The Shanghai Community Church won't resume worship activities in the following months as the church is under renovation.
On October 25, the Shanghai Community Church announced that it had stopped worship services as required due to COVID-19 at the end of January, according to the church. Then the Standing Committee of the Xuhui District CC&TSPM decided to repair the church in March. Because the church had not been repaired for many years, there were safety concerns. The electric circuitry needed to be updated and there was a problem with water accumulating in the courtyard during the rainy season.
As churches in Shanghai are resuming services, the Shanghai Community Church suggested that its believers participate in services in nearby churches.
Regretting the suspension of worship services, the church leaders invited the believers to pray for the ongoing renovation. The prayer includes that the Lord would bless the church so that the glory of the present would be greater than the glory of the former house.
In order to shepherd and lead the congregation, the church will share audio recordings on WeChat of the pastor's sermons every Sunday, short spiritual essays every Wednesday and Friday, and hymns every Tuesday and Thursday.
The church called the believers to watch and pray twice a day for an ending to the epidemic, the development of the country, the harmony of the society, the happiness of the family, and the new construction of the church. They asked church members to continue to pray for mercy, healing, peace, and help from God.
Church leaders reminded believers that they could pray in their homes at 5:30 in the morning and 9:00 in the evening.
Established by Americans living in China in 1920, the original Community Church met in a small house. Five years later, a new larger interdenominational church was built. Boasting the largest foreign attendance, the church has received many prestigious foreign figures, including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, and Nobel laureate Rev. Desmond Tutu.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
上海市基督教国际礼拜堂发布公告：在大修期间，教堂无法恢复礼拜活动。
2020年10月25日，上海市基督教国际礼拜堂发布公告，说：3月，徐汇区基督教两会常委会决定国际礼拜堂进行修缮工作。从2020年1月底新型冠状肺炎病毒疫爆发开始，教堂根据要求停止了礼拜活动。后因基于礼拜堂多年未修，主体结构出现安全隐患，雨季院内积水严重，电路老化等情况，所以决定修缮。
虽然上海市各区教堂正在陆续开放，教堂建议广大信徒以家庭住址就近原则参加附近教堂礼拜活动，并遵从所参加教堂的规定与习惯。
对于无法恢复国际礼拜堂的活动，表示抱歉，礼拜堂也请信徒为大修工作献上祷告，求主祝福这殿，使这殿后来的荣耀必大过先前的荣耀。
而为了尽可能牧养和带领会众，教会将利用微信公众平台每个主日发布牧师的主日讲道音频，每周三、五发布灵修短文分享。每周二、四发布赞美诗分享。
教会呼召弟兄姊妹每天两次守望祷告，为疫情尽早得到控制，为国家健康发展，为社会健康和谐，为家庭健康幸福，为教会健康建造一起恳求主施怜悯医治，赐平安和帮助。
信徒可每天清早5：30 和晚上9：00在各自的家中内室里祷告。
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上海国际礼拜堂发布公告：“大修期间不恢复礼拜”
The Shanghai Community Church won't resume worship activities in the following months as the church is under renovation.
On October 25, the Shanghai Community Church announced that it had stopped worship services as required due to COVID-19 at the end of January, according to the church. Then the Standing Committee of the Xuhui District CC&TSPM decided to repair the church in March. Because the church had not been repaired for many years, there were safety concerns. The electric circuitry needed to be updated and there was a problem with water accumulating in the courtyard during the rainy season.
As churches in Shanghai are resuming services, the Shanghai Community Church suggested that its believers participate in services in nearby churches.
Regretting the suspension of worship services, the church leaders invited the believers to pray for the ongoing renovation. The prayer includes that the Lord would bless the church so that the glory of the present would be greater than the glory of the former house.
In order to shepherd and lead the congregation, the church will share audio recordings on WeChat of the pastor's sermons every Sunday, short spiritual essays every Wednesday and Friday, and hymns every Tuesday and Thursday.
The church called the believers to watch and pray twice a day for an ending to the epidemic, the development of the country, the harmony of the society, the happiness of the family, and the new construction of the church. They asked church members to continue to pray for mercy, healing, peace, and help from God.
Church leaders reminded believers that they could pray in their homes at 5:30 in the morning and 9:00 in the evening.
Established by Americans living in China in 1920, the original Community Church met in a small house. Five years later, a new larger interdenominational church was built. Boasting the largest foreign attendance, the church has received many prestigious foreign figures, including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, and Nobel laureate Rev. Desmond Tutu.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Shanghai Community Church Continues to Close during Renovation
