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Brief History of the Mission

1965 Christian radio broadcasts in Taiwan are begun by the Hong Kong mission
1967 The first Chinese worker is sent to Taiwan to followup
1971 Victor Chang from Hong Kong installed as pastor of Holy Trinity Church
1979 First fulltime WELS missionaries arrive to study Mandarin
1982 Victor Chang leaves Taiwan
1985 First Taiwanese pastor ordained, Matthias Chen
1985 Outreach begun in Taichung
1986 The Christian Lutheran Evangelical Church (CLEC) is incorporated
1989 First class of five men graduate from the Bible Institute
1990 Five-man WELS missionary team on field plus a lay volunteer
1991 CLEC becomes self-supporting
1995 First national teaches Bible Institute classes
1995 First national teaches Bible Institute classes
1998 English as Outreach lay volunteer program begins