Last weekend, six churches in Shaxian, Fujian resumed on-site Sunday services.
One day earlier, the application to reopen churches in Sha County, Fujian’s west-central Sanming, was sent to local authorities. All the facilities needed to be sterilized and checked by security personnel. Those seated in the pews must keep a one meter distance away from each other. Participants must have their temperature checked before entering a church.
Elder Zhu, head of Sha County Church, preached a sermon entitled, ‘I Come to My God, My Greatest Delight.” The service was also broadcast live. A monthly offering campaign was held to help fund the building of the local Chengnan Church.
Compared to the previous monthly offering of about 3,000 to 4,000 yuan, this time the donation reached more than 34,600 yuan.
Reports are that many churches in Sanming and other cities in Fujian will be officially reopened next week.
(The author is the general secretary of Sha County TSPM.)
- Translated by Karen Luo
福建沙县教会有序恢复礼拜
2020年6月5日，福建沙县基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席朱代敏长老向主管宗教局及时递交全县三所教堂恢复礼拜的申请，同时组织爱国委员沙县各堂点负责人为有序恢复礼拜同心祷告，并积极做好各项充分的准备：
1、召开爱国委员和堂点负责人会议。
2、成立专门疫情防控小组。
3、向主管局及有关部门通过场所恢复礼拜的申报、审核。
4、全面对场所进行卫生消毒和安全检查。
5、准备疫情防控物资。
备足口罩、测温仪、消毒液、洗手液等防护物资，及做好堂内座位间一米间隔。
2020年6月6-7日沙县三座教堂六个堂会在沙县民宗局的指导下和沙县基督教爱国会的统一安排下，有序开放恢复礼拜。
6月6日沙县教会负责人朱长老以《我就到我最喜乐的上帝那里》为题进行线上直播、线下首场实地礼拜，并为沙县基督教城南堂建堂资金缺口同心代祷，举行每月一捐“一切全献上”活动。
6月6-7日两天共收建堂捐34665元（其中沙县当地实地聚会当日收捐壹万元，疫情以来奉献急剧下降，平均每月一捐才三四千，当天恢复礼拜，弟兄姊妹爱心奉献也随之回升，加上其他兄弟教会线上、线下支援合人民币叁万肆千陆百陆拾伍元），哈利路亚，荣耀归主！
据悉，目前福建三明地区以至全省、全国各地恢复礼拜工作已在陆续开展，许多堂点还在筹备中，将于下周正式恢复礼拜。
我们盼望疫情尽快结束，不但重新开教堂的门，更是广开福音的门，得救人数天天增加给主的教会，阿们。
注：作者系福建沙县基督教会爱国会秘书长。
Last weekend, six churches in Shaxian, Fujian resumed on-site Sunday services.
One day earlier, the application to reopen churches in Sha County, Fujian’s west-central Sanming, was sent to local authorities. All the facilities needed to be sterilized and checked by security personnel. Those seated in the pews must keep a one meter distance away from each other. Participants must have their temperature checked before entering a church.
Elder Zhu, head of Sha County Church, preached a sermon entitled, ‘I Come to My God, My Greatest Delight.” The service was also broadcast live. A monthly offering campaign was held to help fund the building of the local Chengnan Church.
Compared to the previous monthly offering of about 3,000 to 4,000 yuan, this time the donation reached more than 34,600 yuan.
Reports are that many churches in Sanming and other cities in Fujian will be officially reopened next week.
(The author is the general secretary of Sha County TSPM.)
- Translated by Karen Luo
Fujian Churches Resume Sunday Service
