Rev. Jacob Fung

On Friday, January 22, 2021, Jacob Fung — devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather — went home to be with the Lord at the age of 88.

Jacob was born August 13, 1932, in Hong Kong, to Pun Kuen and Po Sek (Wong) Fung. Growing up in a Christian home, Jacob came to faith at a young age. After high school, he attended Bethel Bible Seminary and began ministry work immediately thereafter. He answered the call to missionary work by moving to Singapore in 1957. He started teaching at Singapore Bible College, where he met his wife, Lois Lee, whom he married on July 15, 1959. Together, they raised two children, Timothy and Alice. Jacob’s life was marked by his spiritual leadership of several congregations in Asia and America. After his early ministries involving church planting in Singapore, Jacob stepped into the role of Senior Pastor to three churches over the next 35 years: Grace (Singapore Chinese Christian) Church in Singapore, Chinese Gospel Mission in Sacramento, CA, and Boston Chinese Evangelical Church (BCEC) in Boston, MA. Jacob shepherded each of these churches with a marked focus on world mission, encouraging strong support for missionaries among his congregants, and emphasizing leadership development and discipleship in local churches. He remained Pastor Emeritus at BCEC from his retirement in 2000 until his death.

Jacob was known to be a kind, generous, and humorous man who devoted his entire life to caring for people. He loved spending time with friends over meals, opening his home to guests and regularly inviting overseas students to spend holiday meals with the family. He enjoyed Asian meals (especially sushi) and found deep delight in music and reading.

Jacob was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Lois, and granddaughter, Charis Fung； and his younger brother John. He is survived by his son Timothy (Christine), daughter Alice (Anthony, Ph.D.) Lee, grandchildren Nathan (Ashlee), Daniel, Jeremy, and Davina Lee, and great-grandchildren, Ava and Zachary Lee, and beloved nieces Joyce, Grace (Francis Ho), and Julia Fung (Chris Kwok).

Visitation will be on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM and Friday, January 29 from 8 AM to 9:30 AM at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church, 249 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111. Due to COVID restrictions, visitors will be limited and should register in advance at www.bcec.net/pastorfung. A graveside service will be conducted Friday January 29 at 11AM at the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, 185 Lake Street, Peabody, MA 01960. There will be a live broadcast during the graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations by cheque may be made to: BCEC. Please put on the memo: Missions Fund in memory of Rev. Jacob Fung

2021年1月22日星期五，馮雅各—忠心的丈夫 、 敬愛的父親、祖父及曾祖父，年88歲息勞歸主。

馮牧師1932年8月13日出生於香港。父親是馮品權，母親是馮黃寶石。 馮牧師在基督教家庭長大，從小就認識神。中學之後在伯特利神學院就讀，隨即開始他的事奉。 1957年他回應呼召移居新加坡開拓宣教事工。 他任教於新加坡神學院，在那裏遇見未來的妻子李月枝。他倆在1959年7月15日結婚。之後育養了兩名子女敬道和碧瑜。

馮牧師一生在不同的洲域及堂會作屬靈領袖。他早年在新加坡開始教會植堂。此後的三十五年在三間教會作主仼牧師—新加坡懷恩堂 、加州沙加緬度華人自立福音堂及麻州波士頓華人佈道會。馮牧師牧養的教會都專注於普世宣教，鼓勵會眾歇力支持宣教士及強調本地教會培育領袖和門徒訓練。他2000年在華人佈道會退休後成為教會的榮譽牧師直至離世。

眾所周知，馮牧師是一位既善良又慷慨且幽默的人，他一生致力於關懷他人。他喜歡在餐桌上與朋友分享，亦開放居所給訪客及不時的邀請海外學生與家人分享假日大餐。他喜歡亞洲美食（尤其是壽司），但更喜歡音樂及閱讀。

馮牧師心愛的妻子李月枝與孫女恩霖， 和他弟弟约翰已先逝。遺下兒子敬道 (妻子文琬)，女兒碧瑜 (丈夫李永裕博士），孫兒女功偉 (妻子Ashlee), 功輝, 功榮和恩盈，曾孫美瑩和勁安, 和侄女若诗，若冰（丈夫何展明），若琪（丈夫郭家淇）。