A church in China's southeastern-coastal Zhejiang Province has resumed in-person gatherings, requiring worshippers to show negative nucleic acid tests conducted within 48 hours.
On its official WeChat account on May 16, Hangzhou Sicheng Church issued a notice, stating it would reopen from that day on while limiting the crowding of attendees who need to book their places in advance. Sunday services will be held online and in-person at the same time.
Due to the epidemic containment requirements, the church with limited seats advises young believers to give up their seats to the elderly for the first and second church services in the morning. The church said that those who have a "card for the elderly" issued by itself during the epidemic period can continue to use it these days. For other believers without such cards, they should try to attend services in the afternoon or evening by appointment.
The church also reminded churchgoers to hold the proof of a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test conducted within the previous 48 hours. For the elderly believers who don't have smartphones, they should bring identification cards after completing nucleic acid tests, the results of which the church staff can check.
The church declared that the entry to reserve a place will be released on Saturday on its WeChat account.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
浙江一教堂恢复实地聚会，需提供48小时核酸阴性证明。
5月16日，杭州思澄堂通过微信公众平台发布通知，该堂即日起按照“限流＋预约”的形式有序恢复开放。主日聚会线上线下同时进行。
根据防疫要求，教堂座位有限，该堂建议弟兄姐妹将“上午第一、二堂聚会”的座位让给年老肢体。并提醒持本堂疫情期间发放的“长辈号牌”可继续使用，无号牌的肢体，尽量预约下午或晚上的聚会。
提醒参加线下聚会的信徒需要提供48小时核酸阴性证明。老年肢体没有智能手机的，也要做好核酸并带上身份证，方便服侍同工帮助查询核酸记录。
并且提醒 聚会预约入口将在周六发布，详情关注该堂公众号。
杭州思澄堂即日起有序恢复开放
A church in China's southeastern-coastal Zhejiang Province has resumed in-person gatherings, requiring worshippers to show negative nucleic acid tests conducted within 48 hours.
On its official WeChat account on May 16, Hangzhou Sicheng Church issued a notice, stating it would reopen from that day on while limiting the crowding of attendees who need to book their places in advance. Sunday services will be held online and in-person at the same time.
Due to the epidemic containment requirements, the church with limited seats advises young believers to give up their seats to the elderly for the first and second church services in the morning. The church said that those who have a "card for the elderly" issued by itself during the epidemic period can continue to use it these days. For other believers without such cards, they should try to attend services in the afternoon or evening by appointment.
The church also reminded churchgoers to hold the proof of a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test conducted within the previous 48 hours. For the elderly believers who don't have smartphones, they should bring identification cards after completing nucleic acid tests, the results of which the church staff can check.
The church declared that the entry to reserve a place will be released on Saturday on its WeChat account.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Zhejiang Church Reopens, Requires Negative COVID-19 Test for Entry
