The commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Bishop K. H. Ting’s death was held at his grave.
On November 22, 2012, Bishop Ting who served as president and chairman of CCC&TSPM and the chairman of the board of the Amity Foundation died in Nanjing, Jiangsu, at the age of 98.
On November 16, the pastoral staff of CCC&TSPM, Jiangsu Provincial CC&TSPM, and Nanjing Municipal CC&TSPM, representatives of faculty and students of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary and Jiangsu Theological Seminary as well as Bishop Ting's family visited Ting’s tomb to remember the beloved Bishop K.H. Ting and pay respects to him, said CCC&TSPM.
In his memorial speech, Rev. Xu Xiaohong, chairman of CCC&TSPM, said: "Bishop Ting (the late Chinese theologian and former Dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary) was an outstanding leader of Chinese Christianity and a well-known social activist, as well as a representative of Chinese religious community. He had been the leader of the Chinese church for a long time and put all his efforts into promoting the implementation of the policy of freedom of religious belief and guaranteeing citizens' right to freedom of religion. He had long served as the dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, dedicated to successors’ training and theological education. He initiated the establishment of the Amity Foundation to care about disadvantaged groups in society. He proposed the concept of Sinicization of Christianity, which pointed out the direction for us of how to run the Chinese church well”.
Rev. Wu Wei, president of China Christian Council, Rev. Gao Feng, president of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, and Qiu Zhonghui, chairman of the Amity Foundation, also participated in the commemoration and laid flowers to Bishop Ting's grave.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
在纪念丁光训主教荣归天家十周年之际，11月16日，基督教全国两会、金陵协和神学院、爱德基金会、江苏省和南京市基督教两会、江苏神学院的教牧同工、师生代表以及丁主教家属一行在此缅怀敬爱的丁光训主教,据中国基督教网。
中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席徐晓鸿牧师在缅怀致辞中说：“丁光训主教是中国基督教的杰出领袖，著名的社会活动家，也是中国宗教界的一面旗帜。丁光训主教长期担任中国教会的领导人，在推动落实宗教信仰自由政策、保障公民的宗教信仰自由权利上不遗余力。他长期担任金陵协和神学院院长，为培养教会的接班人和神学教育事业殚精竭虑。他发起成立爱德基金会，关心社会弱势群体。他提出开展神学思想建设，用超前的眼光指导中国教会，他提出基督教中国化理念，给我们办好中国教会指明了方向。
中国基督教协会会长吴巍牧师，基督教全国两会监事会监事长、金陵协和神学院院长高峰牧师，爱德基金会理事长丘仲辉等参加并献花。
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缅怀丁光训主教荣归天家十周年
The commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Bishop K. H. Ting’s death was held at his grave.
On November 22, 2012, Bishop Ting who served as president and chairman of CCC&TSPM and the chairman of the board of the Amity Foundation died in Nanjing, Jiangsu, at the age of 98.
On November 16, the pastoral staff of CCC&TSPM, Jiangsu Provincial CC&TSPM, and Nanjing Municipal CC&TSPM, representatives of faculty and students of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary and Jiangsu Theological Seminary as well as Bishop Ting's family visited Ting’s tomb to remember the beloved Bishop K.H. Ting and pay respects to him, said CCC&TSPM.
In his memorial speech, Rev. Xu Xiaohong, chairman of CCC&TSPM, said: "Bishop Ting (the late Chinese theologian and former Dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary) was an outstanding leader of Chinese Christianity and a well-known social activist, as well as a representative of Chinese religious community. He had been the leader of the Chinese church for a long time and put all his efforts into promoting the implementation of the policy of freedom of religious belief and guaranteeing citizens' right to freedom of religion. He had long served as the dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, dedicated to successors’ training and theological education. He initiated the establishment of the Amity Foundation to care about disadvantaged groups in society. He proposed the concept of Sinicization of Christianity, which pointed out the direction for us of how to run the Chinese church well”.
Rev. Wu Wei, president of China Christian Council, Rev. Gao Feng, president of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, and Qiu Zhonghui, chairman of the Amity Foundation, also participated in the commemoration and laid flowers to Bishop Ting's grave.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
In Memory of 10th Anniversary of Bishop K. H. Ting’s Death
