Guangdong Church Celebrates 120th Anniv.

9月25日晚，广州市基督教锡安堂创会120周年暨复堂41周年感恩赞美会在赞美声中拉开帷幕。

各个诗班、乐团次第上台献诗，将对神的崇敬、感恩与赞美向神献上。

赞美会中，杨永纯牧师以《兴起，发光！》为题证道。杨牧师带领会众回顾了锡安堂自创会至今的历程，其间充满波折坎坷，而每次回顾历史，都能看到神的恩典和看顾。 他勉励会众仰望神，超越生命中的患难，为主兴起发光。

最后，全体同唱《阿们颂》为感恩赞美会作结。

广州锡安堂是1901年由旅美华人美以美会的余锡生牧师回国创立， 1936年2月新堂落成，取名“锡安堂”，意为“上帝圣殿”。

1966年文化大革命爆发后锡安堂也被关闭，到14年后的1980年9月21日，该堂恢复宗教活动。现主日崇拜聚会的信徒约1800多人

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A Guangdong church held a thanksgiving and praise meeting to mark the 120th anniversary of its founding and the 41st anniversary of its reopening.

In Guangzhou Zion Church, choirs and orchestras last Saturday presented hymns successively, expressing their reverence, gratitude, and praise to God.

During the praise meeting, Senior Pastor Yang Yongchun gave a sermon with the title "Rise, Shine!", reviewing the church’s founding and ups and downs which showed God’s grace and care. He encouraged the congregation to transcend the tribulations in life by relying on God, rise up and shine for the Lord.

Finally, the meeting ended with the hymn tune Threefold Amen.

Founded in 1901 by Rev. Yu Xisheng, a Chinese American from the Methodist Episcopal Church, the church was rebuilt in 1936 with the name "Zion Church", which meant "God’s Temple". Closed after the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, it resumed gatherings in 1980 and now has 1,800 Sunday worshippers.

- Translated by Abigail Wu