Lighthouse Baptist Church, SBC Presentation

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Lighthouse Baptist Church, SBC Presentation
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Manhattan
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Lighthouse Baptist Church Main Worship Center
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Bridge Fellowship In Chinese Mansion
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Racial and Ethnic Composition of Lower Manhattan

• Lower Manhattan was
• 41 percent Asian
• 32 percent non-Hispanic white,
• 19 percent Hispanic
• 6 percent black.
• By contrast, Manhattan was
• 46 percent non-Hispanic white
• 27 percent Hispanic
• 15 percent black
• 9 percent Asian

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Housing in Lower Manhattan

• Of Lower Manhattan households, 83 percent were
  rented and 17 percent were owned
• 80 percent-20 percent renter-owner ratio for
  Manhattan
• Racially, the body of renters consisted of
• Asians (41 percent or 57,990)
• Non-hispanic whites (24 percent, or 33,669)
• Hispanics (18 percent, or 25,265)
• Some Other Race (8 percent, or 11,835)
• Blacks (5 percent, or 7,304).

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Chinatown in Lower Manhattan

• 55 percent of Lower Manhattan lived in Chinatown
• More than 60 percent (13,544) of Lower Manhattan
  households earning less than 15,000 a year were
  in Chinatown
• Out of these low-income households, 61 percent
  (6,528) were headed by Asian Americans

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Defining Chinatown

• The Chinatown area was bounded roughly by Houston
  Street to the north, Broadway to the west,
  Montgomery and Ridge streets to the east, and
  South Street to the south.
• The Chinatown is expansion to East 14 Street and
  between 2 Avenues. The housing projects are
  running by NYC government.
• A residential and business area of Asian
  residents, workers, and Chinese-owned and
  -operated businesses in Lower Manhattan.

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Grace Fellowship/ English Outreach
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Chinatowns Population at a Glance

• From 1990 to 2000, the total population in
  Chinatown
• grew by 3 percent from 82,065 to 84,840
• The population in Lower Manhattan increased by
  eight percent
• The population in Manhattan increased by three
  percent
• Population rates were NOT uniform across age
  groups
• Children (18 and under) decreased by 12 percent
  from 16,753 to 14,807
• Working Age adults (19 to 64) increased by 5
  percent from 53,782 to 56,648
• Elderly (aged 65 and over) increased by 15
  percent from 11,530 to 13,289

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Chinatowns Asian Population at a Glance

• From 1990 to 2000, the Asian population in
  Chinatown
• made up 66 percent (55,864) of the neighborhood
  population
• Was largely made up of Chinese (96 percent, or
  55,864) and Asian Indian(1.4 percent, or 801)
• grew by 13 percent from 49,402 in 1990 to 55,864
  in 2000
• Population rates were NOT uniform across age
  groups
• Children (18 and under) decreased by 4 percent
  from 10,258 in 1990 to 9,837 in 2000
• Working Age adults (19 to 64) increased by 11
  percent from 32,290 in 1990 to 35,932 in 2000
• Elderly (aged 65 and over) increased by 30
  percent from 6,854 in 1990 to 8,881 in 2000

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Immigration

• More than half (59 percent, 50,141) of
  Chinatowns population was foreign born
• 49 percent came from 1990 through March 2000
• 25 percent came from 1980 through 1989
• 26 percent came before 1979
• Individuals born in Asia comprised the vast
  majority (89 percent or 44,583) of immigrants in
  Chinatown

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Education Attainment

• 60 percent of adults in Chinatown did not
  graduate high school
• When further broken down, 76 percent (27,303)
  have less than a ninth grade education
• Compared to 28 percent of all New York City
  residents who did not graduate high school
• 70 percent of Asian adults in Chinatown did not
  graduate high school
• 26 percent of adults in Chinatown had some form
  of post secondary education
• Compared to 48 percent of New York City residents

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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English Proficiency

• 42 percent of Chinatown adults had Limited
  English Proficiency (spoke English either Not
  well or Not at All)
• 43 percent of Chinatown working age adults (age
  19 to 64) had LEP
• 62 percent of Chinatown elders (65 or older) had
  LEP

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Household Income

• 45 percent (13,544) of all Chinatown households
  earned 20,000 or less a year
• Compared to 25 percent of all Manhattan
  households
• 6 percent (1,950) of all Chinatown households
  earned more than 100,000 or more a year
• Compared to 24 percent of all Manhattan households

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Poverty

• 31 percent of all residents in Chinatown live
  below the poverty line
• 20 percent of all residents in Manhattan live
  below the poverty line
• 40 percent of children in Chinatown live below
  the poverty line
• 32 percent of all children in Manhattan live
  below the poverty line
• 35 percent of seniors in Chinatown live below the
  poverty
• 19 percent of seniors in Manhattan live below the
  poverty line

