A church in Liaoning, Northeast China, held the first Thanksgiving ceremony for the autumn harvest after three years of COVID-19.
On October 14th, at Yingkou Church, Rev. Hou Yujie, president of the Liaoning Provincial Christian Council (CC) and chairman of the Yingkou Municipal Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), preached a sermon themed “The Reason to Be Grateful.” She exhorted believers to express gratitude to six types of people in their lives, including parents, those who offered help, and even those who challenged them. Most importantly, she emphasized the need to express gratitude to God.
Following the sermon, a pastoral staff choir under the direction of Rev. Hou Yujie sang a hymn titled "Love Me to the End." Additionally, the pastors and church staff of Yingkou Church performed a choir and dance titled “The Reason to Be Grateful.”
To prepare the “first” praise meeting after these three years, more than 820 people from 58 meeting points, teams, and fellowships participated. Service teams, cleaning teams, prayer groups, volunteer groups, couples' fellowships, and the fellowship for the deaf and mute all presented different performances, such as choir singing and dances.
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times and the author reported in Yingkou, Liaoning.)
- Translated by Poppy Chan
辽宁一教会三年疫情之后首次举办秋成感恩节活动。
１０月１４日在营口教堂，辽宁省基督教协会会长、营口市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席侯玉洁牧师证道，题目《感恩的理由》，勉励大家要感谢生命中的六种人，包括父母、帮助过我们的人、甚至是刺激过我们的人，更要感谢我们的神。
证道结束后，首先登场的是侯玉洁牧师带领的牧长同工小合唱《爱我到底》，还有营口教堂牧长、同工合唱加舞蹈《感恩的理由》。
为了迎接这三年以来的“首秀”赞美会，五十八个聚会点、班组、团契，820多人参加。服侍组、保洁组、祷告组、义工团契、夫妻团契、聋哑人团契献上合唱，舞蹈等节目。
辽宁教会３年疫情后恢复秋成感恩聚会
A church in Liaoning, Northeast China, held the first Thanksgiving ceremony for the autumn harvest after three years of COVID-19.
On October 14th, at Yingkou Church, Rev. Hou Yujie, president of the Liaoning Provincial Christian Council (CC) and chairman of the Yingkou Municipal Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), preached a sermon themed “The Reason to Be Grateful.” She exhorted believers to express gratitude to six types of people in their lives, including parents, those who offered help, and even those who challenged them. Most importantly, she emphasized the need to express gratitude to God.
Following the sermon, a pastoral staff choir under the direction of Rev. Hou Yujie sang a hymn titled "Love Me to the End." Additionally, the pastors and church staff of Yingkou Church performed a choir and dance titled “The Reason to Be Grateful.”
To prepare the “first” praise meeting after these three years, more than 820 people from 58 meeting points, teams, and fellowships participated. Service teams, cleaning teams, prayer groups, volunteer groups, couples' fellowships, and the fellowship for the deaf and mute all presented different performances, such as choir singing and dances.
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times and the author reported in Yingkou, Liaoning.)
- Translated by Poppy Chan
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