OUR DEACON BOARD

Gabe Orea

PASTOR

Gabe is Mexican. Originally a software engineer, he started serving bi-vocationally and now is a full time pastor at XICF. His main roles are preaching, personal spiritual care, and overseeing the corporate affairs of XICF. You’ll be blessed by his love for sharing God’s Word.

MA. THERESA LEGATAM

OUTREACH

Ma. Theresa Legatam is an English Teacher in Xiamen. She devotes her time in variety of community service-oriented endeavors. She believes in the saving grace of the one true, sovereign and merciful God, and upholds the value of the gospel summed up in two thoughts—love God and love others.

Sergio Menete

Chairman

Sergio Menete, from Mozambique, studies PhD in Applied Cognitive Linguistics at the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Xiamen University. Sergio believes that there is something about languages that can tell us something about the culture of a given community. After many years of following Christ, Sergio has come to believe that the love of God has been made available to everyone, regardless of their culture, nationality, race or gender.

Estrellita Casa-Bonifacio

Hospitality

My name is Estrellita Bonifacio or Teacher Telly for my students and colleagues. I am currently teaching as an English Bilingual teacher. I strongly believe that serving God and men is an opportunity and a blessing. It is a career that I would never get tired of doing.