On September 22, the Gospel Church in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, held a themed service titled "Twenty Years of Vision to Fruition, Endless Praise to the Lord's Grace" to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its new construction.
Rev. Xu Yulan, the chairperson of the Shanghai TSPM, who had served in the church for one year and two months since May 2005, delivered a sermon on “The Model of the Early Church.” Rev. Xu emphasized that the early church was founded with the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, and its growth continued as the Spirit's work never stopped. She urged the churches today to be filled with the Spirit, expressing her desire for the Gospel Church to become a golden lampstand, shining brightly for the Lord.
An eight-minute video was presented, outlining the centennial history and the latest developments of the Gospel Church. The church traces its origins back to the Jesus Church, founded in 1922 by an American pastor. After being destroyed in 1938 during the War of Resistance against Japan, a new church was built in 1948 and named the "Independent Gospel Church in Lannidu, Pudong." Services resumed in Gospel Church in 1981, after the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and the Cultural Revolution. Between 1990 and 1997, the church went through several relocations due to the development of the Pudong New Area.
In October 2004, the existing Gospel Church was inaugurated, featuring a main chapel that accommodates 700 people and an underground chapel with a capacity of 400 congregants. The land area is 3.3 times larger than the previous, and the building area is six times that of the past.
In 2007, the church began to serve as a venue for foreign religious activities, providing a safe worship space for Korean believers in Shanghai and hosting various international exchanges.
The challenges faced by the congregation in the workplace are particularly intense. To address this, the Gospel church has established a series of workplace lectures aimed at helping believers integrate their faith into their daily lives, drawing on biblical teachings.
In recent years, the church has actively engaged in social charity events and has received recognition as one of the civilized venues for religious activities in Shanghai for ten consecutive years. It was awarded the national title Advanced Collective of Harmonious Temples, Taoist Temples, and Churches in 2013.
The church announced that all donations collected during the service would support the newly constructed Yong'en Church.
- Edited and Translated by Poppy Chan
上海浦东福音堂庆祝新堂落成20周年感恩礼拜。
9月22日，上海基督教浦东福音堂举行“春华秋实二十载，歌颂主恩永不停”新堂落成20周年感恩礼拜。
曾于2005年在福音堂服侍过一年零两个月的上海市基督教三自爱国委员会主席徐玉兰牧师受邀证道。徐牧师以“初期教会的榜样”为题证道，她指出，圣灵在五旬节降临的时候，教会也得以建立，并且圣灵的工作没有止息，使教会不断发展。今天的教会同样需要圣灵的充满。她祝愿福音堂能够成为金灯台，为主发光。
现场播放了时长约8分钟的堂史回顾介绍了福音堂的百年发展历程及现状。从清末1922年美国传教士开设的耶稣堂起，1938年抗日战争期间被毁；1948年建新堂取名为福音堂。三自运动后，1981年，福音堂得以整修并恢复宗教活动。因浦东新区发展建设，1990年至1997年经历拆迁。
2004年10月，福音堂具有现代气息的新建堂启用，主堂可容纳700人，地下副堂可容纳400人。土地面积是过去的3.3倍，建筑面积是过去的六倍。
2007年，福音堂开始承担起涉外宗教活动场所服务，为在沪韩籍人士提供安全崇拜空间并多次接待重要外事活动。
福音堂的信徒面临的职场挑战尤为激烈，为此，福音堂创立职场大讲堂系列讲座，引导信众以圣经为依据，在生活中实现信仰。
近些年来，福音堂积极投身公益于慈善事业。福音堂连续十年获得上海市文明宗教场所称号，2013年荣获全国和谐文明寺观教堂先进集体称号。
福音堂计划奉献环节所有的奉献款用于支持新建成的涌恩堂。
上海百年堂纪念新堂落成20周年感恩礼拜
On September 22, the Gospel Church in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, held a themed service titled "Twenty Years of Vision to Fruition, Endless Praise to the Lord's Grace" to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its new construction.
Rev. Xu Yulan, the chairperson of the Shanghai TSPM, who had served in the church for one year and two months since May 2005, delivered a sermon on “The Model of the Early Church.” Rev. Xu emphasized that the early church was founded with the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, and its growth continued as the Spirit's work never stopped. She urged the churches today to be filled with the Spirit, expressing her desire for the Gospel Church to become a golden lampstand, shining brightly for the Lord.
An eight-minute video was presented, outlining the centennial history and the latest developments of the Gospel Church. The church traces its origins back to the Jesus Church, founded in 1922 by an American pastor. After being destroyed in 1938 during the War of Resistance against Japan, a new church was built in 1948 and named the "Independent Gospel Church in Lannidu, Pudong." Services resumed in Gospel Church in 1981, after the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and the Cultural Revolution. Between 1990 and 1997, the church went through several relocations due to the development of the Pudong New Area.
In October 2004, the existing Gospel Church was inaugurated, featuring a main chapel that accommodates 700 people and an underground chapel with a capacity of 400 congregants. The land area is 3.3 times larger than the previous, and the building area is six times that of the past.
In 2007, the church began to serve as a venue for foreign religious activities, providing a safe worship space for Korean believers in Shanghai and hosting various international exchanges.
The challenges faced by the congregation in the workplace are particularly intense. To address this, the Gospel church has established a series of workplace lectures aimed at helping believers integrate their faith into their daily lives, drawing on biblical teachings.
In recent years, the church has actively engaged in social charity events and has received recognition as one of the civilized venues for religious activities in Shanghai for ten consecutive years. It was awarded the national title Advanced Collective of Harmonious Temples, Taoist Temples, and Churches in 2013.
The church announced that all donations collected during the service would support the newly constructed Yong'en Church.
- Edited and Translated by Poppy Chan
Shanghai Gospel Church Celebrates 20 Years in New Building
