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PASTOR HUGO CHENG was born in Queens, New York but grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. He came to faith in Jesus Christ during his senior year in college, while he was attending Carnegie Mellon University obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design. He first sensed the Lord's call for him to serve in full-time Christian ministry after coming to Christ for two months, during the Chinese Missions Convention (CMC) in 1989.

He worked in the field of computer graphics and helped his professors to start a human-computer interaction design firm. While working, he and his wife served as the leader of the senior-high youth group, the college and young adult fellowship groups. After working for seven years, Pastor Hugo left his job and attended Columbia Biblical Seminary (Now called Columbia International University, or CIU) to obtain a Master of Divinity degree. While at CIU, God used Hugo and his wife to plant a church among the factory workers in a Taiwanese plastic factory in Florence, SC.

In 1999, God called him to become the pastor of the Pittsburgh Chinese Church Oakland (PCCO), reaching and making disciples from among the overseas Chinese university students and scholars, as well as other international students. In 2004, an English-speak congregation called Oakland International Fellowship (OIF) was started by the PCCO church leadership and him, with a vision to build a congregation that is made up of people from all nations and ethnicities in the university area. Today they have students from over 18 nations represented in OIF.

In 2016, God called Pastor Hugo Cheng to become the senior pastor of our church (CBCM). He believes that CBCM has been given many resources from God and is poised to make an even greater impact for God's Kingdom locally and globally. With the teamwork from the staff, pastors, elders, and all the members, he hopes to lead CBCM to be an effective center and resource for prayer, discipleship, leadership training, evangelism, church planting, missions, and fellowship life.

PASTOR VITUS CHENG has been the Cantonese Pastor since 1995. He was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1978 and began attending CBCM. He was brought up Catholic and was born again in 1979. After graduating from the University of Maryland in Mechanical Engineering, Vitus then received his M. Div. at Capital Bible Seminary (1988). He began his ministry in Boston in January 1989 which included one year at the Boston Chinese Evangelical Church and five years at the American Chinese Christian Education and Social Services (ACCESS) center in Chinatown.

He has led short-term mission teams to serve in New York's Chinatown, Jamaica, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Ecuador; in recent years his focus has been Colombia. His desire is to see the lives of God's people transformed as we walk together in faith with the Lord, out of an intimate, real, and personal relationship with Him.

MINISTER FELIX CHIU began attending CBCM in 2013 when he was a student at the University of Maryland. In 2015, the Lord called him to full-time ministry, leading Felix to attend Westminster Theological Seminary, where he obtained a Master of Divinity with a focus on Biblical Counseling. After completing his theological training, Felix began serving at CBCM as a Pastoral Intern where he now hopes to transition into the role of English Minister. His ministry passions and focuses include young adult ministry, small groups, teaching, counseling, and worship ministry. Outside of ministry Felix enjoys running, hiking, and musical theater.

PASTOR STEVE EATMON has been the Youth Director since 2015. Steve Eatmon grew up in the Washington DC area and graduated from Chantilly High School in Northern Virginia. In his late high school years, he accepted Christ as Lord and Savior. He then obtained a B.A. from Florida State University where he was very involved in the Baptist Campus Ministry and the Wesley Foundation, which helped strengthen his faith. In college he felt the Lord calling him to serve in full-time ministry and he graduated from Asbury Seminary with his M. Div..

Since returning to the Washington DC area, he spent six years in the corporate world while working in churches around the area. He began full-time pastoral ministry three years ago at McLean Bible Church as the director of youth ministry at their Maryland Campus. Steve married his wife Heather in 2010 and they have two children: Ryan (2012) and Rachael (2014). In his spare time, Steve enjoys football, basketball, playing music, the outdoors, and spending time with his family.

PASTOR EDWARD JIANG was born and raised in Shanghai, China. He immigrated to the US when he was 15. He became a Christian in Pittsburgh while in high school. Later, he studied computer engineering at the Penn State University and worked in the telecommunications industry in the suburbs of Boston. While working, he served in the youth ministry at his church. This was where he felt the call to go into full-time ministry.

