Patrick Lin
Assistant to the Pastor, Newton Campus
patrick.lin@bcec.net
(617) 243-0100 x208
Patrick Lin was born and raised in Taiwan. In 1987, he graduated from Taiwan National Cheng-Kung University with a B.S. in Urban Planning. He became a Christian and was baptized during his college years. He came to the United States for graduate studies in 1989 and earned an M.S. in Computer Science from Northeastern University in 1991. After working for a couple of high-tech companies, he joined IBM in 1994. Currently, he is a senior software architect and cyber security engineer at IBM Watson Health division in Cambridge.
Patrick has been a member of Chinese Bible Church of Greater Boston. He has served in choir, fellowship, Sunday school, student ministry, and deacon board. In 2007, Patrick responded God’s calling, and started part-time studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, finishing with an M.Div. degree in 2017. He continues praying to God for His guidance to enter full-time ministry. The BOE and BOD have appointed him as part-time Interim Assistant to the Pastor to assist Pastor Daniel to minister to the Newton Mandarin congregation.
Patrick is married to Christine. She was a pharmacist before becoming a full-time homemaker. They have a daughter, Jessica, and a son, David.