A funeral service for a pastor who had served in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was held in his hometown Xiangshan, Ningbo.
On December 7, 2022, Pastor Huang Fangzheng's funeral service was held at Daqitou Church in Xiangshan County, Ningbo. He was born in Tianyanghu Village, Dingtang Town in 1923, and returned to his heavenly home on December 3, 2022.
During the funeral service, Pastor Gao Jianwei, president of Ningbo TSPM, gave a sermon entitled "The Best Service" based on 2 Timothy 4:1-8, telling that Pastor Huang has fought a good fight, finished his race, kept the faith, and been crowned with righteousness.
Condolence messages were sent by Nanjing CC&TSPM and Nanjing Daosheng Church where he had worked, and Zhejiang Theological Seminary where he had taught. Pastor Shan Weixiang, vice president and general secretary of CCC, sent a condolence letter. At the age of 92, pastor Huang wrote down his life experiences and testified God's love with the title, "Rainbow After Storm".
Pastor Huang Fangzheng was the third son of Mr. Huang Detang, a missionary volunteer. He was influenced by his father's faith since he was a child. His mother died at the age of 12.
In 1944, shortly after he got married, the Japanese soldiers found that he had no calluses on his hands, so he was sentenced as a spy and could have been shot or buried alive at any time. He earnestly prayed with tears and made a vow to God that if he escaped danger, he would dedicate himself to preaching for the Lord. His father and church members also prayed for him. By God's protection, he was rescued on January 3, 1945. He resigned from his teaching position and went to preach in West District.
In 1946, the church sent him to Huazhong Theological Seminary in Wuchang for further study. After graduating in 1948, he was appointed to pastor at the Meixu Church in Zhenhai, Ningbo, by the Methodist Ningbo Diocese.
When the Cultural Revolution swept across the country in 1966, he was condemned as a social outcast with problems in past, and his family of seven was relocated to a deep mountain valley with only 18 other families. As a result of living in caves and eating bad food, his children were unable to attend school, lacked nutrition, and suffered sequelae.
The Gang of Four fell from power in 1976, and his grievances were redressed. After returning to Xiangshan, he built churches, trained young people, pastored believers, and implemented religious policies.
In 1985, Pastor Cai Wenhao invited him to teach at the newly established Zhejiang Theological Seminary. Later, he pastored St. Paul's Church and Daosheng Church in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and was elected as the vice president of Nanjing TSPM. He still spent time every year caring for the church in Xiangshan, his hometown. In 1990, Dancheng Church hired him as a consultant.
In 1997, in order to unite different denominations, Xiangshan Church was preparing to establish a Christian Council and invited him to be the first chairman. Following the mode of Nanjing church, he established six ministry groups to promote the work of the church and train young co-workers. In 2001, he retired and only worked as a consultant for the Xiangshan CC&TSPM, but he still insisted on doing pastoral work. In his 90s, he even preached in rural churches and presided over communion services.
In 1997, he was elected as a member of the Xiangshan Political Consultative Conference, actively participated in the discussion of community affairs, and helped raise 25000 yuan from Nanjing Amity Foundation for the Datang Water Project. In his spare time, he created paintings with scriptures and spread the gospel through calligraphy and painting.
In 2011, he asked his eldest daughter to invest millions of yuan to build the House of Servants of God, which had been one of his dreams for years.
Enjoying a long life, Pastor Huang was in good health. On December 3, 2022, he was called to his heavenly home at 4:40 pm. His life is depicted in this elegiac couplet: blessed by God, you escaped from danger and served the Lord with all your heart; rehabilitated from persecution, you honored God and benefited others like a rainbow after a storm. His labors in the Lord will not be in vain, and his work will be rewarded.
一个曾在江苏和浙江服侍的牧师的安息礼拜在家乡浙江宁波举行。
2022年12月7日，黄方正牧师追思礼拜在宁波象山县大碶头教堂举办。他1923年出生于定塘镇田洋湖村，2022年12月3日荣归天家。
追思礼拜上，宁波市基督教三自爱国会主席高建伟牧师以提摩太后书4章1到8节的经文做了题为“最美好的侍奉”的讲道，讲述黄牧师美好的仗已得胜、当跑的路已跑尽、所信的道已守住、公义冠冕极荣耀。
任职过的南京市基督教两会和南京市道胜堂和任教过的浙江神学院发来唁电。中国基督教协会副会长兼总干事单渭祥牧师发来悼念信函。他在92岁高龄时写下了自己一生的经历，以《雨后彩虹》为题见证神的大爱。
黄方正牧师是传道义工黄德堂先生的第三子，从小受父亲信仰的熏陶，12岁丧母。1944年，他新婚不久，因日寇哨兵说他们手上无茧，定为探子关押，随时有枪杀、活埋的可能。他恳切流泪向神祷告，并向神许愿，若能脱险愿奉献为主传道。他父亲与教会信徒也为他祷告。1945年正月初三，他蒙神恩典获救释回家。为报主恩，他辞去教师，去西乡传道。
1946年，教会选送他去武昌华中神学院深造。1948年毕业后，由宁波循道公会教区安排，在宁波镇海梅墟教会传道牧会。
1966年，文化大革命席卷全国，他被定为有历史问题和社会关系复杂的人，全家七口下放到只有18户人家的深山沟。住窑洞，吃粗粮，致使孩子失学，缺乏营养，留下后遗症。
