OUR STORY
Wellington Chinese Methodist Church (WCMC) is under the Annual Conference of the Chinese Methodist Church in New Zealand.
Our history and demographic identity as a church can be traced back to 2001, established by Rev. Joel Siew and a group of Malaysian Methodist believers, who saw the needs to establish our own Chinese Methodist church in Wellington. Today, WCMC has grown to become a church that is intergenerational, multilingual and multicultural.
Simon Goh
Lead Pastor
Simon was born in Sibu, Malaysia, but grew up in Singapore and New Zealand. He came to know the saving grace of Christ at Auckland Chinese Methodist Church when he was 15. At the same church, Simon met his wife. They have two beautiful daughters. As a family, they love to find new places to eat, especially brunch, and they love to travel. Besides spending time to read and write, Simon enjoys a good cup of coffee, photography, running and biking.
Simon holds a B. Engineering from Auckland University; a M.Div. from Singapore Bible College; and a Th.M from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (IL, USA) with a concentration in the Old Testament. He has served as a campus staff with Campus Crusade for Christ at Auckland University for 3 years; as a pastor at Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church for 6 years; as the lead pastor at Wheaton Chinese Alliance Church (IL, USA) for 5 years; and currently as lead pastor at Wellington Chinese Methodist Church.
Patrick Haoxuan Li
Associate Pastor
Patrick was born and grew up in BaoJi, ShanXi province in China. He came to New Zealand as an international student in 2004. He came to know the saving grace of Christ at Dunedin Methodist Church. Patrick met his wife, Angela at Auckland Chinese Methodist Church. They have three lovely children. As a family, they love to travel and visit the zoo and botanic gardens, etc. Besides spending time to read and write, Patrick enjoys hiking and cooking Chinese and Western cuisine for the family.
Patrick holds a Bachelor of Dental technology from Otago University and a Master of Divinity from Singapore Bible College. Patrick worked as a dental technician in Invercargill and Auckland for 9 years before he went into full time ministry. Patrick is currently the associate pastor at Wellington Chinese Methodist Church in New Zealand.