The Chaplain’s Office at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently received a generous donation of HK$1 million from the Y.K. Jim Charitable Trust (the Trust), in support of advancing its campus ministries and shepherding the university community. The gift will be designated to support the ministries including the Christian Emphasis Week, the Faith-in-Practice Forum, Cell Ministry and Counselling, and the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of campus ministry.

The Y.K. Jim Charitable Trust was established by Mrs. Helen Jim-Lundblad and her husband, Mr. Steven Lundblad, in loving memory of her late parents, with the aim of promoting Christian teachings based on the Bible as well as building and supporting Christian communities locally, in the Nation and across Asia.

In 2010, the Trust generously donated US$540,000 to support the Campus Master Plan and the University Development Fund. Since then, the Trust has been continuously supporting the ministries of the Chaplain’s Office. In recognition of its generosity, Room 606 in the Dr. Wu Yee Sun Building (formerly known as the Academic and Administration Building) on the Baptist University Road Campus was named the “Mr. and Mrs. Y.K. Jim Christian Worship and Classroom”. The Y.K. Jim Charitable Trust is currently recognised as Honorary Permanent President of the HKBU Foundation.