About Us
Our Vision and Mission
We are a multi-generational church community, called to be disciples of Christ and lead people in our community to follow Jesus—beginning with children and youth.
Our discipleship training includes learning and growth in the following areas:
Commitment
(“Not my will, but Yours be done.”)
Growing in God’s Word and Prayer
We seek not only to understand the truth of God’s Word, but also to apply it in our daily lives.
We continue to grow through both personal and corporate prayer.
Growing Together in Fellowship with Brothers and Sisters
Reaching the Unreached with the Gospel
Meet Our pastoral staff
Juju Huang - Senior Pastor
Pastor Juju Huang joined us in September 2023 as our Chinese Pastor. He is a graduate of the Logos Seminary. From 2010 to 2023 he was the Chinese pastor of Mandarin Baptist Church of Los Angeles. Currently he is also serving as advisor and director in Greater Los Angeles Chinese Ministerial Association, Logos Evangelical Seminary and Ambassadors For Christ. Pastor Huang is married to Jean and has a married daughter.
Ezra Yue - Chinese Pastor
Pastor Ezra was born and raised in Gansu, North Western China. He graduated from Logos Seminary in 2017. He married his wife Esther in 2012 and they have two sons, Nehemiah and Timothy. He loves reading. Currently he serves in the Chinese Congregation ministering to young families.
Solomon Zhou - Chinese Equip and Outreach Minister
Solomon Zhou was born and raised in southern China. While studying at Wuhan University, he heard the gospel and came to faith in Christ. After graduating, he responded to God’s call to full-time ministry. Together with his wife, he has served in campus ministry, led ministry teams, and helped plant and shepherd urban churches. After sixteen years in ministry, he pursued formal theological training and graduated from Logos Evangelical Seminary in 2025. Solomon and his wife have two daughters, Natasha and Charlene. He is passionate about evangelism, discipleship, and equipping ministry leaders. He currently serves as the Chinese Equipping and Outreach Minister at ACBC.
Ben Asuncion - English Pastor
Pastor Ben grew up in the Philippines and moved to the United States in 1986. He was baptized at the Philippine Chinese Evangelical Church in 1995. Ben and his wife, Mely, have been married for 37 years and have two adult children, Melvin and Meilyn. Responding to God’s call, Ben began serving at the Mandarin Baptist Church of Los Angeles, developing a passion for advancing God’s kingdom and encouraging believers in their faith. He served in the Fukien Adult Fellowship (1996–2001), the English Adult Fellowship (2002–2016), and pastored the SEAM Worship Service from 2016 to 2023. He now leads the Asian Christian Fellowship and serves in the English congregation at ACBC. Ben holds a Master of Divinity and is currently completing his Doctor of Ministry.
John Nugent - Interim Pastor
In his role as Interim Pastor, Pastor John Nugent seeks to serve and lead the congregation toward “Rooted Disciples, Edified Lives,” while preparing the church to welcome a new full-time pastor.
Pastor John earned the Bachelors of Church Music, magna cum laude, from Oklahoma Baptist University. He also holds the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Gateway Seminary. John and Kathy were married in 1986 and lived 30+ years in East Asia with extended times in Beijing and Taipei. In 2023, they returned to the USA to assist aging mothers. Kathy and John have three adult children and are still waiting for them to get married and provide grandchildren they can spoil.
Rebecca McCort - College Ministry Director
Rebecca (Becca) McCort was born in Hong Kong and spent over twenty years in East and Southeast Asia. She completed a Master's of Theological Studies with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before joining us in July 2024, she served in college ministry in two locations in Asia as well as in her home state of Georgia. Her interests include linguistics, music, and the transformative study of God's Word.
Josephine Hsu - Children Ministry Administrator
Josephine loves to be around children and her passion shines through when she is around them. Before she served as the Children Ministry Administrator four years ago, she served in the Children Ministry for over 10 years. Enrolling herself in seminary study led her to realize that’s her calling from God and she is truly blessed to receive the gift of love and patience for our children. She is still in seminary school to complete her Diploma in Educational Leadership.
Mallory Shih - Church Office Administrator
Statement of Faith
That The Bible is…
- The Word of God. When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
- Personal. It is both from God and for us.
- Authoritative. To obey the Bible is to obey God himself.
- Trustworthy. Every single word of the Bible can be fully trusted as good and true.
- Essential. It carries both daily relevance and eternal impact for our lives.
That God is…
- Monotheistic. He is the one and only God. There is none other.
- Perfection. God is fully worthy of all possible love, worship and obedience.
- Sovereign & Good. God is involved in his creation.
- The Just Judge & Loving Savior. God is a Redeemer of his people.
- A Trinity. Eternally exists in 3 persons: The Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
That People are…
- Uniquely Created. God created all people, men and women, in his own image.
- Valuable. All possess priceless worth regardless of race, gender or social status.
- Lost. Though God’s precious creation, people rejected God in attitude and action.
- Sinful. Without exception all people are now sinful by birth and choice.
- Broken. Sin resulted in lives daily damaged and eternally separated from God.
That the Gospel is…
- Necessary. Apart from God’s mercy, all deserve just punishment for our rebellion.
- Good News. Jesus lived a sinless life but died a sinner’s death in our place.
- Non-Negotiable. Through Jesus alone are we saved.
- Beautiful. God’s wrath was satisfied. Our sins are forgiven.
- Transforming. Sinners are restored to worship, love and obey their Creator.
Church History
Arcadia Chinese Baptist Church (the new home of the former Hacienda Heights Mandarin Baptist Church) is an autonomous Chinese Christian church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. We are committed to the authority of Scripture, evangelism, spiritual growth, and fellowship in Christ, experiencing God’s presence through worship and prayer and bearing witness to His grace and glory through obedient living.
