On the Lunar New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, pastoral co-workers and congregation in Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Guangxi, Zhejiang and other places celebrated the Spring Festival in different ways.
Liaoning
The believers at Centennial Yuguang Street Church in Zhongshan District, Dalian, recited in Wechat group the scriptures every day under the pastors' leadership. Their task on February 12 was to memorize Psalm 6:4 and Psalm 6:9.
Members of the Shuishiying Church in Lvshunkou District, Dalian, took turns each day in the WeChat group to read the Bible, pray, and praise. More than 3,000 people attended to read the scriptures from early morning to Night.
On February 11, Senior Pastor Wu Bing of Dalian Xishan Gospel Church led all pastors to send new year greetings to the believers via video in the WeChat group.
The mission team and other fellowships in Anshan Lvhua Street Church organized the members to read, pray, bless, share and sing hymns in the WeChat group. From New Year's Eve to the Spring Festival, they also prayed for the pastors, the country, and the churches' resumption. Some workers even wrote hymns to praise God.
Heilongjiang
Senior Pastor Qin Shuping of the church in Jinsha New District, Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang, released a virtual letter to greet the congregation on New Year's Eve. Their daily Bible readings had lasted 298 days.
Guangxi
On the first day of the Spring Festival, the church held a live broadcast of the New Year thanksgiving service online. During this period, the pastoral co-workers sent less than 300 red envelopes with 10 yuan inside to children in the Wechat group, wishing them a happy and healthy life.
The calligraphy works of fellow workers in the churches of Hepu County were selected into the county's 2021 online Spring Festival exhibition including couplets, calligraphy and photography. The fellow workers are Elder Chen Kaosi, chairman of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) of Beihai, Chen Guangjun, chairman of the TSPM of Hepu County, and Zhu Guoxiong.
Pastor Li Qingzhen, who is over 80 years old and has been preaching for more than 50 years, sang Hallelujah on the first day of the lunar new year to praise God in Fangchenggang City Park, Guangxi Province. She persists in daily devotions, reading and praying every day during the festival.
Zhejiang
Besides playing the piano to praise God, 94-year-old Yuan Xiangzhong, who had worked for the Lord for decades in the Fenghua District of Ningbo City, led the family to make thanksgiving prayers before dinner. He sent various devotional articles and sermons to the Wechat group every day.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
农历的除夕和大年初一春节，辽宁、黑龙江、广西、浙江等地的教牧同工和弟兄姊妹是这样欢度的。
辽宁
大连市中山区百年玉光街教堂：在春节期间，由教会的传道人带领，背诵经文打卡。2021年2月12日诗篇6章4节和9节经文背诵
大连市旅顺口区水师营教堂：大家每天都在微信群轮流读经、祷告、赞美，从清晨一直到夜晚，每天的读经人次达3,000多。
大连西山福音堂：除夕晚上，吴兵主任牧师率全体教牧人员以视频方式在网络微信群向各位弟兄姐妹送去新春祝福。
鞍山绿化街教堂：从除夕到春节，教会圣宣组和其他团契在网络微信群读经、祷告、祝福、分享，特别是大家在群里的歌诗赞美，每天都在进行。为教会早日复堂祈祷、为牧者祈祷、为祖国祈祷.有的同工还作诗歌颂。
黑龙江
七台河金沙新区教堂：秦淑萍主任牧师带领全体同工透过网络在除夕发表了《金沙新区教会的一封家书》送给会众新春的问候.他们的“《圣经》伴您每一天读经计划”已经持续了298天。
广西壮族自治区
北海基督教堂：教会的“每天相约一起祷告”在牧师的带领下从未间断。春节年初一，教堂在网络线上举行了“开年感恩礼拜”直播.期间，在群里教牧同工发了不到300份的小朋友专属红包，每份10块钱，让孩子们开心快乐，健康成长。
合浦县教堂：
北海市基督教三自爱国会主席陈考思长老、合浦县基督教三自爱国会陈光俊主席和朱国雄同工的书法作品荣登县2021年迎春春联书画摄影作品线上展
80多岁、传道50多年的李清真牧师在广西防城港市，她一如既往的坚持每天的灵修，在节日期间每天读经、祷告，老牧师年初一在公园旷野处高唱《哈利路亚》赞美神。
浙江
奉化：为主做工几十年的94岁袁相中长老弹琴赞美，每天在群里发送各种灵修文章和牧师讲道，带领家人团聚时刻饭前感恩祷告。
这些教会和牧者是这样过春节的
On the Lunar New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, pastoral co-workers and congregation in Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Guangxi, Zhejiang and other places celebrated the Spring Festival in different ways.
Liaoning
The believers at Centennial Yuguang Street Church in Zhongshan District, Dalian, recited in Wechat group the scriptures every day under the pastors' leadership. Their task on February 12 was to memorize Psalm 6:4 and Psalm 6:9.
Members of the Shuishiying Church in Lvshunkou District, Dalian, took turns each day in the WeChat group to read the Bible, pray, and praise. More than 3,000 people attended to read the scriptures from early morning to Night.
On February 11, Senior Pastor Wu Bing of Dalian Xishan Gospel Church led all pastors to send new year greetings to the believers via video in the WeChat group.
The mission team and other fellowships in Anshan Lvhua Street Church organized the members to read, pray, bless, share and sing hymns in the WeChat group. From New Year's Eve to the Spring Festival, they also prayed for the pastors, the country, and the churches' resumption. Some workers even wrote hymns to praise God.
Heilongjiang
Senior Pastor Qin Shuping of the church in Jinsha New District, Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang, released a virtual letter to greet the congregation on New Year's Eve. Their daily Bible readings had lasted 298 days.
Guangxi
On the first day of the Spring Festival, the church held a live broadcast of the New Year thanksgiving service online. During this period, the pastoral co-workers sent less than 300 red envelopes with 10 yuan inside to children in the Wechat group, wishing them a happy and healthy life.
The calligraphy works of fellow workers in the churches of Hepu County were selected into the county's 2021 online Spring Festival exhibition including couplets, calligraphy and photography. The fellow workers are Elder Chen Kaosi, chairman of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) of Beihai, Chen Guangjun, chairman of the TSPM of Hepu County, and Zhu Guoxiong.
Pastor Li Qingzhen, who is over 80 years old and has been preaching for more than 50 years, sang Hallelujah on the first day of the lunar new year to praise God in Fangchenggang City Park, Guangxi Province. She persists in daily devotions, reading and praying every day during the festival.
Zhejiang
Besides playing the piano to praise God, 94-year-old Yuan Xiangzhong, who had worked for the Lord for decades in the Fenghua District of Ningbo City, led the family to make thanksgiving prayers before dinner. He sent various devotional articles and sermons to the Wechat group every day.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Churches Across China Celebrate Spring Festival
