Gary was born and raised in Jackson Heights, NY. Although he grew up going to church, God was not a big part of his life until his second year of college when the Holy Spirit broke through Gary’s self-destruction...
Meet Our Team
Our church team has two parts: Staff Members and Ministry Volunteers.
Staff Members
Church staff have dedicated their lives to the daily work of guiding God’s people and leading unbelievers to faith. They also provide the structure necessary for a church organization to thrive.
English Congregation Pastor
Rev. Aaron Chan
Aaron joined First Baptist Church of Flushing (FBCF) as the Pastor of English Ministry in 2018. His pastoral responsibilities include preaching, teaching, and overseeing community life within the English congregation...
Chinese Congregation Pastor
Rev. Shih Wei Chiang
Pastor Shih Wei Chiang was born in Taiwan. He became a member of First Baptist Church of Flushing in 2004. He completed his Bachelor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Nyack College in 2009, and then completed...
Spanish Congregation Teaching Pastor
Rev. Edgar Vera
Edgar was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised on Long Island. Edgar started preaching at FBCF in 2021 to the Spanish congregation, and has since evolved into a visiting preaching and teaching pastor. In addition to preaching...
Life Groups and Alpha Course Coordinator
Dr. Joe Cina
Joe and his wife Soraya have two children, Sofia and Jonathan, and live in Auburndale, Queens. Joe loves to see people get connected with God and with one another. This has led to the development of the Life Group ministry...
Children's Minister
Carol Tom
Carol Tom was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan but lived in Queens for most of her life. She came to know the Lord at the age of sixteen and became fully involved in campus ministry while in college...
Assistant to the Children's Minister
Soraya Cina
Soraya works closely with the Children’s Minister as her assistant to support KidzConnect, the Children’s Ministry of the Church. Since 2015 she has been bringing her eye for detail and organization...
Minister of Congregational Life
Maria Cheung
Maria Cheung was born and raised in Hong Kong. She came to the United States as a tourist, then as a foreign student in 1991. Maria graduated from Queens College with a B.A. degree in Accounting...
Church Administrator
Meiling Lam
Meiling has been serving as the Church business administrator since 2005. One of her main responsibilities includes managing the English and Chinese worship services, to ensure that all the administrative...
Secretary
Nancy Villacorta
Nancy serves as the Church secretary and one of her many roles includes coordinating logistics in the Spanish congregation. Her life verse is from Psalm 27:10-11: “Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord...
Facility Administrator
Carol Lou
As the Church Facility Administrator, Carol plays a variety of roles to ensure the Church facilities run smoothly and are well-maintained: she coordinates inspections and services, manages the church calendar...
Ministry Volunteers
There are many people who contribute to the operation of a church. In small ways and large, frequent or occasional, seen or unseen, they are vital to building the kingdom of God on Earth.