1976年，四人帮跨台，他的冤情得到平反。回到象山组建教会、培养青年、牧养信徒、落实宗教政策努力工作。
1985年，受蔡文浩牧师邀请，赴新办的浙江神学院任教。后去江苏南京圣保罗堂和道胜堂牧会，曾被推选为南京市基督教三自爱国会副主席。但他从每年都抽时间关心家乡的象山的教会。1990年，丹城教会聘他为顾问。
1997年，象山教会为团结不同教派，准备成立基督教协会，邀他来担任首任会长。他借鉴南京教会的模式，成立6个事工组，推动教会工作，培养年青同工。2001年，他退居二线任象山基督教两会顾问，但仍坚持牧养工作，90多岁还到农村教会讲道，主持圣餐礼拜。
1997年，他被推选为象山政协委员，积极参政议政，为大塘吃水工程从南京爱德基金会引资25万元。在工作之余，他还创作经文字画。以字画传福音。
2011年，他动员大女儿投资百余万，建造他多年的夙愿——神仆之家。
黄牧师身体健康，年逾百岁高寿，于2022年12月3日下午4点40分蒙召归天。这幅挽联是他一生的写照：蒙大恩倭手脱险献身侍主，获平反雨后彩虹荣神益人。我们深信在主里的劳苦不是徒然的，作工的果效必随着他。（==当summary )
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浙江教会为曾在江苏服侍过的牧师举行追思礼拜
A funeral service for a pastor who had served in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was held in his hometown Xiangshan, Ningbo.
On December 7, 2022, Pastor Huang Fangzheng's funeral service was held at Daqitou Church in Xiangshan County, Ningbo. He was born in Tianyanghu Village, Dingtang Town in 1923, and returned to his heavenly home on December 3, 2022.
During the funeral service, Pastor Gao Jianwei, president of Ningbo TSPM, gave a sermon entitled "The Best Service" based on 2 Timothy 4:1-8, telling that Pastor Huang has fought a good fight, finished his race, kept the faith, and been crowned with righteousness.
Condolence messages were sent by Nanjing CC&TSPM and Nanjing Daosheng Church where he had worked, and Zhejiang Theological Seminary where he had taught. Pastor Shan Weixiang, vice president and general secretary of CCC, sent a condolence letter. At the age of 92, pastor Huang wrote down his life experiences and testified God's love with the title, "Rainbow After Storm".
Pastor Huang Fangzheng was the third son of Mr. Huang Detang, a missionary volunteer. He was influenced by his father's faith since he was a child. His mother died at the age of 12.
In 1944, shortly after he got married, the Japanese soldiers found that he had no calluses on his hands, so he was sentenced as a spy and could have been shot or buried alive at any time. He earnestly prayed with tears and made a vow to God that if he escaped danger, he would dedicate himself to preaching for the Lord. His father and church members also prayed for him. By God's protection, he was rescued on January 3, 1945. He resigned from his teaching position and went to preach in West District.
In 1946, the church sent him to Huazhong Theological Seminary in Wuchang for further study. After graduating in 1948, he was appointed to pastor at the Meixu Church in Zhenhai, Ningbo, by the Methodist Ningbo Diocese.
When the Cultural Revolution swept across the country in 1966, he was condemned as a social outcast with problems in past, and his family of seven was relocated to a deep mountain valley with only 18 other families. As a result of living in caves and eating bad food, his children were unable to attend school, lacked nutrition, and suffered sequelae.
The Gang of Four fell from power in 1976, and his grievances were redressed. After returning to Xiangshan, he built churches, trained young people, pastored believers, and implemented religious policies.
In 1985, Pastor Cai Wenhao invited him to teach at the newly established Zhejiang Theological Seminary. Later, he pastored St. Paul's Church and Daosheng Church in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and was elected as the vice president of Nanjing TSPM. He still spent time every year caring for the church in Xiangshan, his hometown. In 1990, Dancheng Church hired him as a consultant.
In 1997, in order to unite different denominations, Xiangshan Church was preparing to establish a Christian Council and invited him to be the first chairman. Following the mode of Nanjing church, he established six ministry groups to promote the work of the church and train young co-workers. In 2001, he retired and only worked as a consultant for the Xiangshan CC&TSPM, but he still insisted on doing pastoral work. In his 90s, he even preached in rural churches and presided over communion services.
In 1997, he was elected as a member of the Xiangshan Political Consultative Conference, actively participated in the discussion of community affairs, and helped raise 25000 yuan from Nanjing Amity Foundation for the Datang Water Project. In his spare time, he created paintings with scriptures and spread the gospel through calligraphy and painting.
In 2011, he asked his eldest daughter to invest millions of yuan to build the House of Servants of God, which had been one of his dreams for years.
Enjoying a long life, Pastor Huang was in good health. On December 3, 2022, he was called to his heavenly home at 4:40 pm. His life is depicted in this elegiac couplet: blessed by God, you escaped from danger and served the Lord with all your heart; rehabilitated from persecution, you honored God and benefited others like a rainbow after a storm. His labors in the Lord will not be in vain, and his work will be rewarded.
Church in Xiangshan Holds Funeral Service for Their Beloved Pastor
