastors rather than a single senior minister. The current pulpit rotation includes Pastor Bonnie, Pastor James, Pastor Stephanie, Pastor Mylinh, and Pastor Wu Xiu-Jing. Each pastor preaches regularly, and the "Weekly Words" series is tagged with the pastor who delivered that week's message. The shared model means visitors hear different voices and emphases from week to week, and the church's teaching covers a wider range of pastoral gift than a one-pastor model would allow.
The church also keeps an archive of sermons from former pastors, including Pastor Mark Ku (辜茂松牧師, archived in 2024) and Pastor Su Lingguo (蘇靈果牧師, archived in 2025). The archive is presented as a way to honor the pastoral history of the congregation and to keep older messages available for people who want to revisit them.
Activate CZC Kids: A Whole Ministry of Its Own
Children are not an afterthought at Christian Zion Church. The children's ministry, called Activate CZC Kids, has its own online presence, its own weekly programming, and its own rhythm of activities aimed at children from Pre-K through sixth grade.
Activate meets in step with the adult service on Sunday mornings. The program is built around Bible literacy, and the team publishes weekly "Bible Story" posts that walk kids through a passage of Scripture, with a memory verse to take home. Recent Bible stories include the story of David's inquiry of the Lord in 1 Chronicles 14, the healing of the lame man in Acts 3, Peter's escape from prison in Acts 12, the parable of the lost son in Luke 15, the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, the early story of Baby Moses from Exodus 1 and 2, the story of the three sons of Noah in Genesis 9, and the call to trust in the Lord from Genesis 18 and Proverbs 3.
Each Bible story comes with a related craft. Crafts are designed for home or church use and need only basic supplies: scissors, glue, paper plates, cups, crayons, fasteners, and the occasional disposable glove. The craft PDF is downloadable, and YouTube videos walk the children through the activity. The crafts are a hands-on ministry, not a coloring page on a pew: making a dove from a paper cup for Pentecost, a wheel of love from 1 Corinthians 13, a key of the kingdom of heaven from Matthew 16, a bracelet of friendship from Proverbs 18, and a paper figure of the lame man walking in the name of Jesus from Acts 3.
Activate also runs a Sunday Stream, an online broadcast of the children's program that is archived. Parents who miss a week can catch up on the lesson at home. The Activate team includes writers and crafters credited by name, including Mr. H, who leads the crafts, and contributors Ivan.L and Louis.L, who write the Bible Story posts.
The Annual Three-Day Summer Bible Camp
Each summer, Activate CZC Kids holds a three-day Vacation Bible School, generally scheduled mid-July. The camp runs three consecutive days from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and is held in the church's 2nd-floor multipurpose building. Each day centers on a different Bible passage, with worship and dance, a craft led by Mr. H, a group team-building project, an optional water game, and a Bible trivia competition. Registration is per child and includes craft materials and a T-shirt.
Recent camp themes have included "Camp 99+1," built around the three parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son in Luke 15, and "Built to Glorify," drawn from Haggai 2:9 ("The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house"). Children are asked to dress comfortably, bring a water bottle and a small backpack for their craft, and, optionally, a change of clothes for the water game. The VBS is open to the wider community, not just children of the church, and registration is handled through Activate CZC Kids.
Activate CZC Kids has also organized larger worship events for children and families. The "Tremble O Earth Worship Night" was a worship and prayer evening built around Haggai 2:6-7 ("I will once more shake the heavens and the earth"). Children, youth, and college-age participants submitted recorded worship videos in any form (instrumental, choral, vocal, dance), which were then played during the event alongside live worship and prayer. Every participant received a trophy. The event was held online, which allowed participation from the church's overseas campuses.
Weekly Words and the Daily Bible Reading Plan
Christian Zion Church puts heavy weight on the Bible being known and used by the congregation, not just heard on Sunday. Two parallel resources support that goal.
Every week, the pastoral team publishes a "Weekly Words" (每週神的話) entry tied to the previous Sunday's sermon. The entry includes the sermon title in both Chinese and English, the focal Bible passage in both languages, the sermon text in both languages, and a downloadable PDF. The Weekly Words archive goes back years and covers dozens of sermon series.
Alongside the weekly sermon, the church publishes a monthly Bible reading plan, broken into twelve monthly PDFs (one for each month of the year). The plan is called the "Daily Bible" (每日讀經表) and is meant to be read privately by church members, in addition to the church's gathered Bible study times. The plans are published each month, with January through December all available, giving members a year-long structure for daily Scripture reading.
