In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Beihai Church held an annual dinner for staff workers.
On January 8, more than 200 believers who had served in the church many years attended the dinner with 26 tables of food, dressing in festive costumes.
At the Vienna International Hotel in Beihai Beibuwan Square, Rev. Huang Zhengxin shared concerns with the staff who have worked hard in the past year, briefly summarizing the church ministry in 2020 with a grateful heart to the Lord.
Senior Pastor Zhang Yezhong, also the president of the Beihai Christian Council, gave an outlook on the ministry, development, revival, and vision of the church in 2021.
The couples’ fellowship, Bethel Dance Fellowship, Isaac choir, David choir, and a choir in Beihai accent of the church spontaneously performed more than a dozen hymns and dances, including Into the New Year, Millennium Love, Little Hill Town and Hold My Hand.
The tea party is held after Christmas every year to expresses gratitude to the Lord, summarize the ministry, and reward the staff for their hard work in the past year, according to Beihai Church.
In the end, Pastor Zhang brought the staff a special surprise, as it coincided with the forty-first anniversary of the marriage of the pastor and his wife. Walking to the front of the stage, hand in hand, he presented a dance fan as a flower to his wife who smiled from ear to ear.
(The author is a special contributor to the Gospel Times and the photos were from Beihai Church.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
广西壮族自治区北海教会举行了一年一度的辞旧迎新联欢茶话会。
2021年1月8日，参加辞旧迎新联欢茶话会的200多位教会常年服侍的弟兄姊妹身着节日的盛装，欢聚在26张圆桌前。
在北海市北部湾广场的维也纳国际酒店，北海教会黄正欣牧师感谢主的恩惠，对同工们在过去一年的辛劳服侍表示慰问，并简单的总结了2020年的教会事工。
北海市基督教协会会长、北海教会张业忠主任牧师对2021年教会的事工、发展、复兴、异象做了展望。
教会的夫妻团契、伯特利舞动团契、以撒诗班、大卫诗班与乡音诗班，自发的表演了“走进新的一年”、“千年爱恋”、“小小山城”、“牵我的手”等十多个诗歌舞蹈节目助兴。
北海教会介绍，新年茶话会是每年过完圣诞之后，必有的一个活动，既是表达对主的感恩，对事工的总结，也是对同工们一年的辛苦表示“犒劳”和鼓励。
茶话会接近尾声，张牧师带给大家一个“特别”的节目、“特别”的惊喜——恰逢张牧师和师母结婚四十一周年庆，张牧师和师母牵手走向台前，他用一把舞蹈扇子当成花献给师母，师母乐得合不拢嘴。
（本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。感谢北海教会提供的照片。）
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广西北海教会举行辞旧迎新联欢茶话会
In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Beihai Church held an annual dinner for staff workers.
On January 8, more than 200 believers who had served in the church many years attended the dinner with 26 tables of food, dressing in festive costumes.
At the Vienna International Hotel in Beihai Beibuwan Square, Rev. Huang Zhengxin shared concerns with the staff who have worked hard in the past year, briefly summarizing the church ministry in 2020 with a grateful heart to the Lord.
Senior Pastor Zhang Yezhong, also the president of the Beihai Christian Council, gave an outlook on the ministry, development, revival, and vision of the church in 2021.
The couples’ fellowship, Bethel Dance Fellowship, Isaac choir, David choir, and a choir in Beihai accent of the church spontaneously performed more than a dozen hymns and dances, including Into the New Year, Millennium Love, Little Hill Town and Hold My Hand.
The tea party is held after Christmas every year to expresses gratitude to the Lord, summarize the ministry, and reward the staff for their hard work in the past year, according to Beihai Church.
In the end, Pastor Zhang brought the staff a special surprise, as it coincided with the forty-first anniversary of the marriage of the pastor and his wife. Walking to the front of the stage, hand in hand, he presented a dance fan as a flower to his wife who smiled from ear to ear.
(The author is a special contributor to the Gospel Times and the photos were from Beihai Church.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
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