Tsz Kwong Bethel Church

Tsz Kwong Bethel Church is a ultra-modern church situated in a floor of a brand new commercial high rise in the middle of Kowloon. The project is to reinterpret what the church space can become in a densely populated city like Hong Kong. The main theme of the design of the church is based on an incident in the Book of Genesis 28 in the Bible when Jacob was fleeing from his twin brother Esau, who had vowed to kill him after Jacob had stolen Esau's birthright. As Jacob was laying down to sleep for the night, he had a vision of a ladder or stairway, between heaven and earth, upon which God's angels were on it, ascending and descending. Jacob saw God standing above the ladder when He reassured Jacob with blessings upon his family and offspring. When Jacob awoke, he took the stone where he rested his head, poured oil on it and consecrated it to God. Jacob called the place “Bethel”, meaning "House of God.” Bethel is the name of the church and thus this becomes the main theme of the design.