A Dalian church in Liaoning Province resumed its in-person services last Sunday after months of suspension due to COVID-19.
In the morning, the staff of the 98-year-old Yuguang Street Church in Zhongshan District arrived early at the church, working with each other following the division of labor among themselves. In accordance with the measures of pandemic prevention and control, the co-workers emerged to check the congregation's health codes, temperature, and recent itineraries, register personal information and disinfect their hands.
Arriving at the church at 5:30 a.m., some believers formed a long line, waiting to enter the church. Due to pandemic prevention requirements, some had to sit in the courtyard outside the sanctuary, for the church inside could not accommodate many believers, as they should sit down with an obligatory empty seat separating them from each other in the sanctuary and auxiliary hall.
In the courtyard, some took notes without sitting, while some were seated to read the Bible or communicate with each other. Staying in front of the offering box, old churchgoers put their tithes and offerings into it.
With the singing of the choir and sacred music, the first service began. In the service presided over by Brother Wang Xu, Rev. Huang Guan shared a sermon titled "Have You Met the Resurrected Lord?"
(The original article is published by the Gospel Times and photos are provided by Brother Wang Xu.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
4月11日，辽宁省大连市具有98年历史的中山区玉光街基督教堂迎来了恢复聚会后的第一场主日崇拜。
清晨，教会的各班组同工早早来到教堂，按照既定的防疫要求流程，各就各位，有条不紊的紧密配合，按照分工进行预控引导、查验健康码、测量体温、询问近期行程、信息登记及手部消毒等。
在教堂院外5点半钟就有信徒来了，排起了长队，等待进入堂里。因为防疫要求，室内的主堂、副堂座位按照间隔就坐，不能容纳更多的信徒。于是，有的弟兄姊妹就坐在教堂外面的院内。
有站立做笔记的姊妹、那坐在院内读经的肢体、那坐在小凳子上互相交流读经的信徒。那些老弟兄、老姊妹，来到奉献箱前，献上自己的奉献。
在诗班唱诗和圣乐声中，玉光堂上午的首次聚会开始。王旭弟兄司会、黄冠牧师与众位弟兄姊妹分享《你曾遇见复活的主吗?》为主证道。
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（本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。感谢王旭弟兄提供的照片。）
大连玉光街堂恢复实地聚会 信徒踊跃参加
A Dalian church in Liaoning Province resumed its in-person services last Sunday after months of suspension due to COVID-19.
In the morning, the staff of the 98-year-old Yuguang Street Church in Zhongshan District arrived early at the church, working with each other following the division of labor among themselves. In accordance with the measures of pandemic prevention and control, the co-workers emerged to check the congregation's health codes, temperature, and recent itineraries, register personal information and disinfect their hands.
Arriving at the church at 5:30 a.m., some believers formed a long line, waiting to enter the church. Due to pandemic prevention requirements, some had to sit in the courtyard outside the sanctuary, for the church inside could not accommodate many believers, as they should sit down with an obligatory empty seat separating them from each other in the sanctuary and auxiliary hall.
In the courtyard, some took notes without sitting, while some were seated to read the Bible or communicate with each other. Staying in front of the offering box, old churchgoers put their tithes and offerings into it.
With the singing of the choir and sacred music, the first service began. In the service presided over by Brother Wang Xu, Rev. Huang Guan shared a sermon titled "Have You Met the Resurrected Lord?"
(The original article is published by the Gospel Times and photos are provided by Brother Wang Xu.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
Liaoning Church Resumes In-person Services
