Fuzhou Church Launches First Youth Singing Competition

福建一教堂举办首届“为主发声”十佳青年歌手大赛。

在福州市上渡堂区，7月13日报名后，几十位选手按报名顺序清唱。他们经过数周的组织和排练，曲风各异，用歌声来表达对祂以及对生活的热爱。参加比赛的多名选手大都来自仓山区堂会中的男女青年。

5位评委老师给每位选手提出最后意见（晋级或淘汰），获得3个晋级牌，即可晋级第二轮。再由晋级选手进行有伴奏带的演唱，当日评委宣布15位晋级决赛的选手名单。

据组委会规定，初赛时，选手可以自选积极向上的任何歌曲；但参加决赛选手演唱的歌曲必须是主内歌曲，7月27日（周六）晚将在上渡堂二楼举行决赛，评出上渡堂首届十佳青年歌手。

注：本文为特约/自由撰稿人文章，作者系福建福州一教会信徒。

A church in Fujian hosted the inaugural youth singing competition themed "Voice for the Lord."

At Shangdu Church in Fuzhou on July 13, dozens of contestants sang in the order of their registration. After weeks of organization and rehearsals, they performed diverse styles of music, expressing their love for God and life. Most of the participants were young members of churches in Cangshan District.

Five judges provided final feedback (advancement or elimination) to each contestant. Those who received three advancement tickets moved on to the second round, where they sang with accompaniment. The judges then announced the names of the 15 contestants advancing to the finals.

According to the organizing committee's rules, contestants could choose any positive song for the preliminary round, but finalists must sing Christian songs. The finals will be conducted on July 27 at the church, where the ten best youth singers will come out.

(The article was originally published by the Gospel Times and the author is a believer from Fuzhou, Fujian.)

- Translated by Abigail Wu