Zhejiang Theological Seminary in Hangzhou held a series of events to celebrate its 40th anniversary, including a service of gratitude, a celebration ceremony, an evening program, an art and calligraphy exhibition, and a smart campus showcase on November 8.
The celebration was attended by officials and Christian leaders from Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou City, national and regional Christian leaders, local Christian artists, entrepreneurs, directors of the Hangzhou YMCA and YWCA, alumni from diverse areas, and the entire faculty and student body of the seminary, reported the seminary.
During the worship service, the seminary choir sang a hymn "Clouds in Life", and Rev. Lou Shibo, vice president of the Zhejiang Christian Council and vice president of the seminary, delivered a sermon titled "Unparalleled Love."
The thanksgiving ceremony included speeches from political and religious leaders. Mr. Shao Zhong, deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission, highlighted four aspirations: adherence to a sound educational approach; genuine improvement of academic quality, cultivating “dual-competency” talent well-versed in religious doctrines and traditional Chinese culture; promoting cultural enrichment; and upholding rigorous governance of the seminary.
Rev. Shan Weixiang, representing CCC&TSPM, extended his congratulations. He recalled how forty years ago, Rev. Cai Wenhao started the seminary in the crowded courtyard of Sicheng Church with the funding of 20,000 yuan. He hoped that Zhejiang Theological Seminary would prioritize academic research and fulfill its role as a "threefold base"—a center for culture and arts education, anti-cult awareness, and social service.
At the evening gathering, Reve. Zhang Zhongcheng, chairperson of Hangzhou TSPM, preached on “His Unspeakable Grace.” The Zhejiang Agape Choir, founded on April 22, 2013, by the Sacred Music Ministry of the provincial Christian Council, performed. This choir comprised 40 members, including seminary faculty, music directors, and key members from varied church choirs throughout Zhejiang.
Introduction of Zhejiang Theological Seminary
After gatherings resumed, Zhejiang held six consecutive volunteer training sessions in the spring of 1982 to meet pastoral needs in the province. In October 1984, the Zhejiang Theological School was established. It was later renamed Zhejiang Theological Seminary on June 26, 1985, and initially located on the first floor of Sicheng Church. The school began as a two-year junior college, adding a one-year advanced course in 1987, with around 40 students.
In the spring of 1990, in cooperation with Hangzhou CC&TSPM, a new five-story building was constructed behind Sicheng Church, and the seminary moved to this new facility in the spring of 1991. In 1995, the two-year program was extended to three years, with around 70 students.
In September 2000, Zhejiang Theological Seminary relocated to a new campus shared with the Zhejiang Christian Training Center, covering 12 mu (1.98 acres) with a floor area of 8,616 square meters (2.12 acres). In addition to the three-year theology diploma, it opened a class for two-year graduates returning for further studies, a cultural enhancement section (theological preparatory equivalent), a sacred music course, a one-year advanced study program (now reorganized as the Biblical Studies program), and a two-year Biblical Studies program. It had around 180 students.
With continued growth, the seminary completed the construction of its Phase II project on the original vacant land, with a floor area of 3,570 square meters. The project was completed at the end of 2005, with portions of the classrooms and facilities operational since the autumn term of 2006. On November 14, 2011, the seminary upgraded to a religious institution of higher education, offering pastoral studies, theology undergraduate courses, Bible studies, sacred music courses, and correspondence studies. Its library now houses over 70,000 books.
在杭州的浙江神学院举办庆祝建院40周年庆典系列活动，活动有感恩崇拜、感恩庆典、感恩晚会、书画艺术作品展和智慧院校展。
据浙江神学院，11月8日，除了浙江省、杭州市有关领导、基督教界领袖、浙江省基督教界部分书画艺术家以及企业家，杭州市基督教青年会和女青年会总干事，各地校友，浙江神学院全体师生共同参与活动。
感恩崇拜上，浙江神学院诗班献唱《生命中的云彩》，浙江省基督教协会副会长、浙江神学院副院长楼世波牧师以“无与伦比的爱”为题证道。
感恩庆典上，相关政界、教界领袖出席讲话。浙江省民族宗教事务委员会副主任邵中先生在讲话中提出四点希望：坚持正确的办学方针；切实提升教育教学质量，培养既精通宗教经典教义，又精通中华优秀传统文化的“双通”人才；坚持文化润教；坚持全面从严治校。
单渭祥牧师代表全国基督教两会表示祝贺。他回忆四十年前蔡文浩牧师以2万块钱筹款的梦想，让神学院教育的种子在思澄堂拥挤不堪的院子里开花。希望浙江神学院在学术研究上下功夫，发挥好“三个基地”的作用（文化艺术教育基地、反邪教警示教育基地、社会服务实践基地），搞教育抓管理。
感恩晚会，杭州市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席张忠成牧师，以“因他有说不尽的恩典”为题证道；浙江圣爱合唱团献唱。浙江圣爱合唱团成立于2013年4月22日，是由浙江省基督教两会圣乐事工委员会发起成立，有40多位成员。由神学院老师，浙江各教会诗班指挥，团长和骨干成员的组成。
