Central Baptist Church (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Central Baptist Church (Honolulu, HI) is a Southern Baptist Church in the Makiki neighborhood in the city of Honolulu.[1]
History
Central Baptist Church was constituted on April 1, 1951. In 1971 the Hawaii Baptist Academy elementary school shared a building with Central Baptist Church until it acquired and moved to the former Sacred Heart Convent in Nuuanu in 1987.[2]
Hawaii Baptist leader, Daniel Hen Chong Kong, pastored Central Baptist Church during his last years until retiring in Dec. 2004.[3][4]
Doctrinal Belief
On February 8, 2009 the current Baptist Faith and Message was unanimously voted to replace the 1963 version as the church's articles of faith in the Church Constitution.[5]
Notable Members
- Liz Chun; Former Sports Anchor and First Hawaii Female Sports Director- KGMB [6]
- Daniel Hen Chong Kong, DDiv; Hawaii Baptist leader
- Matthew Sanders, PhD; Assistant Professor of Greek, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary[7]
- Shane Sowers, MACS; Central Baptist Church Senior Pastor, North American Mission Board Trustee
References
- ^ http://centralbaptisthawaii.org/cbc_welcome.php
- ^ Hawaii Baptist Academy Catalogue-Handbook 1986-1987. p. 3.
- ^ Rod Ohira (March 18, 2005). "Daniel H.C. Kong, Baptist preacher, dead at 76". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ Mary Vorsino (March 20, 2005). "Inspirational pastor led Hawaii Baptist Academy, Olivet flock". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved February 15, 2001.
- ^ Central Baptist Church business meeting Minutes,2009 February 8
- ^ http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Sep/10/sp/sp14a.html
- ^ http://www.swbts.edu/index.cfm?pageid=808&enc=485E4B4A5433392C23442550425351495379