On August 7, Rev. Zhao Ailian, the forerunner of the Zibo Church in China's eastern coastal Shandong Province, died at the age of 87.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, a memorial ceremony for her was held at the funeral parlour in Boshan District, according to Zibo CC&TSPM.
The director and chairperson, Pastor Zhai Shanshui of the municipal CC&MPTSA, introduced the life of pastor Zhao Ailian.
Born on April 1, 1933, Rev. Zhao graduated from Nanjing Union Theological Seminary then ordained as a pastor in 1991. In 1986, she established and convened the first representative meeting of the register Boshan church and served as the director and president of the first to fifth Boshan CC&TSPM.
From 1996 to 1999, she served as director and chairman of Zibo CC&TSPM. From 1998 to 2003, she served as Deputy Director, Vice President and President of the Women's Association of Shandong CC&TSPM. From 1998 to 1999, she was honored as an advanced Christian worker in the district and city. In 1996, she was honored as an advanced individual among religions in the province.
The pastors of Shandong CC&TSPM and Zibo CC&TSPM and more than 200 local co-workers attended the service.
- Translated by Heirs Han
山东淄博市基督教赵爱莲牧师追思礼拜在博山区殡仪馆举行
2020年8月7日，淄博市基督教会的先行者赵爱莲牧师走完了她的人生路，享年87岁。
上午9点，淄博市基督教两会牧长暨全市200余名教牧同工在博山区殡仪馆为她举行了追思礼拜。山东省基督教三自爱国运动委员会副主席、山东省基督教协会副会长吴建寅牧师参加了追思礼拜。
市两会主任、会长、翟善水牧师对赵爱莲牧师的生平做了介绍：
赵爱莲牧师1933年4月1日出生，毕业于金陵协和神学院，1991年按立牧师。1986年在她的努力下成立并召开了博山区基督教第一届代表会议，并担任博山区基督教一至五届两会主任、会长。1996年至1999年任淄博市基督教两会主任、会长。1998年至2003年任山东省基督教两会副主任、副会长兼妇女会会长。1998年至1999年被评为区、市基督教先进工作者1996年被评为全省宗教界爱国爱教先进个人。
On August 7, Rev. Zhao Ailian, the forerunner of the Zibo Church in China's eastern coastal Shandong Province, died at the age of 87.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, a memorial ceremony for her was held at the funeral parlour in Boshan District, according to Zibo CC&TSPM.
The director and chairperson, Pastor Zhai Shanshui of the municipal CC&MPTSA, introduced the life of pastor Zhao Ailian.
Born on April 1, 1933, Rev. Zhao graduated from Nanjing Union Theological Seminary then ordained as a pastor in 1991. In 1986, she established and convened the first representative meeting of the register Boshan church and served as the director and president of the first to fifth Boshan CC&TSPM.
From 1996 to 1999, she served as director and chairman of Zibo CC&TSPM. From 1998 to 2003, she served as Deputy Director, Vice President and President of the Women's Association of Shandong CC&TSPM. From 1998 to 1999, she was honored as an advanced Christian worker in the district and city. In 1996, she was honored as an advanced individual among religions in the province.
The pastors of Shandong CC&TSPM and Zibo CC&TSPM and more than 200 local co-workers attended the service.
- Translated by Heirs Han
Memorial Service for Old Pastor Who Dies at 87 Held in Shandong
