Pastor Kezia Lai  |  Associate Pastor (Cantonese Ministries)

Pastor Kezia Lai was born and raised in Hong Kong and accepted Christ at an early age. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BA in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing, and minoring in Music. Shortly after graduating from college, God called her to full-time ministry, and she actively served the Lord in church and through short-term missions. She has done short-term mission work in different countries and experienced God’s incredible power and work. She graduated from Moody Theology Seminary and specialized in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship. Discipleship and fulfilling the Great Commandment have been the greatest burdens in her heart. Pastor Lai is married to her husband, Sam, and has two children. She enjoys listening to and singing hymns, photography, handcrafting, and traveling.

Pastor Lai’s principle of serving is “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Colossians 3:23

Pastor Patrick Lin  |  Associate Pastor (Mandarin Ministries)

Pastor Patrick serves as Associate Pastor for Mandarin Ministries at Golden Gate Christian Church, where he has served since September 2021. Ordained as a Minister of the Word in the Christian Reformed Church in North America in 2024, Patrick is committed to expository preaching, pastoral care, discipleship, and helping the Mandarin congregation grow together in faith and bear witness to Christ.

Patrick was born and raised in Taiwan. During his college years, he came to faith in Christ and was baptized. After earning a B.S. in Urban Planning and completing his compulsory military service, he came to the United States for graduate studies and earned an M.S. in Computer Science from Northeastern University. He subsequently worked in the technology industry as a software architect and cybersecurity engineer, including serving with IBM Watson Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In 2007, Patrick sensed God’s call to pastoral ministry and began theological studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary while continuing his professional career and serving in local churches. He earned his M.Div. in 2017 and continued serving in pastoral and ministry roles among Chinese churches in the Boston area. He later completed the Ecclesiastical Program for Ministerial Candidacy at Calvin Theological Seminary in 2024 and was approved for candidacy by the Christian Reformed Church in North America before being ordained as a Minister of the Word.

Before coming to Golden Gate, Patrick served for many years at Chinese Bible Church of Greater Boston and in other Chinese church ministries in the Boston area. His ministry has included preaching and teaching, pastoral care, discipleship, fellowship, and leadership development. He is grateful for the many pastors, churches, and brothers and sisters in Christ whom God has used to shape his faith and calling over the years.

Patrick is married to Christine. They have two adult children, Jessica and David.

Pastor David Shen  |  Associate Pastor (Children and Youth Ministries)

Pastor David Shen was born and raised in a Christian family in Taiwan. In 2007, God led him to San Francisco to pursue studies in computer design. He later worked in the Silicon Valley for more than ten years while actively serving in the church through small group, Sunday school, worship team, and leadership roles as a deacon and elder. In 2018, he sensed God’s call to full-time ministry and began theological study at Christian Witness Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master of Divinity degree in 2023. After graduation, he left the tech industry to devote fully to pastoral ministry.

He believes that the church must recover her vibrant missional identity and intentionally disciple the next generation. He is passionate about fostering intergenerational faith formation, equipping families to raise their children in the Lord, and building gospel-centered communities that can faithfully bear witness to Jesus Christ in a rapidly changing culture. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary, focusing his research on multi-lingual and multi-generational discipleship in immigrant churches.

He and his wife, Grace, have two children. They enjoy opening their home for hospitality, sharing food around the table, and engaging in meaningful conversations about life and faith. He also loves art and music, enjoys playing guitar, and treasures spending time with his family.

Vincent Chiu  |  Office Manager

Vincent was born in Hong Kong. He immigrated to San Francisco in 1996 with his family. Vincent started joining the Cantonese youth fellowship of GGCC on Easter day of 2004. During the annual family retreat in the same year, he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Vincent majored in video production & live sound recording and graduated in 2014 from City College of San Francisco. He started to work at GGCC as the office manager in 2021. He enjoys taking photos and watching comics and animation.