Former HFBC TEE graduate appointed Pastor!
1147 W. 6th Street | Merced, CA 95341 | (209) 383-4491
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Sun Service 10:35AM
Sun School 9:30AM
Wed Prayer 7:00PM
God has a purpose for Hoyu and Marcy Sayaovang when they moved from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Merced, California. On February 7, 2009, Hoyu was ordained as Pastor by the Southern Baptist of California to serve the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Merced, California.
Hoyu was among one of the original founder of Hmong First Baptist Church of Milwaukee. He relocated to California and got married to Marcy Thao. Soon afterward, having obtained his Master's degree in Social Work, he came back to Milwaukee and served as a Sunday School teacher and a Financial Director for HFBC. He not only organized the department but also brought in "Faith-based" program to help the church. But all of these were not as important as his next task. He initiated and organized a group of twenty young adults and asked Pastor Tongber to instruct them for the next two year program called TEE, which stands for Theological Education Extension.
Hoyu accepting Pastorial license
Ordination - Chair Deacon Lloyd English
Dr. Watra Xiong
Rep. HBNA
Original members of Emmanuel Baptist Church
After going through some hardship, he felt a calling to go to Merced, California. While in Merced, he and his wife completed their TEE study along with the rest of the group and graduated. What Hoyu did not realize was God was preparing him along the way. Soon, they started attending the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Merced. There were very few members left and not too many Pastor were interested in leading this small congregation. After being appointed a Deacon for a couple of years, Hoyu helped managed and ran the Sunday School and Worship service along other deacons. Soon afterward, they were left without a Pastor.
Hoyu teaching grades 1 - 3 at HFBC