Administration

Kitchen Use Guidelines/Reservations (pdf) must be completed and submitted to the church administrator, Neil, no later than 2 weeks prior to the scheduled event. The kitchen is a separate reservation from the FLC or any other reserved room. The use of the kitchen is for all CBC ministries and fellowships, with a kitchen staff member present. Approval from both office and the kitchen will finalize the reservation for the date requested. More detailed information is found on the kitchen reservation form.
NOTE: Reserving Lunches For Sunday must be requested 3 days in advance to Jim Gor, Raymond Louie or Ken Joe. (posted on 02/11/23)

Event/Room Reservations (.pdf) or Event/Room Reservations (.doc), should be turned in to Neil as soon as the event date is known. The Event/Room Reservation form MUST be filled out in order to reserve the event. Forms are also available in the Sunday School Workroom (green form). The form must be submitted to the church office no later than one week prior to your event. (updated on 07/22/12)

Reimbursement Request Form (.pdf), rev. 10/15/17. Fill out this form to request reimbursements and payments. (updated 12/8/17)

Prayer Garden Paver Donation Form (.pdf) If you wish to purchase a paver to honor a family member/friend, return the completed form to the church office. (Added 10/27/20)

Wedding Information Form (Rev. 03/2016)

Maintenance Issues Needing Attention: We Need Your Eyes! If you notice a maintenance issue that you think needs attention, please fill out a Work Requisition form (brown copy) that is available in the Sunday School Cabinet under Work Requests mail slot. Once completed, place the form in the Office Correspondence mail slot. (added 01/30/16)

Weekly Bulletin Announcements Deadline to Ashley Lo, Temporary English Secretary : Please coordinate your information by Tuesday 2:00 pm prior to the bulletin date. If an observed holiday falls during the week, the bulletin deadline of Tuesdays at 2:00 pm, prior to the Sunday bulletin date, will not change. Other correspondence to the church office can be directed to Ashley Lo (English Secretary) at ashleyl@cbchouston.org or Katie Kwok (Chinese Secretary) at katiek@cbchouston.org. (updated 01/31/24)

CBC Wedding Guidelines (Rev. March, 2016)
It is the desire of the pastors and staff of Chinese Baptist Church to make every wedding a special, sacred and memorable event and to extend to each wedding party every possible consideration, courtesy and benefit. In order to establish a uniform and regular practice with regard to weddings at Chinese Baptist Church and to make available to all interested parties, we have prepared this material for your information. Additionally, please complete and submit the Wedding Information Form to Church Office Coordinator Neil Scholwinski.

CBC Bylaws (updated 08/18/14)
*Note: The Bylaws will take precedence in the event that any content in any other source/document (including the COM) is in disagreement/conflict. [Password Protected - Members Only]  Contact the church office at (713) 461-0963 to obtain the latest password.

Church Operating Manual (updated 04/16/12) [Password Protected - Members Only]
Contact the church office at (713) 461-0963 to obtain the latest password.

Everyone who is a child-serving volunteer and certain leadership people working with children and youth (birth - 18 years old) need to complete a Sexual Abuse Awareness Training (1 hour with a quiz that requires 70 or higher for passing). The Sexual Abuse Awareness Training and the background check is through MinistrySafe. Please contact Ashley at ashleyl@cbchouston.org for the the links to the training and background check. Indicate the ministry (child or youth) in which you will serve.

Contact Memorial Villages Police in Event of Active Shooter
For the protection of everyone at CBC, if anyone sees an active shooter at CBC, please call the Memorial Villages Police Department (MVPD) at 713-365-3700. Please add this number to your phone contact list. (FYI, you may call 911 if you wish, but the MVPD number is more direct and you will get a response within 3 minutes. Calling 911 will take longer.)

CBC is offering text updates. If you wish to receive CBC text updates, text "cbctexting" to 84576.

Trinity Classical School Security Check
Trinity Classical School (TCS) is sharing part of CBC facilities. They will be present on the premises each Monday and Wednesday from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, plus several Fridays each semester, using primarily the 2nd floor of the Education Building and the FLC. Anyone needing to access any of that space when TCS is on campus will need to undergo a quick 30 second background check with your driver's license.

Facilities Clean-up & Maintenance
The church facilities have been cleaned up and prepared for sharing the facilities with Trinity Classical School (TCS). You have a responsibility to keep the facilities neat and attractive for the next group. Thank you for being good stewards of the facilities the Lord has blessed us with.

Please note meals in the Education Building can only be taken to Classrooms 159 and 163.

Wireless Internet Access
CBC has wireless Internet access available when using an electronic device (e.g. computer, cell phone, etc.) with wireless capabilities. To connect, look for a SSID (or wireless network name) that begins with "CBC". Select the SSID that has the strongest signal and enter the password. Please contact the church office at (713) 461-0963 to obtain the latest password. If you have any questions regarding the wireless network, please contact the Computer Committee.

Semi-Annual Contribution Statements will ONLY be available upon request. Please contact the Financial Secretary at FinanceS@CBCHouston.org or call the church office at 713-461-0963. The contribution statement will be mailed to the address on file.