
LETHBRIDGE CHINESE ALLIANCE CHURCH Within one month of my arrival in Lethbridge, Paul Bartel, a former missionary to China and Hong Kong, stopped by the church to introduce himself. He said that he realized I had just arrived in Lethbridge, but he wanted to plant a seed in my mind regarding reaching out to the Chinese community in Lethbridge. That seed began to germinate over time. Having met the pastor of the Calgary Chinese Alliance Church in 1972, I invited him to come to Lethbridge for a meeting. In January 1973 the Calgary Chinese pastor and a choir from his church came to Lethbridge for a Sunday afternoon service. We placed an ad in the Lethbridge Herald announcing the service. Five Chinese from the city, plus some members from our church attended. The folks from Calgary were so encouraged that five Chinese came to the service that they said they would be willing to come back for another service. They came again in March, with a f...