Worship Lyrics in Chinese, Pinyin, and English
Worship songs are made accessible in three formats, side by side. The church posts three versions of the Sunday worship lyric sheet: a Chinese character version, a Pinyin version for those who read Chinese phonetically, and an English version. Visitors who want to follow along can download the right version for them before arriving, or pick up the printed sheet at the welcome table on Sunday morning. The Pinyin version in particular is a thoughtful touch for second-generation Chinese-Americans and others who understand spoken Mandarin but read Chinese less fluently.
Five Locations from Rowland Heights to Selangor
Christian Zion Church includes five locations that share the same name and the same pastoral oversight.
The headquarters is at 2628 Fullerton Road, Rowland Heights, California 91748, with the main office and phone line at 626-810-5222. From there the network extends to:
- Taipei Neihu, Taiwan - 6, Xingzhong Road, 3rd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei City. The office is on the 1st floor of the same building. Phone 02-2792-5303.
- Jiaoxi, Yilan County, Taiwan - 3rd Floor, No. 72, Lane 97, Zhongxiao Road, Jiaoxi Township.
- Keelung, Taiwan - No. 75, Peide Road, Xinyi District, Keelung City. Phone 02-2465-0328; fax 02-2466-6645.
- Selangor, Malaysia - Lot SOA, 2nd Floor, Selayang Capitol Complex, Selayang Kepong Expressway, 68100 Batu Caves, Selayang, Selangor. Phone +6 03-61280969.
These campuses share the same publishing rhythm of "Weekly Words" and the "Daily Bible" reading plan. The Activate CZC Kids online platform and the Sunday Stream broadcasts serve the children of the whole network, not just the Rowland Heights location. Visitors who travel or relocate between the five cities can find a Christian Zion Church gathering nearby.
The Lamb of God and the Power of the Spirit
The teaching at Christian Zion Church centers on a few core convictions that show up again and again in the sermon archive.
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This is the church's signature text for the cross, drawn from John 1:29 and paired with the cry of Jesus from the cross in Matthew 27:45-46. The church teaches that the cross is not a metaphor but a real atoning event.
The Holy Spirit is at work in the life of the believer. The sermon series on "Victory Through the Wisdom, Power, and Anointing From the Holy Spirit" makes the case that the Christian life is not lived by human effort but by the Spirit's enabling. The children's curriculum reinforces this with a craft built around Acts 2:4 and the disciples speaking in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
The Bible is the eternal and trustworthy word of God. Psalm 119:89-91 ("Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens") is one of the church's most-referenced passages, and the Daily Bible reading plan is built on the conviction that Scripture is the bread of the daily Christian walk.
Faith is thanksgiving, and thanksgiving is faith. The sermon on Luke 17:17-19, drawn from the story of the ten lepers where only one returns to give thanks, makes the case that the leper's faith and his gratitude are the same act.
The gathered church is essential. The sermon on Hebrews 10:25 ("not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another") is taught as a warning against drifting from Christian community. The very name of the church's Mandarin-language identity, 基督徒敬拜中心 (Christian Worship Center), names worship as the church's center of gravity.
Giving: Online, by Check, or in the Offering Box
Members and friends can support the work of the church online or by mail. The online giving portal, powered through Tithe.ly, allows one-time gifts, recurring gifts, ACH or credit and debit card payments, and gives donors access to their giving history and year-end tax statements.
For those who prefer to give by check, checks should be made payable to "C.Z.C" and mailed to the church office at 2628 Fullerton Road, Rowland Heights, CA 91748. The memo line can note the type of gift: Tithe, General Offering, Missionary Offering, Multimedia Offering, or Building Offering. The church also maintains an offering box in the church office for in-person gifts. The missionary category on the memo line points to the network of overseas campuses in Taiwan and Malaysia, which the Rowland Heights church helps to support.
Planning a First Visit
Christian Zion Church is a Pentecostal church in the Chinese-American evangelical tradition, intentionally bilingual in Mandarin and English. The Sunday service at 9:30 AM, with Sunday School for children at 9:00 AM, is the main gathering point and the best place for a first-time visitor to begin. The 8:30 AM Morning Prayer, held Tuesday through Saturday, is the easiest weekly gathering to walk into for those who want a smaller, more reflective setting, and the Friday Night Bible Study is the right room for those who want a deeper look at Scripture in an evening setting.
Worship lyrics are available in three formats, so a visitor can pick up a Chinese, Pinyin, or English sheet at the door or download one ahead of time. The children's program, Activate CZC Kids, runs alongside the adult service on Sundays, and the summer VBS in mid-July is open to the wider community.
Online giving is available, and check gifts can be mailed to the church office. For visitors who live outside the Rowland Heights area, sister campuses meet in Taipei Neihu, Jiaoxi, Keelung, and Selangor, Malaysia, under the same name and pastoral care. The church's YouTube channel carries parts of the program, including the Activate CZC Kids Sunday Stream, so a curious visitor can preview the teaching and the music before walking in the door.