Churches in Fujian, Guangdong, Hubei, and Liaoning hosted New Year's Eve dinners, showing care for elderly pastors, needy believers, and unbelievers.
On February 9, the Chinese New Year's Eve, 220 individuals, including empty-nest elderly, single-parent families, sanitation workers, families who lost their only child, households enjoying "five guarantees" (on proper food, clothing, medical care, housing and funeral expenses), and migrant workers, gathered at Beimen Church in Zhangzhou, Fujian, to share the New Year's Eve dinner with pastors, staff workers, and their family members.
The 2024 Spring Festival marked the 16th edition of their free New Year's Eve dinner event, growing from an initial 7 or 8 tables to over thirty tables this year. This was also the first time resuming dinner in the church after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
Additionally, on the same day, Rev. Huang Lihong and some pastoral workers, along with believers, visited Jiale Nursing Home run by the church, to celebrate Lunar New Year’s Eve with the elderly residents, ushering in the new year together.
On February 10, the first day of the Chinese New Year, the centennial Flower Lane Church in Fuzhou, Fujian, held a New Year worship service. Senior Pastor Chen Lifu delivered a sermon titled "God's Care from the Beginning to the End of the Year," encouraging believers to stay on the right path with goals, have confidence in themselves, and rely on the Lord.
In recent days, churches across Guangdong province have organized diverse themed activities to welcome the Chinese New Year, said Guangdong CC&TSPM.
Each church, based on its own characteristics, created a festive church environment with traditional Chinese cultural elements. They engaged in activities such as decorating with the character "福" (fortune), arranging bonsai flowers, putting up Chinese paper cuts, and hanging lanterns and Chinese knots.
Believers from Dongshan Church in Guangzhou City engaged in Chinese paper-cutting and Spring Festival couplet writing. Zion Church held a carnival, including a charity sale, a chorus by the senior fellowship, instrumental performances, a guitar ensemble, a cheongsam show, dances, and Cantonese opera performances.
Guangzhou CC&TSPM conducted New Year visitation activities for retired pastors and church workers aged 70 and above in varied districts of the city, reported the municipal CC&TSPM.
CC&TSPMs and registered churches throughout Guangdong Province also conducted safety inspections of the venue, activities, and personnel during the Spring Festival.
Churches in Hubei Province also carried out social welfare activities.
On January 31, Saint James’s Church in Yichang City and three communities held a "Three Supports and One Assistance" event (supporting students, the elderly, and the disabled; assisting the underprivileged), purchasing rice and oil valued at nearly 20,000 yuan for 120 impoverished families.
Leaders of CC&TSPMs and churches in Jingzhou City visited and offered supplies to elderly care facilities, families in difficulty, and special groups.
From February 2 to 6, pastoral staff from the Gospel Church in Zhushan County, Shiyan City, delivered oil and rice to families in need, encouraging them to overcome their difficulties.
On February 3, Griffith Church (Rongguang Church) in Wuhan City distributed cooking oil, rice, eggs, and warm shoes and hats to more than 200 households, including 150 individuals facing special difficulties, severe illnesses, and impoverished believers.
On February 9, Rev. Ren Chuanyu and the head of the Liaozhong District Church in Liaoning visited above 60 elderly believers and aged residents at a local nursing home, presenting fine red wine and cleaning supplies for the New Year's Eve dinner, with a total value of more than 3,000 yuan.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
福建，广东，湖北，辽宁教会举行免费年夜饭活动，关爱年长牧者，困难信徒、群众。
2月9日，除夕之夜，220位空巢老人、单亲家庭、环卫工人、失独家庭、五保户及外来打工人与本堂部分教牧、同工及家属一起在北门礼拜堂一起吃年夜饭。
2024年春节是他们第16届免费除夕年夜饭活动，从最初只有七八桌，到今年三十余桌。这也是疫情三年之后首次恢复在礼拜堂举办的年夜饭活动。
另外，当日中午，黄立红牧师和部分教牧同工及信徒还前往了迦乐养老院，与长者过除夕，迎新年。
2月10日是大年初一，福州百年教堂尚友堂举行的新春崇拜活动。花巷堂陈立福主任牧师以《主从岁首到年终的看顾》为题进行了证道。劝勉信徒妹坚守正确方向、有目标、有信心依靠主。
据广东省基督教两会，近日，广东省各地教堂点开展了喜迎新春的各项主题活动。
各地堂点根据自身特点，开展了布置“福”字、摆设盆景花卉、张贴传统剪纸、悬挂灯笼与中国结，用中国传统文化元素打造教会景观。
东山堂信徒挥春剪纸，齐写祝福；锡安堂举行嘉年华活动，包括爱心义卖、「伍拾後」合唱、管乐演奏、吉他队演奏、旗袍秀、舞蹈、粤曲演奏，并开展慈惠事工。
