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Cambodian Church of Christ

In February 1981, the little 80-member Highland Park Church of Christ began a ministry to assist Cambodian refugees under the direction of pastor Pat Brooks. Pat Brooks and his wife, Kathleen, assist refugees by offer friendship, food, clothing, transportation, job search, and learning the English language.

In 1984, Pat Brooks, an advocate of applied Biblical theology, became the full time minister of Cambodian congregation. Under his leadership it grew into a unique community of faith. The original Cambodian refugees included the families of Sokhom Hun, Kim You Thlang and Sophanna Kim. These families still an integrate part of our Cambodian Church of Christ.

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In the summer of 1985, the ministry moved to the Peak and Eastside Church of Christ in the heart of Old East Dallas. We worshiped in a room above the foyer in the church building.

In 1987, the elders of the Peak and Eastside and the Lake Highlands Church of Christ made an arrangement to move the Cambodian congregation to Lake Highlands Church.

It was at this time that an evangelistic meeting was held with Brother Moses Samol Seth of Stockton, California. Moses, a gifted and experienced Cambodian evangelists, urged all Cambodian Christians to become united in one Body of Christ.

Brother Sokhom Hun invited Cambodian Families from many different Christians backgrounds such as Sovanna Tim and his family from Eastwood Christian Church; Van Lor and his family from Mesquite Baptist Church; Kim Chea So and his family from First Methodist Church in Carrollton and others from Cambodian Alliance Church in Dallas to worship as a Cambodian Church.

In 1989, with the assistance from the Lake Highlands Church of Christ, the property at Lake June Road was acquired to establish the Cambodian Church of Christ.

Our Present Status:

The Cambodian Church of Christ now operate under the leadership of its own elders who provide the teaching and spiritual support for the congregation. A strong emphasis is placed on Bible teaching at all ages levels. With the commitments of these elders and deacons whom volunteer efforts to serve our God Jesus Christ and our Cambodian community.

Our Worship Place:

Our current worship place was built in the Summer of 1997 with the financial supports from our brothers and sisters from Cambodian Baptist Church of Fort Worth and our local American Churches, and the volunteers from World Mission Builder Ministry.