Shanghai Church Resumes English Service

A foreign colleague was waiting outside the Grace Church in Shanghai to infect and take the temperature of the foreign believers before the English service was began on December 13, 2020. (Shanghai CC&TSPM)

ByMark Cui December 16, 2020

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NEWSLETTERS

After more than a month’s efforts, the English Sunday service resumed in the Grace Church in Qingpu District of Shanghai on the afternoon of December 13, in accordance with the requirements of the Shanghai Ethnic & Religious Affairs Bureau.

According to Shanghai CC&TSPM, this was the first service for foreign believers in the city since the outbreak of COVID-19. A total of 64 persons attended the service, following the guidelines given by the local government.

Wearing a mask, each person who attended entered the church following the COVID-19 protocols.

After the service, the convener repeatedly thanked the government officials and the pastoral staff for their effort in helping them reopen the church.

- Translated by Abigail Wu