On June 22, the Jilin CC&TSPM provided a living allowance of 5,000 yuan each to 18 grass-roots pastoral staff who were in financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its official website.
The umbrella organization for the registered churches in Jilin had set up a special fund for poor pastoral staff and every year contributed to this fund. Through the recommendation of local churches and the review of the provincial CC&TSPM, the allowance is given out before the Spring Festival. Over the years, the fund helped stabilize the financial situation of some poor pastoral staff.
Ren Dazhong, president and chairman of the Jilin CC&TSPM, said that the pastoral staff who received this help have all served as evangelists in grass-roots churches for a long time. Some also suffered from COVID-19.
The Jilin CC&TSPM also sent a letter of condolence to the pastoral staff and believers in the province. The letter stated that during the pandemic, the pastoral staff in the province had guided believers to actively participate in the control and prevention of the pandemic, provided pastoral care to their congregations, and helped believers resist the South Korean Shincheonji cult.
Although the pandemic has subsided, everyone needs to continue to be vigilant and not relax in preventing its return. While strengthening pastoral care for believers through online means, all locations should continue to actively implement prevention and control measures and make preparations for an orderly resumption of church activities.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
吉林省基督教两会为基层贫困教牧同工提供生活补助
2020年6月22日，吉林省基督教两会为18位因疫情导致生活困难的基层教牧同工每人发放5000元生活补助。
吉林省基督教两会特别设立了贫困教牧人员生活基金，每年都会为贫困教牧基金进行专项奉献。通过基层教会推荐，省两会审核并在节前进行发放。多年来，不仅解决了部分贫困教牧人员的生活，也稳定了基层教牧人员队伍。
吉林省两会主席兼会长任大中牧师提议，获得帮助的教牧同工都长期在基层场所侍奉，大部分是传道员，年龄较大，侍奉时间较长，没有其它生活收入，有的同工还身患疾病。
在发放教牧生活补助的同时，吉林省基督教两会向全省教牧人员和信徒发出一封慰问信。
信中说，疫情防控期间，全省教牧同工引导信徒积极参与疫情防控，还通过各种云方式牧养信徒，教导信徒抵制韩国“新天地”异端的。虽然疫情已经平息，但防控还不能放松。在加强信徒云牧养的同时，各地场所要积极落实防控措施，做好有序恢复活动的各项准备。
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On June 22, the Jilin CC&TSPM provided a living allowance of 5,000 yuan each to 18 grass-roots pastoral staff who were in financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its official website.
The umbrella organization for the registered churches in Jilin had set up a special fund for poor pastoral staff and every year contributed to this fund. Through the recommendation of local churches and the review of the provincial CC&TSPM, the allowance is given out before the Spring Festival. Over the years, the fund helped stabilize the financial situation of some poor pastoral staff.
Ren Dazhong, president and chairman of the Jilin CC&TSPM, said that the pastoral staff who received this help have all served as evangelists in grass-roots churches for a long time. Some also suffered from COVID-19.
The Jilin CC&TSPM also sent a letter of condolence to the pastoral staff and believers in the province. The letter stated that during the pandemic, the pastoral staff in the province had guided believers to actively participate in the control and prevention of the pandemic, provided pastoral care to their congregations, and helped believers resist the South Korean Shincheonji cult.
Although the pandemic has subsided, everyone needs to continue to be vigilant and not relax in preventing its return. While strengthening pastoral care for believers through online means, all locations should continue to actively implement prevention and control measures and make preparations for an orderly resumption of church activities.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Jilin Offers Allowance for Poor Pastors amist COVID-19 Crisis
