Professionally, I've an applied materials research scientist, a non-profit administrator, and, most recently, an academic librarian. Spiritually, I've been a member of Chinese Christian Church and Center in Philadelphia since 1989 serving in multiple capacities, including worship leader, Joy Fellowship sponsor, church administrator (2000-2005), Deacon of the Christian Education Committee, Deacon of the Youth Ministry Committee, and 11th and 12th grade Sunday School Teacher.
• Ben • Calvin • Nancy • Meesh • Noah • Ben The current CCO church partner to ACF is ‘New Life‘, Glenside (New Life Presbyterian Church). As of 2019, since that partnership began, Ben Thompson has been the staff member serving the fellowship. He is a salaried staff member of both CCO and NLC. Practically, and particularly because NLC formally ordained … More 2025-2026 Ministerial Leadership
• Calvin’s Alaska Mission Effort 2026 • June 22 – July 7 [4 MIN READ] (This post exists on my website iCandybyWangC.com in order to provide context for who I am, not just a runner and campus minister but also a church servant to a worthy community.) This will be my year #10 as a … More 2026 Alaska Ministry Letter
• Alumni, unite! • [2 MIN READ] For unfamiliar readers, Coalition for Christian Outreach hosts an annual student conference in Pittsburgh called Jubilee (JubileeConference.com). It is a Christian conference cast in an academic hue; appropriate given its primary audience. ACF attends this mid-February event every year. One of its carnal pleasures is the munchies bag … More Serving the Club More
• Which will play over the next academic year • [1½ MIN READ] It wasn’t a Marvel, DC, Twilight, or Knives Out franchise. Instead, it was last year’s Arcadia Christian Fellowship summer term (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise specified). The prequel took the form of a study on how to read the bible. This wasn’t … More Summer Prequel to the Main Feature
• It’s a biblical reference. Nothing that weird, here. • [2 MIN READ] Executive Summary: This piece is an invitation for you to join my wife in her campus ministry work with me in mine. I parted ways with my job as an academic librarian in 2022 after 17 years. Maybe it was time, professionally. … More My Wife Is Joanna, Wife of Chuza
• What’s the debate? • [2½ MIN READ] One of our ACF guys has a twin sister. This means sis Jada and bro James are fraternal twins, dizygotic, i.e., ones that develop from 2 different eggs. Identical twins develop when a fertilized egg divides into 2, the halves containing the same genetic material. “Monozygotic” twins … More Identical Twins Are Always the Same Gender
• Works for me • [<2 MIN READ] I came across him doing online marathon-training research: Jeff Galloway. He died 25 February 2026 (at the age of 80), so I’m a little late to the keyboard, but he himself made a big deal out of slower (ostensibly) being plenty fast enough. I’m talking primarily about … More Jeff Galloway’s Run/Walk Technique (#217: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/28/26)
• Think hungry young people • Weekly club meetings for ACF take place every Friday at noon with lunch provided. It may seem like the food appears miraculously. And in some ways, it does! I’m thinking Elijah and the ravens here, 1 Kings 17:2-6 (Biblegateway.com). In that account, God sends his prophet on the lam … More Food Is Kinda Important
• As this ministerial effort begins • Go to: The Direct Route. Become an organizational partner and donor through Calvin Wang @ CCO (iCandybyWangC.com). Read more: Emotional, Social, & Spiritual Support (iCandybyWang.com) Staff Account As a part-time staff member, I have $18,000 of financial need. This amount meets my salary needs and institutional … More The Initial Need
Calvin Wang serves Arcadia University‘s ACF (Arcadia Christian Fellowship) through CCO (Coalition for Christian Outreach. Respective websites.). He began serving as a staff member in February 2026. Weekly emails to interested students specify exactly what events — Weekly and Special — are taking place, exactly where. Weekly FRIDAY, NOON: ACF’s core event is … More Spring 2026
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