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Asian American Poverty Rates in Chinatown
Compared to All Asians in NYC
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990
Summary File One
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Housing Turnover Rates

• 50 percent (14,922) of all households in
  Chinatown were established from 1990 to March
  2000,
• 61 percent of Manhattan households changed hands
  during the same time frame.
• 31 percent (9,412) of Chinatown households in
  2000 had remained in the same housing unit for 30
  years or more
• 25 percent of Manhattan households
• Turnover rates for Asian Chinatown households
  were about the same as those for Chinatown in
  general.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Chinatown After September 11th
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The Impact of September 11th on Chinatown

• Chinatowns garment industry lost an estimated
  490 million
• More than one-fourth (65) of the neighborhoods
  clothing factories closed in the year after
  September 11th
• Nearly three-quarters of Chinatown workers were
  laid off after September 11th,
• One-quarter of the neighborhoods employees
  (close to 8,000 workers) were still jobless three
  months later.
• Ongoing Infrastructure issues Park Row is still
  closed

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary
File One and Three
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Policy Recommendations

• Revitalize Chinatowns economic sector
• Support job creation, business development,
  workforce development, wage protections, and
  affordable housing
• Bolster supports to alleviate effects of poverty
  
• Children - Ensure adequate family support, access
  to healthcare and social services, and
  educational enrichment
• Seniors Improve retirement protections expand
  access to affordable housing, healthcare and
  social services
• Promote language access
• Increase funding for English as a Second Language
  (ESL)
• Administer services and information in the
  communitys primary language

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Flushing Downtown
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Revitalize Flushing Plan
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• A one-acre town square of open space with a
  fountain plaza to be maintained by the developer.
• Parking for 2,000 cars at below market rates in
  response to community requests.
• A 50,000-square-foot recreational center
  featuring amenities such as a swimming pool,
  basketball courts and an exercise room with
  memberships available to community residents.
• A business-class hotel with meeting rooms and
  banquet facilities.
• About 500 residential units, with 20 marketed to
  seniors.
• 350,000 square feet of retail space including
  local and national retailers, restaurants and a
  multi-screen cinema.
• 20,000 square feet of space for community or
  cultural tenants.
• 15,000 square feet of space for small
  professional businesses.

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Turning Point Fellowship
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Chinese in Flushing

• Flushing is very diverse. The community is
  composed mainly of Chinesefrom mainland China,
  with some TaiwaneseKoreans, South Asian Indians,
  and Pakistanis. Latinosmany from Columbia,
  Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republicare the
  next largest ethnic group forming nearly a
  quarter of Flushing's population, followed by
  white, Jewish, and African-American.

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• Flushing is a pretty dynamic shopping area with
  many mainstream stores like Macy's, KFC,
  Starbucks, and Payless Shoes right next door to
  Chinese herb shops, Korean bakeries, and Asian
  supermarkets.
• There are over 17 banks clustered in downtown
  Flushing with the number of deposits (2 billion)
  second only to Manhattan's Chinatown.
• One of the busiest, and most diverse library
  systems in the United States happens to be the
  Queens Public Library, with the flagship Flushing
  branch leading the way in the number of books
  loaned FN 1.
• On Saturdays and Sundays, families gather to dine
  at the many restaurants, and dim sum palaces in
  the area. Among the best is Gum Tong Gung,
  located across the street from the recently built
  Flushing Mall.

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• Even with the bus traffic, the large numbers of
  people, and the business of it all, Flushing
  doesn't seem too overcrowded, and traffic is not
  a nightmare.
• Part of the reason is the huge numbers of parking
  lots that exist in Flushing. Many businesses have
  their own private lots for customers, and if they
  do not, the city provides three gigantic
  municipal lots conveniently located in the center
  of town.

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• The new Flushing library boasts the International
  Resource Collection featuring hundreds of
  newspapers, and over 50,000 books, CDs, DVDs,
  popular fiction, and academic titles in a
  language other than English (primarily Chinese,
  Korean, Spanish, Russian, and six South Asian
  Languages) many of the titles you can't find
  anywhere else in the United States

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• Top Ten Reasons to Discover
  Queens.One is for home to the largest model of
  a city in the world --- The Panorama of New York
  City located in the Queens Museum of Art.Two is
  for the 2.2 million Queens residents representing
  all parts of the world who speak your language
  and welcome you to their neighborhood.Three is
  for over 300 years of history that you can
  experience by visiting our historic homes and
  sites.Four as in 42 miles of subway lines to
  get you from here to there.Five is for the
  Uni-five New York Hall of Science, Queens
  Botanical Garden, Queens Museum of Art, Queens
  Theatre in the Park, Queens Wildlife Center,
  located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

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• Six as in your choice of 63 neighborhood
  branches of the Queens Borough Public Library for
  getting information on the topics of your
  choice.Seven is for over 7,000 acres of parks
  for you to explore from beach to bay to a forest
  of oak, hickory and pine.Eight as in "I ate
  food from around the world by spending a day in
  Queens!"Nine for the 9 Mets Players on the
  field at Shea Stadium.Ten for the 10 miles of
  sun, sand and surf awaiting you in the Rockaways.
  