Ed graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2007 with an M.Div. in Biblical Counseling. He was ordained as a Minister of the Word in the Christian Reformed Church. Having served in the English-speaking ministry of two Chinese churches for 14 years, he concluded that there is a greater strategic need in the first-generation congregations. He received a call in 2022 to serve as the Mandarin congregation pastor at the Chinese Bible Church of Maryland, Rockville Campus.

Ed is married to his wonderful wife, Pin-Hsi. They have three beautiful children, Apollos, Zoe, and LJ.

CHILDREN MINISTRY DIRECTOR ESTHER LAU started attending CBCM in 1995 as a young child and she grew up being blessed by and serving in CBCM's Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, College Ministry, and Young Adult Ministry. Esther has been a Sunday school teacher, youth counselor, Worship Dept. Deaconess, Gaithersburg Campus Worship leader, small group leader both at CBCM Rockville and Gaithersburg. She served as a Children's Ministry Deaconess in 2024 and 2025 before being called into full-time ministry. She currently serves with her husband in the Young Families Ministry and has three young children.

She has an Engage Certificate in Children's Ministry from the International Network of Children's Ministry (INCM) + Bethel Seminary, and is currently working on her Children's, Youth, and Family Ministry Certificate from Bethel Seminary. Her ministry passions include discipline parents and Children's Ministry teachers so that our children may know God, love God, and obey Him. Outside of ministry, Esther enjoys noodle dishes, tea, books, and game/dance nights with the kids.

MINISTER ISABEL LEE has been the Minister of Women's Ministry since 2009. Since November of 2018, she also took on the role of Minister of Global Outreach Mobilization at CBCM. She graduated from Washington Bible College and Columbia International in Bible and Missions and has been in ministry since 1980. Her goal in ministry is Colossians 1:28 "We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ." She serves women in the areas of discipleship, mentoring, encouragement, counseling and prayer through Bible studies, seminars and retreats.

Isabel served over 22 years with SEND International as a missionary in three church plants with various leadership roles. She worked in evangelism, discipleship, seminary teaching and equipping leaders in Taiwan and China within SEND-Taiwan and beyond. After returning to the US, Isabel continues in cross-cultural missions and ministered in Ukraine and Siberia, taught and trained national leaders in Korea, India, Middle East and served Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Macedonia. Isabel has been a regular instructor of Perspectives on the World Christian Movement since 2013 and serves on the U.S. and International Board of Directors, International Executive Committee, and Human Resources and Member Care Committee of SEND International.

PASTOR MICHAEL LIANG was born in Minneapolis, MN, lived in many Midwest cities, and graduated from Moody Theological Seminary with a Master's Degree in Biblical Studies. He has served a total of 20 years as Youth Pastor and Children Ministry Pastor at Pittsburgh Chinese Church Oakland, Northwest Suburban Chinese Christian Church, Living Water Evangelical Church, and the Chinese Baptist Church of Central Orange.

His vision and belief are that God has given parents the primary responsibility to nurture their children in the Christian faith. This is both a wonderful opportunity and an important responsibility. He desires to come alongside the parents to support and equip their children in laying a firm foundation of faith, hope and love in Jesus Christ. He desires to see many children/youths to love and obey God's Word.

Pastor Michael is married to his beautiful wife Jeanne and has a lovely young daughter Madeleine.

PASTOR JOHN TUNG has been English Pastor since 1990. He is a trained Stephen Leader, which is a caring ministry. John was born in Taiwan and grew up in New York City. John is married to Elizabeth and they have three adult children. He received his B.A. in Religious Studies and a Philosophy Minor from Queens College. He graduated with M.A.R., M. Div. and D. Min. from Westminster Theological Seminary.

He has contributed to two books: Hiring an English Ministry Pastor and Beyond by Joseph Choi (2012) and Real People, Real Suffering, Real Victory by Joseph Choi (2013). He has led short-term mission teams to Brooklyn, Montana, and Bolivia. While on a short-term mission trip to Bulgaria he taught at the Sofia Theological Institute. He is interested in the relationship between theology, culture and Asian ministry.