Chan, Jachin Y. (Jachin Yin Man), 1932-1993
Education
| Year | Qualification obtained | School / College / University Attended |
|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 崇基學院 (Chung Chi Middle School, Canton) | |
| 1953-55 | TH.B. (Bachelor of Theology) | 香港浸信會神學院 (Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary) |
| 1955-57 | B.A. in English | 香港崇基學院 (Chung Chi College, Hong Kong) |
| 1957-60 | B.D. (Bachelor of Divinity), 1960 TH.M. (Master of Theology) | New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, US |
| 1961-64 -1967 | Ph.D. in Linguistics & English | Louisiana State University, US |
Family
Dr. Jachin Y. Chan, also known as Chan Yin Man, was born on July 27, 1932. His father, Mr. Chen Kwock Yin, who passed away in 1952 when Dr. Chan was still young. As the elderst son, he and his widowed mother, Mrs. Chen Au-Yeung Yee, had to raise the family with young children.
Among his brothers were Micah Chan 陳翼民 , who was the fifth sibling, Brighton Kon Man Chan 陳幹民 , who was the sixth sibling, and Lap-Man Chan 陳立民, who was the seventh sibling. Jachin's sisters included Helen Yu, Ruth Chan 陳寶雲 (also known as Mrs. Yee Kwok Kee), who was the third sibling, and two other sisters named 陳寶琛 and 陳寶筠, who were the fourth and eighth siblings, respectively.
In 1963, Jachin married to Miss Lela Dong in Oakland, California, US. Jachin and Lela were blessed with two children, a son named Jachinson Wingate Chan and a daughter named Sherlynn Gaye Chan.
Dr. Chan mother passed away on November 14, 1993 and Dr. Chan followed his mother a month later on December 3, 1993.
Professional Qualification/ Career
| Year | Job |
|---|---|
| 1954-1957 | Pastor of Mandarin Baptist Church筲箕灣國語浸信會主任傳道 |
| 1955-1956 | Staff member at Hong Kong Baptist Press |
| 1956-1957 | Assistant to the Dean of Studies, Hong Kong Baptist College |
| 1957 | Sent by HK Macao Mission to the USA for training in 1957 |
| 1957-1963 | Minister of Baptist Church for Chinese in the USA. |
| 1958 | Trained as a Baptist Minister by the First Baptist Church of New Orleans USA. Pastor of Chinese Baptist Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, USA |
| 1958 September 10 | Ordained, Frist Baptist Church of New Orleans |
| 1960-1961 | Teaching fellow in the English Department, University of Southern Mississippi, USA |
| 1960-1962 | Assistant Pastor for Chinese, First Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| 1961-1962 | Awarded a Graduate assistantship from Louisiana State University in English |
| 1962 | Pastor of Chinese Mission in Vicksburg and Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| 1962-1964 | Awarded a graduate assistantship from Louisiana State University in Linguistic |
| 1964-1966 | Appointed as an Assistant Professor of General Literature by Mobile College, USA |
| 1966-1969 | Appointed as Full Professor of English by Ouachita Baptist University |
| 1969-1971 | Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of English, Hong Kong Baptist College |
| 1970-1971 | Assistant Vice-President, Hong Kong Baptist College |
| 1971 May - 1980 | Vice-President and Head of English Language & Literature, Hong Kong Baptist College香港浸會學院 |
| 1976-1977 | Acting President of HK Baptist Theological Seminary |
| 1986 Jan – 1986 July | Deputy Minister, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital 香港浸信會醫院 署理院牧 |
| 1986-1990 | Chairperson of Baptist Convention of Hong Kong |
Gender
- male
Occupations
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
HKBC 13th Commencement 香港浸會學院第十三屆畢業典禮, 1972-07-05
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