In China’s costal-northeastern Fujian Province, a church announced that it would adjust its Sunday services due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
New District Church in Xiamen announced that the number of churchgoers would be reduced by half from January 14, following the advice of Zhang Yigon, head of Xiamen United Front Work Department. In order to avoid being unable to gather due to overcrowding, the congregation who originally attended the second service are suggested to attend the first or third one.
The announcement also said that the believers who recently returned from other provinces should read the Bible and pray at home and attend online services, in order to protect the health of congregation members.
In addition, the believers are advised to keep their children at home on Sunday, as the childcare class in the church was closed in order to protect the health and safety of the children.
The church leaders urged the believers to pray and abide by the adjustment they made in accordance with the requirement of government, as the cold wave and the Spring Festival will bring great challenges to the pandemic prevention and control.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
受疫情影响，福建厦门市基督教新区堂发布，该堂即日起对主日聚会进行调整。
新区堂于2021年1月14日在公众号发布，采取市统战部张毅恭建议，聚会人数缩减至目前最大聚会人数的50%。为避免因人数超限而无法入场，请原本参加第二场聚会的弟兄姊妹尽量参加第一场或第三场聚会。
它继续说，为守护每位弟兄姊妹的健康，请近期从外省归来的弟兄姊妹自行在家读经、祷告或参加线上聚会。
另外，为了守护孩子的健康安全，本堂儿童托管班将关闭；主日聚会时，建议各位家长将孩子留在家中。
教堂还提醒：临近年关叠加寒潮，给疫情防控带来极大挑战。为了保障弟兄姐妹的健康安全，教会聚会安排将随时根据有关部门的要求进行调整，请弟兄姊妹为此代祷与配合。
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厦门基督教新区堂发布主日聚会相关调整
In China’s costal-northeastern Fujian Province, a church announced that it would adjust its Sunday services due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
New District Church in Xiamen announced that the number of churchgoers would be reduced by half from January 14, following the advice of Zhang Yigon, head of Xiamen United Front Work Department. In order to avoid being unable to gather due to overcrowding, the congregation who originally attended the second service are suggested to attend the first or third one.
The announcement also said that the believers who recently returned from other provinces should read the Bible and pray at home and attend online services, in order to protect the health of congregation members.
In addition, the believers are advised to keep their children at home on Sunday, as the childcare class in the church was closed in order to protect the health and safety of the children.
The church leaders urged the believers to pray and abide by the adjustment they made in accordance with the requirement of government, as the cold wave and the Spring Festival will bring great challenges to the pandemic prevention and control.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Fujian Church Reduces Sunday Attendance to Half Due to COVID-19