浙江神学院简介
恢复聚会之后，为满足教会牧养需，从1982年春起，浙江首先连续举办了六期全省性的义工培训班。1984年10月，创办浙江基督教神学专修学校；1985年6月26日改为浙江神学院，院址设在思澄堂一楼。开始为两年制专科，1987年新增一年制进修科。学生总量人数在40人左右。
1990年春季开始与杭州市两会联合在思澄的后面建造了一幢五层大楼。1991年的春季，浙江神学院搬进新的校舍。1995年起两年制的专科升为三年制专科。当时学生总量在70人左右。
2000年9月，浙江神学院又搬迁到与浙江省基督教培训中心共享的新院舍。占地面积12亩，建筑面积8616平方米。除了三年制的神学专科，期间还开办了三（2）班（即原二年制专科毕业生的返校班），文化提高班（相当于神学预科），圣乐班，还有一年制进修科（现改制为圣经科）、二年制圣经科。每年学生总量180人左右。
随着神学院的发展，学院在原有空地上兴建二期工程，二期工程建筑面积共计3570㎡。该工程已于2005年的年底完工，其中部分教室和设施已于2006年新学年秋季开学时投入使用至今。2011年11月14日，浙江神学院正式升格为高等宗教院校，设教牧研究科、神学本科、圣经专科、圣乐专科和函授科。学院图书馆藏书7万余册。
浙江神学院庆祝建院40周年
Zhejiang Theological Seminary in Hangzhou held a series of events to celebrate its 40th anniversary, including a service of gratitude, a celebration ceremony, an evening program, an art and calligraphy exhibition, and a smart campus showcase on November 8.
The celebration was attended by officials and Christian leaders from Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou City, national and regional Christian leaders, local Christian artists, entrepreneurs, directors of the Hangzhou YMCA and YWCA, alumni from diverse areas, and the entire faculty and student body of the seminary, reported the seminary.
During the worship service, the seminary choir sang a hymn "Clouds in Life", and Rev. Lou Shibo, vice president of the Zhejiang Christian Council and vice president of the seminary, delivered a sermon titled "Unparalleled Love."
The thanksgiving ceremony included speeches from political and religious leaders. Mr. Shao Zhong, deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission, highlighted four aspirations: adherence to a sound educational approach; genuine improvement of academic quality, cultivating “dual-competency” talent well-versed in religious doctrines and traditional Chinese culture; promoting cultural enrichment; and upholding rigorous governance of the seminary.
Rev. Shan Weixiang, representing CCC&TSPM, extended his congratulations. He recalled how forty years ago, Rev. Cai Wenhao started the seminary in the crowded courtyard of Sicheng Church with the funding of 20,000 yuan. He hoped that Zhejiang Theological Seminary would prioritize academic research and fulfill its role as a "threefold base"—a center for culture and arts education, anti-cult awareness, and social service.
At the evening gathering, Reve. Zhang Zhongcheng, chairperson of Hangzhou TSPM, preached on “His Unspeakable Grace.” The Zhejiang Agape Choir, founded on April 22, 2013, by the Sacred Music Ministry of the provincial Christian Council, performed. This choir comprised 40 members, including seminary faculty, music directors, and key members from varied church choirs throughout Zhejiang.
Introduction of Zhejiang Theological Seminary
After gatherings resumed, Zhejiang held six consecutive volunteer training sessions in the spring of 1982 to meet pastoral needs in the province. In October 1984, the Zhejiang Theological School was established. It was later renamed Zhejiang Theological Seminary on June 26, 1985, and initially located on the first floor of Sicheng Church. The school began as a two-year junior college, adding a one-year advanced course in 1987, with around 40 students.
In the spring of 1990, in cooperation with Hangzhou CC&TSPM, a new five-story building was constructed behind Sicheng Church, and the seminary moved to this new facility in the spring of 1991. In 1995, the two-year program was extended to three years, with around 70 students.
In September 2000, Zhejiang Theological Seminary relocated to a new campus shared with the Zhejiang Christian Training Center, covering 12 mu (1.98 acres) with a floor area of 8,616 square meters (2.12 acres). In addition to the three-year theology diploma, it opened a class for two-year graduates returning for further studies, a cultural enhancement section (theological preparatory equivalent), a sacred music course, a one-year advanced study program (now reorganized as the Biblical Studies program), and a two-year Biblical Studies program. It had around 180 students.
With continued growth, the seminary completed the construction of its Phase II project on the original vacant land, with a floor area of 3,570 square meters. The project was completed at the end of 2005, with portions of the classrooms and facilities operational since the autumn term of 2006. On November 14, 2011, the seminary upgraded to a religious institution of higher education, offering pastoral studies, theology undergraduate courses, Bible studies, sacred music courses, and correspondence studies. Its library now houses over 70,000 books.
Zhejiang Theological Seminary Celebrates 40th Anniversary
