Due to the prevention and control of the pandemic, many churches in China's capital Beijing issued notices to suspend on-site gatherings and open webcasts.
Beijing Haidian Church issued an announcement on November 7, saying it would suspend in-person gatherings from now on till further notice, and the church opened two online Sunday worship services.
Beijing Fengtai Church announced in a notice on November 9, saying that Fengtai Church, Changxindian Meeting Point, and Fangzhuang Meeting Point decided to suspend all Sunday services and weekday gatherings from now on. Church believers can watch online Sunday's live streaming through the Fengtai Church network platform.
On the same day, Beijing Gangwashi Church issued a notice, saying that starting at midnight on November 10, the church would be closed to the public, and group gatherings would be stopped. At the same time, from this Sunday, church members could watch the online live broadcast of Sunday morning worship and replays of worship at other time slots by identifying the QR code of the church’s WeChat official account.
Beijing Chongwenmen Church informed believers on November 25, saying that the church’s onsite Sunday worship on November 27 was suspended, but the church opened five virtual Sunday worship services. The last time the church announced the suspension of gatherings was on October 15.
China mainland on Monday reported 3,624 new confirmed cases (957 cases in Beijing), and 35,021 new asymptomatic infections (3,429 cases in Beijing).
- Translated by Livingstones
因疫情防控原因，北京多间教堂于近日先后发布通知暂停实地聚会，开放网络直播。
11月7日，北京市海淀堂说该堂即日起暂停线下聚会，开放时间另行通知，教会信徒可以参加2堂线上主日直播礼拜。
11月9日，北京市丰台堂的通知中说 丰台堂、长辛店聚会点、方庄聚会点即日起决定暂停主日及周间聚会，教会信徒可以通过丰台堂网络平台观看线上主日直播。
同日，北京市基督教缸瓦市堂在消息中说 11月10日零点起，该堂暂停对外开放，停止集体聚会。同时，本周日起，教会信徒可以通过识别本堂微信公众号二维码，观看网络主日早上崇拜直播和其他时间段崇拜的回放。
11月25日，北京市基督教崇文门堂提醒信徒该堂11月27日的主日线下崇拜暂停，该堂已开设五场线上主日崇拜。该堂上次发布暂停聚会信息是在10月15日。
11月28日，31个省（自治区、直辖市）和新疆生产建设兵团报告新增确诊病例3624例（北京957例），新增无症状感染者35021例（北京3429例）
由于激增的新冠病例，北京多间教堂暂停实地聚会
Due to the prevention and control of the pandemic, many churches in China's capital Beijing issued notices to suspend on-site gatherings and open webcasts.
Beijing Haidian Church issued an announcement on November 7, saying it would suspend in-person gatherings from now on till further notice, and the church opened two online Sunday worship services.
Beijing Fengtai Church announced in a notice on November 9, saying that Fengtai Church, Changxindian Meeting Point, and Fangzhuang Meeting Point decided to suspend all Sunday services and weekday gatherings from now on. Church believers can watch online Sunday's live streaming through the Fengtai Church network platform.
On the same day, Beijing Gangwashi Church issued a notice, saying that starting at midnight on November 10, the church would be closed to the public, and group gatherings would be stopped. At the same time, from this Sunday, church members could watch the online live broadcast of Sunday morning worship and replays of worship at other time slots by identifying the QR code of the church’s WeChat official account.
Beijing Chongwenmen Church informed believers on November 25, saying that the church’s onsite Sunday worship on November 27 was suspended, but the church opened five virtual Sunday worship services. The last time the church announced the suspension of gatherings was on October 15.
China mainland on Monday reported 3,624 new confirmed cases (957 cases in Beijing), and 35,021 new asymptomatic infections (3,429 cases in Beijing).
- Translated by Livingstones
Beijing Churches Suspend Gatherings as COVID-19 Cases Surge