据广州市基督教两会，广州市基督教两会探访全市多个区域荣休牧长和70周岁以上的教牧同工长者。
省内各地基督教两会和堂点还对春节期间的场所安全、活动安全、人员安全进行了全面检查。
1月31号，湖北省宜昌市圣雅各堂和三个社区举办三助一扶活动（助学，助老，助残，关注弱势群体），为120户贫困家庭，购买价值近二万左右的米和油。
荆州市各地基督教两会、各堂点负责同工，探访慰问人员的脚踪遍及敬老院、困难家庭、特殊人群，并赠送物资。
2月2日到6日，十堰市竹山县福音堂教牧同工向有困难的家庭送去油、米等物资，鼓励他们克服面临的困难。
2024年2月3日，武汉荣光堂送出食用油、大米、鸡蛋、保暖鞋帽。帮扶200余户，其中有特殊困难、重病患者、贫困信徒家庭等累计150人。
2月9日,辽中区教会任传宇牧师与辽中区基督教堂的负责人、辽中区基督教两会副主席、副会长任延博教士来到当地养老院探访慰问了60多位老年信徒和老年养员，献上年夜饭所用的“红瓶美酒和洗涤用品，价值共有3000多元人民币。
福建、广东、湖北、辽宁教会迎新春活动
Churches in Fujian, Guangdong, Hubei, and Liaoning hosted New Year's Eve dinners, showing care for elderly pastors, needy believers, and unbelievers.
On February 9, the Chinese New Year's Eve, 220 individuals, including empty-nest elderly, single-parent families, sanitation workers, families who lost their only child, households enjoying "five guarantees" (on proper food, clothing, medical care, housing and funeral expenses), and migrant workers, gathered at Beimen Church in Zhangzhou, Fujian, to share the New Year's Eve dinner with pastors, staff workers, and their family members.
The 2024 Spring Festival marked the 16th edition of their free New Year's Eve dinner event, growing from an initial 7 or 8 tables to over thirty tables this year. This was also the first time resuming dinner in the church after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
Additionally, on the same day, Rev. Huang Lihong and some pastoral workers, along with believers, visited Jiale Nursing Home run by the church, to celebrate Lunar New Year’s Eve with the elderly residents, ushering in the new year together.
On February 10, the first day of the Chinese New Year, the centennial Flower Lane Church in Fuzhou, Fujian, held a New Year worship service. Senior Pastor Chen Lifu delivered a sermon titled "God's Care from the Beginning to the End of the Year," encouraging believers to stay on the right path with goals, have confidence in themselves, and rely on the Lord.
In recent days, churches across Guangdong province have organized diverse themed activities to welcome the Chinese New Year, said Guangdong CC&TSPM.
Each church, based on its own characteristics, created a festive church environment with traditional Chinese cultural elements. They engaged in activities such as decorating with the character "福" (fortune), arranging bonsai flowers, putting up Chinese paper cuts, and hanging lanterns and Chinese knots.
Believers from Dongshan Church in Guangzhou City engaged in Chinese paper-cutting and Spring Festival couplet writing. Zion Church held a carnival, including a charity sale, a chorus by the senior fellowship, instrumental performances, a guitar ensemble, a cheongsam show, dances, and Cantonese opera performances.
Guangzhou CC&TSPM conducted New Year visitation activities for retired pastors and church workers aged 70 and above in varied districts of the city, reported the municipal CC&TSPM.
CC&TSPMs and registered churches throughout Guangdong Province also conducted safety inspections of the venue, activities, and personnel during the Spring Festival.
Churches in Hubei Province also carried out social welfare activities.
On January 31, Saint James’s Church in Yichang City and three communities held a "Three Supports and One Assistance" event (supporting students, the elderly, and the disabled; assisting the underprivileged), purchasing rice and oil valued at nearly 20,000 yuan for 120 impoverished families.
Leaders of CC&TSPMs and churches in Jingzhou City visited and offered supplies to elderly care facilities, families in difficulty, and special groups.
From February 2 to 6, pastoral staff from the Gospel Church in Zhushan County, Shiyan City, delivered oil and rice to families in need, encouraging them to overcome their difficulties.
On February 3, Griffith Church (Rongguang Church) in Wuhan City distributed cooking oil, rice, eggs, and warm shoes and hats to more than 200 households, including 150 individuals facing special difficulties, severe illnesses, and impoverished believers.
On February 9, Rev. Ren Chuanyu and the head of the Liaozhong District Church in Liaoning visited above 60 elderly believers and aged residents at a local nursing home, presenting fine red wine and cleaning supplies for the New Year's Eve dinner, with a total value of more than 3,000 yuan.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Churches Across China Celebrate Spring Festival
