The history of TCCAC can date back all the way to the early 1970’s, when a few Chinese Christian families started a bible study. The Tri-Cities Chinese Christian Fellowship was formally registered on 12/26/1975. The early growth of the fellowship benefited much from the labor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Notson, retired missionaries who served many years in China, who also later helped connecting the fledging fellowship with the CMA.

In 1978, the fellowship began to gather on Sundays for worship on campuses of other churches. In the early 1980’s, the Fellowship was renamed Tri-Cities Chinese Christian Church. Then in Nov of 1989, the church passed resolution to join the CMA denomination. On Feb 2, 1990, the church adopted the CMA constitution, and was renamed Tri-Cities Chinese Alliance Church.

In the early 90’s, the work of the Hanford site shifted from its cold-war mission to that of nuclear waste processing for environmental protection, and the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) also began broadening its scientific research, so a large number of Chinese moved to the area as a result of the increased hiring of scientists and engineers. With a strong passion to reach out to these scholars and other Chinese speaking people who relocated to the area bring the lost to Christ and spiritual growth for the believers, the Chinese ministry at TCCAC continues to grow under leadership of her 5th senior pastor, Rev. Stephen Chien.