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The Population of New York City in 2004

• As of July 1, 2004, the population of the City of
  New York was 8,168,338, an increase of more than
  160,000 persons or 2.0 percent since 2000.
   Staten Island continues to outpace the four
  other boroughs of the city, with a growth rate of
  4.4 percent, placing it among the fastest growing
  counties in New York State.  Manhattan increased
  by 3.5 percent, the Bronx by 2.5 percent. 
  Brooklyn and Queens had an estimated increase of
  about one percent each.

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• Change in Population in NYC
• April 2000 to July 2004

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Chinese in Elmhurst, Queens
Elmhurst Fellowship
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Elmhurst Facts

• It is a fast-immigrated increased county in NYC
• The four main streets become the shopping and
  resident center
• The Asian American population increased rate is
  39.4
• Chinese population is beyond 50,000 in 2003-2004
• Chinese churched is only covered 2.5-3.0 of
  total
• Chinese population

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Challenging Situation (1)

• For Ministries
• Idols Worship/ Ancient Worship
• Policy restrictions (Parking, Poster, Phone Call)
  
• Gay City Headquarter
• Cults and Sects
• Busyness and emptiness
• Poorness/ Joblessness/Lower Income
• Job-Changing for seasons

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Challenging Situation

• Sunday Worship Spaces seeking
• Fellowship Spaces Fund Lacks
• Concept of 10 giving to Church based on wrong
  foundation
• Long term partnership Lacks
• Financial Support need
• Future Building Fund lacks

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What do You Need?

• Patient awaiting for the Harvest of Kingdom
• How long do you need wait for a person to join
  Christian Church?
• Malaysian American 6 months-1 year
• Taiwanese American 1-3 Years
• Hong Kong American 2-4 Years
• Singapore American 2-3 Years
• Chinese American 4-6 Years

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It is impossible to lead a Chinese into Christ
one night!
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Comparison

• Church growth Rates Between A, B C Church
• A Church within 3 years
• from Zero to 25-30 Sunday Attendance
• B Church within 125 Years
• from Zero to 125 Sunday Attendance
• C Church within 8 Years constitutional
• A Church within 6-7 Years constitutional
• Which One you would like to support?

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Our Dream The Multi-Site Church

• The strengths of this new life form
• An estimated 100 to 200 churches nationwide are
  experimenting with this concept one church
  (meaning one staff, one board, one budget)
  meeting in multiple locations, usually with the
  various sites developing unique personalities yet
  sharing the same "brand identity" and DNA.

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eight advantages

• Brand new AND trusted brandThe particular
  congregation is the trusted brand, and the
  opening of a new site makes it brand new.
• Staff with generalists
• The multi-site church, however, allows you to
  start a new location with the existing staff in
  place.

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eight advantages

• Less cost AND greater impact
• Financially, a new location is tremendously
  cost effective. Our ministry is a lot better
  organized than when we did our first plant.
• New church vibe AND big church punch
• We are able to launch the second site with
  the same level of excellence that it takes us
  eight years to achieve at our new locations.

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eight advantages

• Move there AND stay hereGrowing churches and
  real estate have this in common "location,
  location, location." Many existing churches,
  particularly older churches, are located in
  communities with little growth. These churches
  look across town where new development is
  happening and they see the potential. Perhaps
  many of their members are moving there.

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eight advantages

• More need AND more support
• 1. The increased opportunities create a vacuum
  that challenges more people to step in to serve
  in voluntary leadership roles in all areas, such
  as children's, hospitality, and small groups.
• 2. It is true of any new church start-up. What
  makes multi-site unique is that the existing
  church already has coaches in place who are there
  to support, encourage, and organize volunteers.
  Appoint a leader to care for them and train them
  makes volunteers more willing to help.

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eight advantages

• More outreach AND more maturityThe multi-site
  church reaches out to make both more Christians
  and more mature Christians.
• While people will drive long distances to join
  the weekly celebration service at a large church,
  if they live more than 20 minutes away, their
  ability to serve and to invite friends is
  diminished.

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What Do We need ?

• Your long term Prayer
• Your long term Participant
• Your long team Provision
• Your long team Partnership
• Your long team Mission teams
• Your long team Financial Support for our future
  ministries in NYC

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Contacts Information

• Rev. David Gu Church Pastor/Founder New York
  Lighthouse Baptist Church, SBC Office (718)
  491-4418 Mobile [phone]
• Church Website www.nylighthousebaptistchurch.org