Xiaolu

"And amazingly there wasn't any worries or sadness at heart, it was pure peace and joy."

I was born in an unreligious family. Both my parents are atheists as most of the Chinese grown up and educated in Communist China. Evolutionism is the only theory taught in school regarding the origin of the world so everyone takes it for granted. I had never learned anything about religion in school. There's simply no class dealing with this subject whatsoever...

Dan

"I thought... please God don't turn me into a Christian… no way.  I will be the laughing stock of my friends."

Maybe it's best if I start at the beginning and that will probably get me a bit warmed up by the time I get to the juicy stuff.  So I am the son of my mum and dad and the brother of my brother and brother of my sister too...

Tara

"GCC gave me a safe place to learn and grow and seek as a new believer."

I know it seems strange to be a member of a church that you aren't attending, but, despite the fact that I live in Canada, I consider myself a member of GCC...

Keami

"I despised any religion, spirituality or god, but I was never happy when I needed to deal with teachers and classmates..."

My relationship with Jesus Christ started at about seven years ago.  I was born in a generally non-religious family.  My grandfather was a local official in the Communist government in China during cultural revolution in 1970s.  Through relationships with other officials, my whole family moved to Hong Kong, which was then still a British colony... 

Greg

"what I truly received was a very deep and very real sense of belonging."

I grew up in the suburbs in Maryland not more than an hour from here.  I have been surrounded by a loving family from the day I entered this world.  For as long as I’ve known them, my parents have been committed followers of Jesus...