Some Anshan churches in China’s north-eastern Liaoning Province announced the reopening of in-person services in late August.
These churches carried out measures to protect their congregation during the service, according to a notice from the Anshan Command Center for COVID-19 Control and Prevention issued by Anshan Daily on August 25.
To safely resume the face-to-face gatherings, churches proceeded to delegate the responsibilities of each group, distribute tasks to each person, and prepare the temperature measurement devices, masks, disinfectant liquid, and the isolation room.
On Sundays, pastors and staff workers arrived early to receive believers in accordance with the procedures, as well as appeasing and persuading some believers not to enter the venue who could not provide relevant certificates.
Besides the churches’ disinfection and sanitation, fellow workers also checked churchgoers’ temperature, travel history codes, and COVID-19 vaccine certificates. Those who were unvaccinated due to special circumstances such as illness failed to enter the church.
Since the number of worshipers should not exceed 50% of the church’s capacity, believers were also required to wear masks and sit at a social distance.
In this first Sunday Service after the services were resumed, to avoid breaching the required limit of attendees, the congregation attended the service in separate groups, as they were notified in the church’s WeChat group. Believers who could not enter the church were requested to attend the online ones.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年8月25日，辽宁鞍山市通过《鞍山日报》发布了鞍山市新冠肺炎疫情防控指挥部办公室发布《关于做好常态化疫情防控有关事项的通告》之后，8月29日，辽宁省鞍山市部分教堂在平安中恢复了线下实地聚会。
此次鞍山部分教堂复会有四个特点：
一是教会重视防疫措施落实。
为了平安的复会，教会的主要负责人非常重视，仔细研究、布置如何顺利、安全的复堂聚会。并且把防疫工作做到组织落实（由教堂哪些班组负责哪一方面）、人员落实（具体到是谁在负责什么工作）、物资落实（测温检测设备、预备的口罩、消杀液、隔离室等）。
这样就有了平安复会的组织保障、人员保障、物资保障。
主日的教堂，教会的牧长和同工早早来到，各就各位开始按照流程接待信徒，并对不符合要求、不能进入圣殿的信徒做安抚和劝导工作。
二是严格按照防疫要求聚会。
教堂的消杀、卫生保洁、体温检测、查验行程码、登记、接种疫苗查验、戴口罩等一样不能少，否则不能进入教堂。有因为病情等特殊情况没有接种疫苗的弟兄姊妹，感觉不能到教堂，表示无奈、遗憾也理解、顺服。
三是严格实行人员限流。
按照聚会人数不能超过平时聚会百分之五十的要求，各教堂严格执行，进行限流，在进入教堂之时就开始调控，没有“超员”现象。不仅是人员控制，而且间距也是拉开的，按照防疫要求落座。
四是信徒在基督里心态安静。
此次首场聚会，由于事先在教会的微信群和通过其它联络方式按照要求通知了会众，所以聚会当天没有出现过多的、“超限”、“爆满”的聚集，也没有出现因为不符合要求、不能进入教堂的信徒不安和争吵
同时，不能前来聚会的肢体，也在网络收听牧师证道。
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辽宁鞍山部分教堂在平安中恢复主日聚会
Some Anshan churches in China’s north-eastern Liaoning Province announced the reopening of in-person services in late August.
These churches carried out measures to protect their congregation during the service, according to a notice from the Anshan Command Center for COVID-19 Control and Prevention issued by Anshan Daily on August 25.
To safely resume the face-to-face gatherings, churches proceeded to delegate the responsibilities of each group, distribute tasks to each person, and prepare the temperature measurement devices, masks, disinfectant liquid, and the isolation room.
On Sundays, pastors and staff workers arrived early to receive believers in accordance with the procedures, as well as appeasing and persuading some believers not to enter the venue who could not provide relevant certificates.
Besides the churches’ disinfection and sanitation, fellow workers also checked churchgoers’ temperature, travel history codes, and COVID-19 vaccine certificates. Those who were unvaccinated due to special circumstances such as illness failed to enter the church.
Since the number of worshipers should not exceed 50% of the church’s capacity, believers were also required to wear masks and sit at a social distance.
In this first Sunday Service after the services were resumed, to avoid breaching the required limit of attendees, the congregation attended the service in separate groups, as they were notified in the church’s WeChat group. Believers who could not enter the church were requested to attend the online ones.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Liaoning Churches Reopen with Protection Measures
