Pastor Patrick Lai 黎伯樂牧師
Cantonese Associate Pastor 粵語堂助理牧師
Pastor Patrick joined the church pastoral staff in 2016 as pastoral intern for the Cantonese congregation after graduating from Master Seminary with M.Div in 2015 and a year of training in the M.Theology program. He was ordained as pastor at CIBC in 2021. Pastor Patrick and wife Polly have been married since 1988 and have two grown children, both working in Southern California. Yet Pastor Patrick and wife Polly grew up in the Bay Area and actively served in local churches before Pastor Patrick moved to Southern California for theological training. Pastor Patrick loves this church family, and enjoys sharing God’s truth and Christian fellowship in our many church gatherings. Pastor Patrick likes to invite you to come to know the church family, whether you are here visiting relatives and friends, or you recently move to this area. Our church family is welcoming, delights in God’s word, eager to share Christ’s gospel and our blessing in the Lord with you.