Xingsheng Church in Anshan, Liaoning Province, reopened on March 18.
Beforehand, the church used more than 10,000 yuan to purchase electronic equipment which could conduct security inspection and check body temperature.
Arriving at the church at 6 o'clock in the morning, the staff of the service team threw themselves into the work of security inspection, temperature measurement, disinfection, sterilization and guidance for the churchgoers.
Believers in attendance were not only from this church or other churches in the city that had not reopened but also from contiguous cities and counties dozens of kilometers away.
Two sisters said, "Thank God for being able to attend the service today, which we have hoped for since the church closed several months ago." Up the stairs of the church were two senior female faithful, hand-in-hand, who were at the ages of 74 and 84.
During the service, about 10 seekers responded with the sinners' prayer and received brief training from church staff.
After the gathering, while familiar churchgoers said peace to each other, Elder Xu Ling and Rev. Jiang Mao continued to receive believers who were late for church service. The staff of the service team cleaned the sanctuary while other staff workers made brief exchanges.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年3月18日，辽宁省鞍山市兴盛基督教会复会。
教会投资一万余元购买了集安检、测温于一体的电子仪器设备，可以快速、准确的测量体温；服务组的同工早晨六点多钟就来到教会投入到安检、测温、消杀，并负责引导信徒有序进入教堂等事工中。
今天来到教会的不仅有本堂的信徒，还有市内其他尚未复堂的弟兄姊妹，更有来自于几十公里外的毗邻市县的信徒。
两位姊妹说：“都憋了好几个月了，就盼着这一天，可算是能到教堂来了，感谢主！”还有两位老姊妹搀拉着走上教堂的台阶分别是74岁和84岁。
在聚会现场，约有近10位新来的弟兄姊妹接受呼召，并且接受教会同工简短的培训。
聚会结束的时候，熟悉的弟兄姊妹互道平安；徐玲长老、姜茂牧师还继续接待前来的弟兄姊妹；服务组的同工在抓紧打扫卫生、清理会场；有的同工还在会场做简短的交流。
（本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。）
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/55694
辽宁鞍山兴盛教会今日恢复实地聚会
Xingsheng Church in Anshan, Liaoning Province, reopened on March 18.
Beforehand, the church used more than 10,000 yuan to purchase electronic equipment which could conduct security inspection and check body temperature.
Arriving at the church at 6 o'clock in the morning, the staff of the service team threw themselves into the work of security inspection, temperature measurement, disinfection, sterilization and guidance for the churchgoers.
Believers in attendance were not only from this church or other churches in the city that had not reopened but also from contiguous cities and counties dozens of kilometers away.
Two sisters said, "Thank God for being able to attend the service today, which we have hoped for since the church closed several months ago." Up the stairs of the church were two senior female faithful, hand-in-hand, who were at the ages of 74 and 84.
During the service, about 10 seekers responded with the sinners' prayer and received brief training from church staff.
After the gathering, while familiar churchgoers said peace to each other, Elder Xu Ling and Rev. Jiang Mao continued to receive believers who were late for church service. The staff of the service team cleaned the sanctuary while other staff workers made brief exchanges.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Liaoning Church Reopens
