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北美第一間華人基督復臨安息日會教會是在三藩市成立的，其創辦人是郭育坤（Joseph Keh）一家，以及黃起煬夫人（Mrs. Wong Hee Yeung）一家。郭育坤的父親是郭子穎牧師（Pastor Keh Nga Pit），他是本會在福建省的先驅工人。郭育坤的妻子洪惠卿（Mary Ang）是洪子杰牧師（Pastor Ang Tsi Kit）的第二個女兒，而洪子杰牧師是本會在汕頭的先驅工人。

黃起煬夫人是鄔爾布夫人（Mrs. E. H. Wilbur）的鄰居。鄔爾布夫人與她的丈夫曾是本會在華南的先驅宣教士。後來，那基理夫人（Mrs. S. A. Nagel）與她的丈夫曾在客家區宣教區及汕頭宣教區工作，她繼續為黃起煬夫人和她的三個兒子進行聖經學習。黃起煬夫人成為在北美第一位受洗的華人基督復臨安息日會信徒。

其後，曾在華南工作的顏樂士牧師（Pastor E. G. Annofsky）來到三藩市，為華人繼續提供聖經研究課程；高哲儒（J. E. Christensen）和史約翰（John Oss）也前來協助向華人傳福音的工作；而教會長老黃如愚（Joseph Hwang Ru Yu）則從中國來到美國加入這個團體。在黃起煬夫人的帶領下，他們在海德街（Hyde Street）購買了一間大房子，並將其改建成聚會場所。於是，北美第一間華人基督復臨安息日會教會便於1950年成立，第一任牧師是梁惠舟（Leong Wai Chow）。

1959年，陳湖生（Wallace Chan Woo Shang）在三藩市舉行了一系列非常成功的福音佈道會。1960年代中期，在建立洛杉磯華人復臨安息日會教會之後，他再次被邀請回到三藩市牧會。在他的帶領下，教會再次舉辦了多次成功的佈道會。隨著會友人數不斷增長，教會需要更大的聚會場所。

當教會興建永久堂址時，教會長老黃如愚與陳秀軒（Walter Chin）負責協調整個建堂工程。當時的牧師是張仲偉（Jerry Chang Chung Wai），而陳俊醫生（Dr. Chan Shun）慷慨地捐出了一半的建堂費用。位於三藩市 Geary Boulevard 7777 號（7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94121）的新教堂於1978年7月舉行獻堂典禮，電話是 (415) 387-5222。

在張仲偉牧師離任之後，呂俊明（John Lu）、居義理（D. W. Curry）、蘇克雷（Clayton Sugg）和洪江河（John Ang）先後擔任牧師。之後由黃彩雲牧師（Chapman Wong）牧會，他從1996年服務至2013年，之後蒙召前往香港工作。他的繼任者是劉國賢牧師（Michael Liu）。現在由黃民誠教士為教會堂主任。

The first Chinese Adventist Church was founded in San Francisco and the founders were Joseph Keh and his family, and the family of Mrs. Wong Hee Yeung . Mr. Keh’s father was Pastor Keh Nga Pit, our pioneer worker in Fujian province. Mrs. Keh, nee Mary Ang , was second daughter of Pastor Ang Tsi Kit who was our pioneer worker in Shantou.

Mrs. Wong Hee Yeung was the neighbor of Mrs. E. H. Wilbur , who and her husband were our pioneer workers in South China. Later, Mrs. S. A. Nagel , who with her husband had worked in the Hakka Mission and Shantou Mission, continued Bible study with Mrs. Wong Hee Yeung and her three sons. Mrs. Wong Hee Yeung was the first Chinese Adventist baptized in North America. Later on, Pastor E. G. Annofsky, who once worked in South China, came to offer more bible study sessions in San Francisco; J. E. Christensen and John Oss also came to help with the evangelistic work among Chinese; and Joseph Hwang Ru Yu, a church elder, arrived from China, to join the group. Led by Mrs. Wong Hee Yeung, they bought a huge house on Hyde Street (海德街) and converted it into a meeting place. The first Chinese Adventist church in North America was then founded in 1950, with Leong Wai Chow (梁惠舟) as its first pastor.

In 1959 Wallace Chan Woo Shang conducted a series of highly successful evangelistic meetings in San Francisco. During the mid-1960s, after founding the Los Angeles Chinese SDA Church, he was invited back to San Francisco. As its pastor, he conducted more highly successful evangelistic meetings. The growth in membership made it necessary to have a larger church building. When a permanent church building was being constructed, Hwang Ru Yu and Walter Chin , both church elders, coordinated the project. At that time, Jerry Chang Chung Wai, was the pastor, and Dr. Chan Shun was very generous to pay paying for half of the construction cost.

The new church building at 7777 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco CA 94121 was dedicated in July 1978. Its telephone is: (415) 387-5222. By 2002, there were 150 members in that church. As of May 8, 2012, the membership was 139. After the departure of Jerry Chang, John Lu (呂俊明), D. W. Curry (居義理), Clayton Sugg (蘇克雷) and John Ang (洪江河) served as pastors. The next pastor was Chapman Wong (黃彩雲) who served from 1996 to 2013 when he accepted a call to work in Hong Kong. His successor is Michael Liu (劉國賢). Now Pastor Man Shing Wong is serving in the San Francisco Chinese SDA Church.

基督復臨安息日會是一個主流的新教教會，在全球約有一千九百萬名信徒，其中在北美就超過一百萬名。基督復臨安息日會致力於提升世界各地人們的生活品質，並讓人們知道耶穌很快就要再來。

復臨信徒相信三位一體的真神——聖父、聖子、聖靈，三位一體同為一位上帝。當聖子耶穌降生在伯利恆，成為嬰孩來到世上，並按照天父的旨意過著無罪的生活時，救恩的計畫便得以實現。當耶穌為世人的罪被釘在十字架上，並在第三天從死裡復活時，祂為全人類贏得了勝利。

耶穌復活後升天，並將聖靈留下來作為我們的安慰者和保惠師。祂應許將第二次再來到地上，完成祂的救贖計畫，並帶祂的子民回到天國。復臨信徒正是那些盼望並等候這一天來到的人。

復臨信徒相信，上帝關心人類生命的品質；我們生活中的一切——我們如何生活、飲食、說話、思想、彼此相待，以及如何照顧我們周圍的世界——都在祂的計畫之中。我們的家庭、兒女、工作、才幹、金錢和時間，對上帝而言都十分重要。

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to enhance quality of life for people everywhere and to let people know that Jesus is coming again soon.

Adventists believe a Trinity of three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—make up one God. They made salvation possible when Jesus, the Son, came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem and lived a sinless life in accordance with the Father’s will. When Jesus was crucified for the sins of the people of the world and arose from the dead on the third day, victory was won for everyone.

When He returned to heaven following the resurrection, Jesus left the Holy Spirit to serve as our Comforter and Counselor. He promised to return to earth a second time to complete His plan of salvation and take His people to heaven. Adventists are among the believers who look forward to that day.

Adventists believe that God is concerned with the quality of human life, and that everything—the way we live, eat, speak, think, treat each other, and care for the world around us—is part of His plan. Our families, our children, our jobs, our talents, our money, and our time are all important to Him.