On February 14, the first day of the 2024 Lent, churches in Guangzhou launched Ash Wednesday worship and prayer activities.
According to Guangzhou Municipal CC&TSPM, the churches combine meditation, prayer meetings, receiving ashes, and online publicity to help believers understand and participate in the church's significant traditional festival sacraments. During Lent and in everyday devotional life, congregations are encouraged to read the Bible, pray, fast, abstain, and reflect on Jesus Christ's suffering.
On February 20, 16 churches and meeting points in the Guangzhou Christian community held a symposium on the outlook for ministries in 2024, during which they planned to carry out work for the following year, including refined pastoral care, venue construction, connecting unauthorized meeting points with official churches, church-meeting point collaboration, and social services.
Rev. Chen Suisheng, executive vice president of the Guangzhou Christian Council (CC), stated that in 2024, to strengthen the governance of the municipal CC&TSPM, "integration" will be adopted as a path under the guidelines of "Guangzhou Christian Rules and Regulations."
``2024年2月14日是今年预苦期的首日，广州基督教各堂会纷纷开展圣灰日崇拜祈祷活动。
据广州市基督教两会，众教会通过默想崇拜、祈祷会、抹灰礼、线上宣传等方式，带领信徒了解并参与教会重要的传统节期圣礼。教会鼓励信徒在大斋期以及日常的灵修生活中，透过读经、祈祷、禁食、克己、节制和悔罪，静默祷告，默想主耶稣的受难。
2月20日，广州基督教会2024年度堂会事工展望专题分享会举行，全市16间堂会计划从精细化牧养、场所建设、以堂带点、堂会联动、社会服务等方面开展新一年工作。
广州市基督教协会常务副会长陈穗生牧师指出，新一年以“一体化”建设为路径，以《广州市基督教规章制度》为准则，进一步强化两会治理模式。
广州教会开展圣灰日崇拜祈祷活动 开启新一年工作
On February 14, the first day of the 2024 Lent, churches in Guangzhou launched Ash Wednesday worship and prayer activities.
According to Guangzhou Municipal CC&TSPM, the churches combine meditation, prayer meetings, receiving ashes, and online publicity to help believers understand and participate in the church's significant traditional festival sacraments. During Lent and in everyday devotional life, congregations are encouraged to read the Bible, pray, fast, abstain, and reflect on Jesus Christ's suffering.
On February 20, 16 churches and meeting points in the Guangzhou Christian community held a symposium on the outlook for ministries in 2024, during which they planned to carry out work for the following year, including refined pastoral care, venue construction, connecting unauthorized meeting points with official churches, church-meeting point collaboration, and social services.
Rev. Chen Suisheng, executive vice president of the Guangzhou Christian Council (CC), stated that in 2024, to strengthen the governance of the municipal CC&TSPM, "integration" will be adopted as a path under the guidelines of "Guangzhou Christian Rules and Regulations."
Guangzhou Churches Kick off Lent Devotions
