Anticipation for the reopening of churches has become a major concern for believers, as all local COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals around the country after the Spring festival.
According to the Gospel Times, some churches have gradually resumed in-person services since last week. On February 22, the Chengguan Church in Lianjiang County, Fujian Province, announced that it would restart weekly gatherings, group ministries and Sunday services as of that day. The subordinate meeting points would reopen from March 1st. The notice also reminded churchgoers to follow COVID-19 protocols while gathering, including wearing masks, registering their information, having temperature taken, showing the health code, and maintaining social distancing of at least 1.5 meters.
After suspending on-site gatherings on January 15, the Chengguan Church immediately began online services, broadcasting pre-recorded videos during online weekly gatherings and Sunday services, till the resumption of in-person worship. Nowadays, "the epidemic will soon end" is still one of the topics of the church's daily intercession prayer.
"Thanks for attending the first session since the resumption of in-person service for the New Year", was shared last Sunday on WeChat moments by a believer from Longgang Church, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, which had been broadcasting live service since February 1, following the suspension.
"We can go to church to worship God!", said a church staff from Huainan, Anhui, who also stated Wednesday that their church would reopen on March 7.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
春节之后，随着国内各地本土疫情清零，教会何时能够恢复实地礼拜，也成为各地信徒翘首以盼的大事。
就福音时报关注，上周已经有教会逐步开始恢复实地礼拜。2月22日，福建连江城关基督教堂发布通知，称即日起将恢复教堂周间聚会、小组事工以及主日崇拜。下属各聚会点则于3月1日起恢复聚会。通知也提醒，实地聚会须遵守各项防疫措施，如佩戴口罩、做好登记、测温、出示健康码，保持1.5米以上社交距离。
连江城关教堂是1月15日暂停实地聚会，暂停聚会之后，教堂随即开启线上礼拜，周间聚会、主日聚会均录制视频通过微信按时发送，直到实地礼拜恢复。现在，“疫情早日止息”依然是教会每日代祷题目之一。
“疫情过后，恢复聚会，新春第一次在教堂主日崇拜聚会。感恩！”2月28日，浙江温州龙港一名信徒兴奋地在朋友圈分享道，龙港教会于2月1日开始暂停主日崇拜，之后采取直播形式开启线上礼拜。
3月3日，安徽淮南一名教会同工也表示他们教会将于3月7日恢复实地礼拜，“可以到教堂礼拜上帝了”，装饰整齐的教堂，鲜艳欲滴的鲜花，一片生气盎然！
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/55512
春节过后 各地教堂开始逐步恢复实地礼拜
Anticipation for the reopening of churches has become a major concern for believers, as all local COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals around the country after the Spring festival.
According to the Gospel Times, some churches have gradually resumed in-person services since last week. On February 22, the Chengguan Church in Lianjiang County, Fujian Province, announced that it would restart weekly gatherings, group ministries and Sunday services as of that day. The subordinate meeting points would reopen from March 1st. The notice also reminded churchgoers to follow COVID-19 protocols while gathering, including wearing masks, registering their information, having temperature taken, showing the health code, and maintaining social distancing of at least 1.5 meters.
After suspending on-site gatherings on January 15, the Chengguan Church immediately began online services, broadcasting pre-recorded videos during online weekly gatherings and Sunday services, till the resumption of in-person worship. Nowadays, "the epidemic will soon end" is still one of the topics of the church's daily intercession prayer.
"Thanks for attending the first session since the resumption of in-person service for the New Year", was shared last Sunday on WeChat moments by a believer from Longgang Church, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, which had been broadcasting live service since February 1, following the suspension.
"We can go to church to worship God!", said a church staff from Huainan, Anhui, who also stated Wednesday that their church would reopen on March 7.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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