As Shanghai detected more than 20,000 daily COVID-19 cases, church leaders and believers put forward themselves as volunteers for combating the epidemic with donations in cash and kind.
Besides being in charge of the epidemic prevention work of churches in the district, Chen Zhimin, director of the Jinshan District CC&TSPM, assisted in the COVID-19 prevention and control efforts in spite of his elderly age and infirmity, according to Jinshan United Front Work Department. Deputy director Zhang Jinhua signed up for volunteer services for the first time, working on the front line for many days in a row. Responding to the call of the district CC&TSPM, church members dedicated themselves to the volunteer services, such as collecting COVID-19 swabs for the elderly at their homes, joining in the emergency support service in Puxi District, guarding the buildings where close contacts lived, maintaining order, helping with COVID-19 testing and registration by scanning codes.
According to incomplete statistics, more than 60 clergy staff and Christians from churches in this district participated in anti-epidemic services in villages, towns, streets, and national highway crossings.
On March 26-27, the district CC&TSPM donated 12,000 yuan worth of medical protective masks, milk, and eight-treasure porridge to police officers, quarantine staff, and volunteers in Jinshanwei Town and a checkpoint on the 320 National Highway in Fengjing Town. Volunteers from Fengjing Tianming Church sent vegetables and food to the elderly. A believer from Lin’en Church in Shihua Street led the company’s employees to produce face masks materials and raw materials for protective clothing. Two believers donated a total of 6,000 yuan and one of them carried out online legal advice & consulting services for residents.
Zhao Yumei, a volunteer from Song'en Church in Zhujiajiao Town, provided more than 2,500kg of vegetables. A female believer of Sheng’en Church in Shangta Town mobilized her hotel staff to make free lunch boxes for front-line staff in this area, said Qingpu District CC&TSPM.
Since March 11, all churches in Chongming District have implemented the measure of a "double suspension", which refers to suspending the opening of places of worship and group religious activities.
Apart from providing help for the nearby nucleic acid testing points and ensuring the safety of churches during the closed management period, leaders of the district CC&TSPM encouraged the local pastoral workers and believers to participate in charitable donations, conducting visits to the front-line staff in the district, the Chongming District CC&TSPM reported.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
金山区基督教两会引导基督教界投入志愿者队伍，助力抗疫工作。
区基督教两会主任陈志民不仅负责好区基督教内部的防疫工作，同时还不顾年长体弱，参与社区的志愿服务；副主任张金花第一时间报名参加志愿服务，连续多日坚守岗位，奋战在抗疫一线；枫泾天命堂负责人吴莉荣几乎天天参与志愿服务。在区基督教两会的积极引导下，基督教界涌现出一大批志愿服务者。如基督教信众崔素洁除了参加志愿服务上门为老年人核酸采样，还报名参与浦西紧急支援；张丹红、秦恒义等加入志愿者队伍，参与看护密接楼、核酸检测、扫码登记、维持秩序等志愿服务。据不完全统计，在区基督教两会正确引导下，石化临恩堂、张堰耶稣堂、亭林耶稣堂、枫泾天命堂、朱泾耶稣堂等场所至少有60余名教职人员和信教群众在村镇街道、国道道口等参与抗疫服务，助力全区抗疫工作。
3月26日、27日，区基督教两会分别赴320国道枫泾公安检查站、金山卫镇为公安干警、检疫人员、志愿者们送去医用防护面罩、牛奶、八宝粥等价值近1.2万元的慰问品；枫泾天命堂志愿者在参与志愿服务时得知社区有独居老人，便自发为老人送去蔬菜和食物；石化临恩堂信众陆育芹放弃休息坚守岗位，带领公司职工加紧生产口罩面层材料、防护隔离衣原材料；基督教界徐春兰、刘兰为区疫情防控办共捐助6000元防疫善款，徐春兰还发挥自身专业优势，就疫情防控中的法律问题义务为居民开展线上法律咨询服务等等。
来源：金山统战
除了奉献人力，青浦教会的基督徒们还奉献出物力。朱家角颂恩堂的义工赵玉妹供应了5000多斤蔬菜。邵如巧是“巧知味饭店”老板娘，她还有另一重身份—商榻圣恩堂的信徒。发动饭店员工，又自己带头加班赶做免费盒饭，送给商榻地区抗疫的一线人员。（青浦区基督教两会供稿）
自3月11日起，崇明区各堂点第一时间施行“双暂停”，并以电话形式通知信徒，做好解释和安抚工作。
同时，崇明区基督教两会主任陈美金牧师，以及一些堂点负责同工，在封闭管理期间值守所在场所，保证场所安全同时，也为附近核酸检测点提供帮助和服务。崇明区基督教两会同时还鼓励全区教牧同工及广大信徒积极参与慈善捐款，。区基督教两会作为代表，慰问了本区一线的抗疫工作人员。 （崇明区基督教两会 供稿）
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上海3个区基督教会参与疫情防控
As Shanghai detected more than 20,000 daily COVID-19 cases, church leaders and believers put forward themselves as volunteers for combating the epidemic with donations in cash and kind.
Besides being in charge of the epidemic prevention work of churches in the district, Chen Zhimin, director of the Jinshan District CC&TSPM, assisted in the COVID-19 prevention and control efforts in spite of his elderly age and infirmity, according to Jinshan United Front Work Department. Deputy director Zhang Jinhua signed up for volunteer services for the first time, working on the front line for many days in a row. Responding to the call of the district CC&TSPM, church members dedicated themselves to the volunteer services, such as collecting COVID-19 swabs for the elderly at their homes, joining in the emergency support service in Puxi District, guarding the buildings where close contacts lived, maintaining order, helping with COVID-19 testing and registration by scanning codes.
According to incomplete statistics, more than 60 clergy staff and Christians from churches in this district participated in anti-epidemic services in villages, towns, streets, and national highway crossings.
On March 26-27, the district CC&TSPM donated 12,000 yuan worth of medical protective masks, milk, and eight-treasure porridge to police officers, quarantine staff, and volunteers in Jinshanwei Town and a checkpoint on the 320 National Highway in Fengjing Town. Volunteers from Fengjing Tianming Church sent vegetables and food to the elderly. A believer from Lin’en Church in Shihua Street led the company’s employees to produce face masks materials and raw materials for protective clothing. Two believers donated a total of 6,000 yuan and one of them carried out online legal advice & consulting services for residents.
Zhao Yumei, a volunteer from Song'en Church in Zhujiajiao Town, provided more than 2,500kg of vegetables. A female believer of Sheng’en Church in Shangta Town mobilized her hotel staff to make free lunch boxes for front-line staff in this area, said Qingpu District CC&TSPM.
Since March 11, all churches in Chongming District have implemented the measure of a "double suspension", which refers to suspending the opening of places of worship and group religious activities.
Apart from providing help for the nearby nucleic acid testing points and ensuring the safety of churches during the closed management period, leaders of the district CC&TSPM encouraged the local pastoral workers and believers to participate in charitable donations, conducting visits to the front-line staff in the district, the Chongming District CC&TSPM reported.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Churches in 3 Districts of Shanghai Fight Against COVID-19
