Jiangsu Church Baptizes 11 Inquirers

11月7日，江苏南通通州区金沙基督教堂举行了圣餐礼暨圣洗礼主日礼拜。

一大早，弟兄姊妹们在教堂同工严格执行疫情防控措施下，有序登记进入教堂，随后，教堂也为即将受洗的弟兄姊妹们穿上圣衣，将他们安排在圣殿的第一排预备等候。

在当日的礼拜中，邱成牧师以“正确的认识圣餐的意义”为题进行了证道，鼓励大家应当正确认识圣餐，要有正确的态度，不可怠慢主的饼和杯。饼代表着主的身体，杯代表着主的宝血，圣餐的意义就是为了“记念主”。

证道结束后紧接着举行了圣洗礼，邱成牧师带领同工为11名经过1个月培训并在11月6日通过考试的慕道友施行点水礼，最后，教会向各位受洗的弟兄姊妹颁发受洗证并赠送礼物。

接下来，举行圣餐礼。最后，邱成牧师为全体会众祝福.

http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/58991

A Jiangsu church hosted a baptism and a communion service last Sunday.

Following the COVID-19 protocols, believers entered Jinsha Church in Tongzhou District, Nantong City. Seekers who were about to be baptized sat on the first row of the church wearing baptismal robes.

During the service, Senior Pastor Qiu Cheng gave a sermon with the theme "Correctly Understand the Meaning of the Communion", encouraging the congregation to have the correct attitude for the sacrament, instead of neglecting the Lord’s bread and cup. He shared that the communion was to "remember the Lord", as the bread represented His body, and the wine His blood.

After the sermon, Rev. Qiu led a baptism service by sprinkling for 11 catechumens, who had trained in an inquirer class for a month and passed a test on November 6 demonstrating their understanding of the Christian faith. Later, the church issued certificates of baptism and gifts to all those who were baptized.

Then, a holy communion service was held, with a benediction from Rev. Qiu in the end.

- Translated by Abigail Wu